Boiling Beast Bloodline
Chapter 1529 - 458: A Colossal Change_2

Chapter 1529: Chapter 458: A Colossal Change_2

Liuzhen felt this situation was similar to when the three brothers next door wanted to split their household back when he lived in the countryside.

"You’re absolutely right! In large-scale battles, the role of the legion is the most critical!"

"Adding one or two more Heavenly Kings isn’t that important. First of all, we already have an advantage in military allocation. Do we still need to rely on ourselves to charge into the fray? What kind of joke is that? These days, what military commanders actually fight foot soldiers hand-to-hand on the battlefield?" Stockton chuckled. "If we’re going to fight, of course, we aim for the big ones! But as for the Evil Continent... haha..."

The Six-winged Heavenly King suddenly paused mid-sentence, raised his goblet with an awkward smile, and toasted Old Liu from afar.

Old Liu tilted his head back and drained the drink, noting that Demon Clan military secrecy seemed pretty tight.

"By the way, Karu, there’s something I need to warn you about upfront! This is the palace! Those male consorts? You absolutely must not provoke them, no matter how strikingly beautiful they are. Don’t let them tempt you! Your Majesty Jiabao takes this sort of thing very seriously." The Six-winged Heavenly King downed his own drink, showing the empty cup, and directly changed the topic to something a thousand miles away.

Old Liu flashed a silent, lascivious grin.

"Brother, aren’t you a little too vulgar?" The Six-winged Heavenly King frowned.

"Heh! Vulgar? When I officially take office, if I see a beautiful woman on the street, I’ll just grab her—wouldn’t that be even more vulgar?" Liuzhen truly wanted to see what it felt like to dominate men and women alike.

According to the Buddhist Giants, this was called the dark side of the psyche: the evil thoughts buried deep within, restrained by the limits of morality even though one wished to act on them.

The Six-winged Heavenly King laughed dryly twice for appearances. Seeing that Karu wasn’t joking but serious instead, Stockton’s smile froze instantly. His tone held a tinge of displeasure: "Karu Heavenly King, such disgraceful conduct as abducting women hardly aligns with the noble virtues a Knight should uphold."

"You really took it seriously, huh? I was joking." Liuzhen thought to himself: Cute. I didn’t expect your sense of justice to be so intact.

Grinning faintly, Old Liu made another smiling expression. "But to get back to the point, dear Stockton Heavenly King, I’m clearly an Arcanist. Asking me to follow the chivalric code of Knights—what sort of deal is that?"

"What a lapse on my part!" Stockton smacked his forehead. "I keep mistaking you for a Knight!"

"Perhaps it’s because you like wearing armor! There are plenty of Arcanists who wear crystal armor, but those who can manage metal armor are incredibly rare! That said... this piece of armor must be an heirloom, right? To be honest... well, honestly, it’s quite pathetic!" The Six-winged Heavenly King looked regretfully at Liuzhen’s set of armor, whose insignia had blurred beyond recognition and bottom hem had lost half its trim. He shook his head continuously.

"For an Arcanist with strong mental power, overcoming the barriers of metal is a kind of amusement!" Liuzhen spat on the ground, leaving a conspicuous stain on the jasper-white tiled floor.

"For Knights, we rely more on the weapons in our hands than on Arcane arts." Stockton frowned slightly. "Karu, I don’t understand. With your talent, you clearly have the potential to become an outstanding Winged Knight, and unequivocally a Six-winged one. Why did you choose to become an Arcanist instead? And you’re unbelievably strong to boot—I’m truly concerned your emergence might lead our Silver-eye Clan down a divergent path, gradually abandoning the ancestral legacy of chivalry!"

"Exactly! I also thought so myself!" Liuzhen finally found a kindred spirit. "Damn it! You have no idea how much I enjoy hand-to-hand combat—the thrill of killing with abandon is utterly intoxicating! Yet, I ended up as an Arcanist. Ah—if only I hadn’t eaten that red fruit as a child!"

"Could you... refrain from swearing in front of me?"

"Apologies." Liuzhen scratched his head awkwardly. "Stockton, my words may be coarse, but my reasoning isn’t flawed. I’m speaking from the heart! If my parents hadn’t passed away so early, if I’d had their guidance through the family tradition, I’d undoubtedly be a glorious Silver-eye Knight by now!"

"Under the light of the Goddess of Dream Demons, we Silver-eye Knights fear no adversary!" Stockton stood up solemnly from his seat, with blazing eyes. "Karu! With your words, I see you truly are quite the promising candidate! If you master the summoning spells and successfully summon a steed, with your mental power, your Nightmare Mount will undoubtedly achieve astonishing evolution!"

The Demon World is home to numerous deities, like the Goddess of Dream Demons worshipped by the Silver-eye Clan, or the God of Sleep Demons revered by the Fear Clan. Every tribe has their own patron deity. Nai’aozu, worshipped by the Lich Clan, is honored as the God of All Demons—effectively the Supreme God of the Demon World.

Liuzhen had learned of the myriad deities in the Demon World before he arrived, but Stockton’s mention of Nightmare Mount evolution left him thoroughly baffled.

Magical Beasts could evolve? Was this akin to the tier ascension of Magical Beasts on the Aegean Continent, or the mutation of Arcane Beasts specific to the Demon World? And what does this have to do with the Knight’s mental power?

"Stockton, brother, how did your Nightmare evolve? If it’s convenient, could you share?" Liuzhen hoped to probe him indirectly to get a better idea.

"My Nightmare Mount holds the second-highest evolution among the Five Heavenly Kings." The Six-winged Heavenly King boasted with pride. "Aside from the Nightmare Mount of Heavenly King Astete, which evolved to the Centaur level, mine alone evolved to the Centaur level! The other three only managed human-faced mounts!"