World-Ending Demon Emperor-Chapter 81 - 78: Zhi Ning Breaks Down, the Whole City Watches!

Chapter 81: Chapter 78: Zhi Ning Breaks Down, the Whole City Watches!

Upon seeing the score flip over by Zhi Ning, all remaining examiners let out a long sigh of relief and turned over their placards as well.

All of them read one hundred points.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to suppress, but they simply couldn’t; in the face of such a once-in-a-millennium peak masterpiece, any attempt at suppression would be shattered.

Moreover, the practitioners from Dragon Temple had already fully expressed their stance.

Seeing that all of the placards were showing one hundred points, all of the students cheered loudly for victory.

And Lanling, still stood there, motionless.

All the examiners dispersed, and then all the students followed suit.

Many girls actually wanted to come over and say a few words to Lanling, to express their feelings. However, seeing the aura that Suo Lun exuded, they instinctively backed away.

After everyone had left, only Lanling remained alone in the music hall.

"Bang..." He collapsed to the floor, lying there motionless.

Because he had exhausted all his spiritual power, all his strength, all his will, all his madness.

There’s a cliché saying, playing with one’s life and soul.

And he had indeed been playing with his life and soul.

It wasn’t even playing; it was fighting. As if the battle had ended, at least he had been utterly victorious in this battle, his will filled with destruction, his art filled with madness, had instantly conquered everyone.

Ye Jingyu came in, gently picked him up, and softly said, "This night, you have conquered everyone, including me!"

...

Having left Royal City Academy, Zhi Ning immediately rushed into the carriage and then galloped towards her brother Zhi Li’s residence as fast as she could.

The moment she saw Zhi Li, she threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly and sobbing uncontrollably in his embrace.

Zhi Li, not even properly dressed, was startled by Zhi Ning and then looked at her with eyes full of pity, gently patting her back without asking what was wrong, just tenderly comforting her.

After a full quarter of an hour of crying, Zhi Ning gradually stopped and looked up with her tear-streaked face, "Brother, were we wrong? Are we evil?"

Zhi Li looked at her without answering, but asked softly, "What happened?"

Zhi Ning stood up, walked over to the clavichord, closed her eyes, and began to play "Fate," the same piece Lanling had just played.

Being as smart as she was, naturally, having heard it once, she knew how to play it.

And moreover, the remnants of the aura of destruction left by Lanling’s music still lingered in her body.

Zhi Li closed his eyes, listening intently.

A few minutes later, Zhi Ning finished playing.

"This was played by Suo Lun during the examination?" Zhi Li asked.

"Yes, but he was ten times stronger than me, that aura of destruction, that will to bring everything to ruin, was a hundred times more intense than mine," Zhi Ning said. "This piece instantly shattered everyone’s defenses, every single person, including Teacher Byron, including myself, turning the so-called suppression into a joke."

"Truly a genius of the ages!" Zhi Li exclaimed. "So, this kind of soul-stirring art has filled your own heart with doubt as well?"

Zhi Ning asked, "Brother, were we really wrong? Is our desire to destroy the Suo, to destroy Suo Lun, truly wrong?"

Zhi Li asked, "What is this piece called?"

"Fate," Zhi Ning replied.

Zhi Li approached the piano and began trying his hand at playing "Fate."

Strangely, his rendition felt much more intense than Zhi Ning’s, and even like Suo Lun’s, it was filled with an aura of dark destruction.

However, having played only a few notes, his dragon force suddenly surged, shattering the entire clavichord to pieces in an instant.

It was as if he refused to allow himself to continue playing.

After the destruction of the zither, Zhi Li extended his hands, looking at his slender fingers, and said softly, "Silly little sister, we did nothing wrong."

"Is it then Suo Lun who is mistaken?" Zhi Ning asked.

"Suo Lun is not mistaken either," Zhi Li said. "It’s all destiny. Suo Lun must struggle against destiny, otherwise he will be destroyed, and so will his clan. We must also struggle against destiny, otherwise, we too will be destroyed. Have you forgotten how our father died? How our mother died? Suo Lun must reclaim what belongs to him, and we must do the same."

Zhi Ning, like a little kitten, snuggled into her brother Zhi Li’s embrace, letting him comb her hair.

Zhi Li gently stroked Zhi Ning’s hair, saying, "If Suo Lun loses, he will undoubtedly be crushed to pieces. If we lose, it’s the same for us. Although it seems that Suo Lun’s situation is extremely dire, ours is even more so. Although he and I are enemies, at this very moment, I wish to encourage him, as we all struggle against destiny. As for the final outcome, let destiny decide."

Eventually, Zhi Ning gradually calmed down, and her once fragile heart and will became strong again.

Childhood memories once again flooded her mind.

Endless flames, endless bloodshed, their murdered father, their violated mother.

Her father was Zhi Lan, once the most likely prince to become the King of the Rage Wave Kingdom, adored by all the nobles.

Yet, in that earth-shattering competition for the crown prince, her father still lost, and to lose meant death. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

If it weren’t for Chief Eunuch Li Chenglian taking her and her brother out of the royal residence beforehand, if it weren’t for the protection of the Dragon Temple, they would have died long ago.

Yes, no one is at fault; it’s all for the struggle against destiny.

"Our enemy is Suo Lun, and his enemy is very powerful. Are our enemies not powerful?" Zhi Li said indifferently, "Our enemy is one of the most powerful people in this world. Because he is Zhi Bian who defeated everyone. That figure lurking in the darkness, for all the people of Rage Wave Kingdom, he is destiny itself."

Zhi Ning wiped away all her tears and said, "Brother, I know what to do now. In the last martial arts exam, it doesn’t matter if Suo Lun is genuinely weak or pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, I will definitely not let him pass. I won’t let him earn the Noble Samurai medal or inherit the title of Duke."

Zhi Li didn’t speak, simply taking a deep breath.

Looking out at the night sky through the window, Zhi Ning said, "Suo Lun shouldn’t blame me, but blame destiny instead."

...

The following day, Suo Lun had become the center of attention in the entire Royal City. His miraculous performance the night before had not only shaken the whole Royal City Academy but had also spread throughout the Royal City. His rendition last night had been mythologized.

Furthermore, the masterwork "Fate" that he performed had also been spread by the students present, and it was already being acclaimed as the number one masterpiece.

Moreover, after the students present yesterday evening returned home, they immediately tried to play the piece from memory. Although they could somewhat mimic it, they could not approach the sorrowful, destructive aura of Suo Lun’s performance.

Suo Lun’s miraculous show yesterday had another consequence.

Finally, someone bet on him winning. Originally, the bets on him winning consisted only of brothel girls, Lanling himself, and Duke Zhi Ting, totaling ten thousand Gold Coins.

But now, dozens of people were bettingon Suo Lun’s victory, and the total had already exceeded two thousand Gold Coins.

Moreover, these dozens of people were almost exclusively girls, all shocked by Lanling’s performance the night before. Some of them were Suo Lun’s ex-girlfriends who had hated him to the bone before yesterday, but after last night, they had become his fans and took out all their savings to support Suo Lun, not minding if they were throwing their money away.

Because the arts exam took two days to finish, the martial arts science exam would only take place tomorrow afternoon.

Tomorrow’s final exam would determine the destiny of the Suo family.

Suo Lun’s bet with Zhi Ning had already become public knowledge, and now it was the sole focus of the entire Royal City, with almost everyone discussing the potential outcome of this gamble.

The entire Royal City was paying close attention to Suo Lun’s performance in the upcoming final exam, as it could be described as the center of attention.

Fearing unforeseen complications, Lanling didn’t even go out but instead stayed home closing his eyes and meditating to recover his spiritual power.

Last night’s performance had really exhausted all his energy and the outburst of all his emotions.

Moreover, Lanling felt that although Zhi Ning had reluctantly given him a perfect score, she certainly would not concede so easily and would surely create obstacles in the final martial arts exam. Because she could not afford to lose the bet either, she had already staked her reputation to fight for the last victory. In the final round, she would certainly resort to every possible means.

But Suo Lun was confident that with his third-level Samurai Archer abilities, along with the presence of Yao Xing, he would perform brilliantly in tomorrow’s final exam and seize the ultimate victory.

And just at that moment, a figure hurried to the Earl’s mansion and knocked on the door.

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Note: Brothers, I still humbly ask for your recommendation tickets, thank you sincerely!