"That was the ultimate expression of love, a resonance of souls. If a third party were to be involved in such a situation, even if it were Zi JI, I would not be able to accept it."
"That's not just indulging desires, it's a desecration of emotions."
The air fell silent instantly.
Zi JI's charming smile froze. She looked at Xuan Ming in disbelief, as if she were looking at an alien creature.
And the Ice Dragon King...
After a brief moment of stunned silence, she suddenly burst out laughing.
They laughed so hard they were shaking, and tears were almost streaming down their faces.
"Hahaha! I knew it! I knew it!"
The Ice Dragon King laughed as he turned to look at the sullen-looking Zi JI beside him, raising his chin triumphantly like a phoenix that had won a battle.
" Zi JI, did you hear that? I won!"
"A bet's a bet! The first half of this year is mine! You can go get in line over there!"
Zi JI pouted unhappily and glared at Xuan Ming, seemingly blaming him for his "lack of romantic understanding," but in the end she sighed helplessly, "Fine, fine, you win. You know him best, okay? Honestly... what a waste of my brand new battle armor."
Xuan Ming stood in the middle, completely dumbfounded by this sudden change in the scene.
"Wait... what do you mean 'won'? What do you mean by the first half of the year?"
He looked at the Ice Dragon King with a blank expression, "You... you're betting on me?"
"Yes."
The Ice Dragon King stopped laughing, walked forward confidently, straightened Xuan Ming's collar, and his eyes were full of smugness.
"According to the original order of the draw, it should actually have been Zi JI's turn this year."
"But I wasn't willing to be at the back of the line, so I made a bet with this girl."
"What are we betting on?" Xuan Ming asked.
"Let's bet... if two of us beauties offer ourselves up, would you accept a threesome?"
The Ice Dragon King pointed at Zi JI, "This girl thinks that men are all philanderers at heart. Especially a powerful figure like you who stands at the pinnacle, you should enjoy the thrill of conquering everything. Why wouldn't you eat the meat that's offered to you? Besides, Dragon Clan are inherently... well, you know... She thinks you'd go with the flow and enjoy the blessings of having two women."
At this point, Zi JI muttered under her breath, "Of course... What man could refuse something like this? Only you're a weirdo..."
The Ice Dragon King ignored Zi JI's complaints and looked at Xuan Ming with a gentle gaze that conveyed a sense of certainty that "I saw through you a long time ago."
"But I bet you'll never accept it."
"Why?" Xuan Ming asked instinctively.
Because I understand you.
The Ice Dragon King spoke softly, his fingers gently stroking Xuan Ming's face, " Xuan Ming, your reason will always prevail over your so-called instinctive desires."
"You possess absolute self-control. This self-control is something you forged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood; it's an instinct etched into your bones for survival."
"Back then, faced with that complete Dragon God's Power, enough to drive even God King mad, you remained unwavering, even decisively stripping it away and giving it to Gu Yuena."
"If you can reject even supreme power, how could you possibly be controlled by mere physical desires?"
"You are someone who values respect and responsibility more than life itself."
"So..."
The Ice Dragon King tiptoed and gently pecked him on the lips.
I won.
"Now that I've won, for the first six months of this year, you belong to me alone."
As for Zi JI...
The Ice Dragon King turned and waved his hand. "You can leave now. Go fishing in the sea or go to sleep, just don't bother us for the next six months."
Zi JI was so angry that she stomped her feet, but there was nothing she could do.
"Hmph! Fine, I'll leave then!"
She gave Xuan Ming a resentful look, and said through gritted teeth, " Xuan Ming, you just wait! When it's my turn in the second half of the year... I'm going to make up for all the losses I made in the past six months!"
After saying that, she flashed and transformed into a purplish-black demonic dragon, angrily plunging into the distant sea and stirring up huge waves.
At the edge of the cliff, only Xuan Ming and the Ice Dragon King remained.
The sea breeze stirred, lifting the Ice Dragon King's long, icy blue hair. She looked at Xuan Ming, her eyes no longer filled with mockery, but with an intense, unyielding affection.
"Alright, all bystanders have been cleared out."
The Ice Dragon King reached out and gently embraced Xuan Ming's waist, pressing his face against his chest.
"Now..."
Call me older sister.
"... elder sister."
Chapter 522 I'm here to inform you
Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
However, for the higher-ups of the Douluo Federation, these past six months have been a nightmare.
Half a year ago, Huo Yuhao, whom they regarded as a stray dog, piloted that terrifying mech called " Dark Blood Demon " and tore the four Demigod Level elders secretly sent by the Federation to pieces on the border of Heavenly Soul Province in an almost brutal manner, and the backbone of the entire Federation was broken.
That's Demigod! A being close to a god!
Faced with the " Dark Blood Demon's " azure divine Divine Power shield and ferocious soul-guided firepower, these four usually high and mighty ancestors didn't even have a chance to escape.
That mech was like a tireless Death God, with the Deep Sea Crystal at its core continuously providing a vast amount of energy, making it a perpetual motion machine of killing on the battlefield.
What made the Federation even more desperate was that during a subsequent siege, Huo Yuhao, who thought he had run out of ammunition and food, actually discovered a large number of rare metal veins in an ancient ruin.
With these resources, that crazy woman Tang Ya actually managed to create a second " Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus "!
And so, this scene unfolded today.
Douluo Federation, Mingdu, the central square in front of the parliament building.
This is the heart of federal power, the most prosperous and majestic place on the entire planet. But at this moment, it is deathly silent.
Tens of thousands of fully armed Soul Guidance Mecha Pilots surrounded the plaza, and the " Heavenly Execution " Defense System in the sky was activated at full power, locking onto the lone figure in the center of the plaza.
However, no one dared to fire.
They didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Because, right in the center of the square, a 50-meter-tall, menacing black and red mech stood silently.
The mecha's cockpit was open, but Huo Yuhao didn't sit inside; instead, he sat cross-legged on the mecha's shoulder.
In his hand, he toyed with a metal lotus flower, no bigger than the palm of his hand, blood red in color, radiating an eerie light.
Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus.
That seemingly exquisite little thing contained a terrifying power of law capable of instantly wiping out this city, or even half of Mingdu.
Opposite Huo Yuhao, the Federal Speaker, accompanied by a group of high-ranking officials, was pale-faced and sweating profusely.
"Mr. Huo... Huo Yuhao."
The speaker wiped the cold sweat from his brow, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace. "I think... there might be some misunderstanding between us. It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. As long as you're willing to put down those... dangerous items, we can sit down and have a proper talk."
"Talk?"
Huo Yuhao raised his eyelids, and in his deep blue eyes, the naivety and innocence of yesteryear were long gone, replaced by a cold indifference and sarcasm that came from seeing through the fickleness of human nature.
"Why didn't you say you wanted to talk when you sent four Demigod to kill me six months ago?"
"Three months ago, when you used ' Heavenly Execution ' to bomb the Tang Sect's temporary base, leveling three surrounding civilian villages in the process, why didn't you say you wanted to talk then?"
"Now that I have a knife to your throats, do you finally want to talk?"
The speaker was speechless, but to save his life, he forced a smile and said, "We were deceived by treacherous people in the past! Those charlatans in the church misled us! Now we have realized the truth!"
"After an emergency discussion at the highest levels of parliament, we are willing to offer our utmost sincerity!"
The speaker produced a gold-embossed document and read it aloud in a trembling voice:
"First, the Federation will immediately withdraw the arrest warrants for you and all members of the Tang Sect, restoring the Tang Sect's legal status."
"Second, the Federation recognizes the legitimacy of the ' Soul Spirit System ' and allows the Spirit Pagoda to establish branches in major cities."
"Third, the Federation will compensate the Tang Sect for all its losses and posthumously confer the title of 'Federal Holy Master' upon the Tang Sect Tang San the Tang Clan."
Upon hearing these three conditions, the surrounding crowd and Soul Master couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
This is a complete compromise! It is the first time in the Federation's ten thousand-year history that it has bowed down to a single individual power!
However, the speaker had not yet finished speaking.
He swallowed hard, his eyes flickering slightly, and continued cautiously, "But... to ensure the safety of hundreds of millions of citizens of the Federation, and to maintain world peace and stability, we need you... to show a little sincerity."
"What sincerity?" Huo Yuhao asked with a half-smile.
"We need you to... destroy that ' Dark Blood Demon ' mech and hand over the detailed manufacturing blueprints for the ' Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus ' for unified safekeeping and sealing by the Federation."
The speaker's voice trailed off, but he managed to finish, "After all, such power, capable of slaying gods, in the hands of an individual... is far too dangerous. Only by entrusting it to the Federation, to the nation, can we ensure it is used for the right purposes..."
Hahahaha!
A sudden burst of laughter interrupted the speaker's words.
Huo Yuhao laughed loudly, so hard he almost fell over, and tears welled up in his eyes.
That laughter was filled with endless mockery and sorrow.
"Destroy the mechs? Hand over the blueprints?"
Huo Yuhao abruptly stopped laughing, his eyes instantly turning as sharp as knives as he stared intently at the hypocritical high-ranking officials.
"Are you trying to fool me like a three-year-old? Or do you think my Huo Yuhao is full of mush?!"
"Hand over the knife, then tie yourself up, kneel on the chopping board, and beg you to have mercy and not kill me?"
"Do you think... it's possible?!"
"If it were ten years ago, perhaps that naive Huo Yuhao would have actually believed your nonsense, thinking that sacrificing a little personal interest was nothing for the sake of peace and the greater good."
But now...
Huo Yuhao slowly stood up, the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus in his hand emitting a chilling red light.
"I have witnessed your treachery far too many times. I have seen how you betray your allies for profit, how you trample on Life for power, and how you can be smiling one second and stabbing me in the heart the next!"
"Hand over your weapons? Dream on!"
In this cannibalistic world, truth lies only within the range of a shot, and dignity only on the edge of a blade!
"I'm not standing here today to beg for your forgiveness, nor am I here to bargain with you."
"I'm here... to inform you."
Huo Yuhao's voice wasn't loud, but with the support of his Divine Power, it clearly resonated throughout the entire Mingdu, reaching the ears of everyone.
"Either you accept all my conditions: disband the existing church-based armed forces, reorganize the Federation Parliament, and hold all high-ranking officials involved in the suppression of the Tang Sect on public trial and executed!"
"Or..."
He gently raised the Hong Lian in his hand, as if raising the scythe of Death God.
"Then let the war continue."
"I will personally detonate this lotus flower, reducing this city, a symbol of corrupt power, to ashes."
"Then, I will pilot this mech, slaughter all the Limit Douluo in the Federation, and exterminate all the Demigod monsters hiding in the deep mountains and forests!"
"I will slaughter until no one in this world dares to claim supremacy, until no one in this world dares to utter a single 'no' to the Tang Sect!"
"Peace? I fought for it, you didn't give it to me!"
"Now, I'll give you ten breaths to consider."
"Ten..."