The Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Huaqing Pool.
Steam wreathed the vast white marble bathing pool.
Qian Sha Yu leaned against the edge of the pool, his wet, dark-red hair spilling across his broad shoulders and back.
The border war between Heaven Dou and the Star Luo Empire seemed urgent.
But Qian Sha Yu was not worried in the slightest.
All it needed was someone sent to suppress it.
He wanted to visit the border himself, too.
Unfortunately, his time was up.
The fifteen-day limit of "Demon King Guard" had reached the end of its progress bar.
Over these past days, he had used Qian Renxue's body to kill Da Ming, Er Ming, and Sword Dao Chen Xin. It had been thoroughly exhilarating.
Now it was time to return control of the body.
[Ding! Demon King Guard has ended!]
The cold, mechanical voice sounded punctually in the depths of his mind.
Qian Sha Yu grinned.
Here came the main event.
[Reward calculation complete. Distributing rewards...] [Congratulations, host! The age of all your Soul Rings has increased by five thousand years!] [Congratulations, host! The age of your entire set of Soul Bones has increased by five thousand years!] [Congratulations, host! You have obtained the external soul bone: Fallen Black Crown!] [Congratulations, host! You have obtained special items: Fusion Card x3!] [Congratulations, host! Your current control over the primary personality's body has increased by 10%!]
The string of system notifications was music to his ears.
The soul power within Qian Sha Yu began churning like boiling water.
The pitch-black Soul Rings attached to his killing angel martial soul
began to gleam with a deeper luster around their edges,
faintly revealing the dark-red hue unique to hundred-thousand-year spirit rings.
The Soul Bones of the Slaughter Angel Divine Set also rang