Chapter 2221: Chapter 1095: Above the Sun, A World Turned Upside Down!

After putting on the Devil’s Dark Crown, all the flames within dozens of meters around Lanling extinguished.

Of course, the Sun has no land, so Lanling floated in a realm of dark nothingness. Moreover, Lanling felt a terrifying chill deep in his body and soul.

Next, Lanling needed to search for the battlefield of the Ancient Gods and Demons and the Void Master within the Sun.

This was much more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack. After all, the Sun’s diameter is five million kilometers, and its volume is more than a million times that of the Dragon Demon Planet.

In the days that followed, Lanling had few moments of awe or great insights.

Because he was constantly searching for the battlefield of the Ancient Gods and Demons. This search couldn’t afford any falsehood and required traversing every part of the Sun.

Of course, it didn’t require meticulous searching but rather feeling the energy.

With the Devil’s Dark Crown, Lanling was extremely sensitive to the power of the Ancient Gods and Demons. Even though they’ve been dead for hundreds of thousands of years, and even at a distance of thousands of kilometers, Lanling should be able to sense the power of the Ancient Gods and Demons.

Because the Sun is extremely pure.

The Dragon Demon Planet is not pure, nor is Earth, both possessing numerous kinds of energy.

Especially the Dragon Demon Planet, because of endless wars lasting over hundreds of thousands of years, the entire world is torn into numerous planes, with various kinds of creatures surviving in each. Moreover, the energy on the Dragon Demon Planet is varied beyond count.

But the Sun is different; it only has one type of energy, the power of bright flames, incredibly pure.

So, if a second type of energy appears in any area, it is undoubtedly the battlefield of the Ancient Gods and Demons and the Void Master.

Thus, with the Dark Crown, Lanling flew over every area on the Sun’s surface.

For a whole month, Lanling circled the Sun’s surface, flying countless times, exploring every area on the Sun’s surface, utterly finding no signs of the battlefield of the Ancient Demon and Void Master.

As a result, Lanling decided to delve 1,000 kilometers into the Sun, exploring every place within 1,000 kilometers of the Sun.

The deeper into the Sun, the higher the temperature becomes.

The surface temperature of the Sun in the Dragon Demon Star System is about 10,000 degrees Celsius, and going 1,000 kilometers deeper, it directly turns to 30,000 degrees Celsius.

This temperature, of course, is still bearable for Lanling.

Spending almost another month, Lanling explored every place within 1,000 kilometers of the Sun, still to no avail.

Then, Lanling decided to delve 5,000 kilometers into the Sun, where temperatures had reached an astonishing 110,000 degrees Celsius. But even at this point, Lanling was still unharmed.

After spending more than half a month, Lanling explored every place within 5,000 kilometers of the Sun, still to no avail.

Then, Lanling decided to delve 10,000 kilometers into the Sun, and the temperature here reached 210,000 degrees Celsius!

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Thus, Lanling continued to delve deeper, and deeper, and deeper...

Delving 10,000 km, 20,000 km, 30,000 km, 50,000 km...

By the time he delved 50,000 kilometers into the Sun, the temperature had already reached one million degrees Celsius. This temperature was already Lanling’s limit, now that he was merely the Chaos Emperor.

A million degrees Celsius wouldn’t burn him to death, but if he stayed long in a region with such a temperature, it would harm him.

Luckily, he had the Devil’s Dark Crown, which could resist 90% of the high-temperature damage.

Even after searching 50,000 kilometers deep, nothing was found.

In each area, the energy was still incomparably pure, with no sign of the Ancient Demon’s power.

Having no other choice, Lanling could only continue to delve deeper.

80,000 km, 100,000 km, 200,000 km, 300,000 km, 500,000 km...

A full two years passed!

It had been three years since Lanling left the Dragon Demon Planet, nearly four years since he left his family.

In these two years within the Sun, every moment Lanling flew, searching for the energy aura of the Ancient Gods and Demons.

But... still, nothing was found.

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Zhi Yu was already sixteen years old.

Ashi Yuanba was already twenty-five, and Qin Qin was already twenty-one.

At this time, Zhi Yu had officially succeeded to the throne of King of Nu Wave in the presence of Empress Dienie, and had gradually begun to govern personally.

Ashi Yuanba had been in the Xiliang Kingdom for over six years, expanding his governed area from a county to a province.

He and Qin Qin had long surpassed the age of marriage, and not only Fu Yan’er but also Queen Empress Dienie and Ashi Liren told the two they could marry, with the Queen presiding over the wedding.

But both Ashi Yuanba and Qin Qin refused, insisting on waiting for their father’s return to preside over their wedding.

Fu Yan’er and Suo Lun’s son, Fu Zilin, was already fifteen, and two years ago went to the Beiting Territory, treating Beiting unceremoniously as his test field, hoping to become the King of Beiting in the future.

And Yin Ji’s child was still young this year, not yet ten, but to prevent anyone from coveting the Night Orchid Duchy, Empress Dienie actively granted him the title of Night Orchid Prince, thereby cutting off other children’s desires for this land.

To avoid future conflicts among the children, Dienie even prematurely granted the Xiliang Kingdom’s area. Lanling had told her more than once, Ashi Yuanba was treated just like his own child, whatever other children had, he should have too.

And Ashi Yuanba had always been learning governing affairs in the Xiliang Kingdom area, so Dienie summoned Ashi Yuanba, intending to grant him the title of King of Xiliang Kingdom.

But Ashi Yuanba refused, saying he couldn’t take on that position, but he was willing to assist the King of Xiliang.

Hence, Empress Dienie granted Suo Qinqin the title of Queen of Xiliang. Qin Qin didn’t like politics, preferring painting and managing the household. Her husband Ashi Yuanba then governed the entire Xiliang Kingdom for her.

With Dienie’s hold firmly and several Hell Knight princes, no one dared to rebel, whether in the Flame Dragon Empire or the Flame Demon Empire.

Yet countless civil and military officials crowded around Lanling’s children, forming political factions and interest groups, which was inevitable.

Lanling’s sons also started scheming openly and secretly, hoping to stand out.

The groups around Ashi Yuanba and Qin Qin mostly originated from the students and teachers of the Sky Temple Dragon Academy, an absolute elite. When the Sky Temple was slaughtered by Lanling, most of the academy and teachers survived, all of them surrendering to Ashi Yuanba’s command, becoming his loyal forces managing the six million square kilometers of the Xiliang Kingdom.

Amidst such open and secret strife, the entire Human Kingdom experienced unprecedented development at an extraordinary, even astonishing pace!

Especially the Xiliang Kingdom and Rage Wave Kingdom, in just five or six years, underwent dramatic changes.

Qin Qin stood by the window, gazing up at the Sun in the sky.

Ashi Yuanba, busy with state affairs, managed to take a brief respite and, upon looking up saw his fiancée’s beautiful silhouette, his heart instantly filled with happiness.

"Don’t gaze at the Sun too long, it could hurt your eyes," Ashi Yuanba said.

Suddenly, Qin Qin said, "Do you think Dad might be on the Sun?"

Ashi Yuanba loved his fiancée’s innocent notion, smiling, "Godfather not only is on the Sun, he is our Sun."

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Above the Sun!

Lanling had already delved one million kilometers into the Sun!

Here, the temperature had reached a staggering 20 million degrees.

This temperature had long surpassed his limit of endurance; without the Devil’s Dark Crown, he would have been reduced to ashes.

But now, this temperature had reached the Dark Crown’s limit.

The Dark Crown had begun to melt.

Lanling felt within that the battlefield of the Ancient Gods and Demons might be not far ahead.

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