In the Dark Domain, the towering temple’s periphery was already surrounded by a circle of eagerly awaiting aliens.
They varied in form, some still somewhat humanoid, albeit with obvious signs of mutation in certain body parts, while others were misshapen and chaotic, making it difficult to distinguish where their heads ended and their bottoms began even upon closer inspection.
They were all high-level aliens of Rank Four or above. It was required that only aliens capable of moving with the mist qualified as alternate knights to come outside the temple to meet their “Highness.”
Among the aliens, a fish-headed humanoid creature peeked around for a while. Not seeing anyone coming out of the temple, its thick lips moved, then it turned to its pig-headed companion and said:
“I heard His Highness is still just a regular human. If you smell the aroma of meat later, don’t drool. If you scare His Highness, be careful, or I’ll hold you accountable later.”
The pig-headed creature blew out a puff of white air, its two protruding large white tusks gleaming coldly. “Hmph, don’t worry. I made sure to eat my fill before coming today. It’s you; you smell of fish. You didn’t even bother to take a bath. What if you stink up His Highness later?”
“You’ve reminded me.” The fish-headed creature hurriedly took out a bottle of perfume from its fin, sprayed it on itself, then turned around and asked, “Still any odor?”
The pig-headed man approached, sniffed, and instead of giving an evaluation, let out a thunderous sneeze.
The splattered saliva landed on the tall man next to him, who had black crow wings.
The man shook his wings and looked disdainfully at the two fools, saying, “He’s just a regular person. Once he enters the city of aliens, who knows how scared he’ll be. Is it worth your bootlicking?”
“Hey, show some respect,” the fish-headed man said, widening his dark fish eyes. “We are the knights of the ‘King.’ Since the ‘King’ chose him as the vessel, he’ll be our future master. Is there a problem with showing respect to the master in advance?”
“Better wait until he ascends to ‘King’ status,” the crow man said. “Talking about ‘King’ as if it’s just a casual choice. If this vessel dies, there will be another. After all, there are countless humans outside, most adept at scraping by.”
The pig-headed man chuckled, “Anyone chosen by the ‘King’ must be the most suitable vessel. The rest are just inferior. Letting the perfect ‘Highness’ get damaged and leaving only the inferior ones behind, are you going to bear the wrath of the ‘King’ then?”
The crow man pursed his lips. Of course, he dared not speak such grandiose words. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, “Regardless, even if I, Crowfeather, were to die in battle outside, I would never call a human ‘master’.”
Clearly, it harbored deep prejudices against humans.
*Cough.*
A cold cough suddenly came from above the stairs.
Wearing a black robe, Wu Yan stood at a high point, his silver mask hanging low.
“Silence,” he said. “The Highness dislikes noise.”
As the leader of the Judgement Society, his words carried a lot of weight.
The noisy aliens immediately fell silent, and the surroundings became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
All the aliens’ eyes converged on the wide-open door behind Wu Yan.
Inside the temple was dimly lit, with only a few faint red lights visible.
At that moment, the sound of wheels being pushed could be heard from inside.
Gurgle, gurgle…
As the sound drew closer, a figure slowly became clear to all the aliens.
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The glass contained a half-drunk, thick red liquid.
A strong smell of blood wafted out from inside.
The sensitive noses of the aliens could detect not only the most delicious human blood inside but also the scent of various alien core powders mixed in. The powder made from alien cores was the purest source of energy and a more advanced catalyst than the “Egg of Metamorphosis,” capable of promoting human body evolution and transformation. However, the aliens from which the cores were extracted were almost certain to die.
The fragrance of the Ageratum flower permeated his skin, emitting a faint scent, making the human odor on him almost imperceptible.
His thin lips stained crimson, and he looked down at them, his expression not reflecting the expected distress and panic of a human arriving in this place.
More like a fierce beast eyeing its prey.
A hunter looking at his quarry.
A king looking at his servant.
A nameless fear rose in Wu Yu’s heart.
This “Highness” seemed quite different from what it had imagined.
Wu Yan looked at the eyes of the creatures below, which stared straight ahead and seemed somewhat impolite. His face under the mask twitched violently for a few moments.
The pain forcibly branded into the depths of his soul had not yet subsided, and now there was a faint phantom pain emerging.
“Do you not pay your respects upon seeing His Highness?” he quickly said coldly.
The various creatures quickly reacted.
Those with legs immediately knelt down, while those without legs bowed and prostrated themselves, assuming a submissive posture.
“We greet His Highness!” they exclaimed.
Wu Yu, who was standing straight, felt his wings being pulled by the fish-headed creature beside him, causing him to kneel down as well.
Shen Jie looked at the large group of creatures kneeling below the stairs.
This scene seems familiar…
It reminded him of long ago when there were many more aliens than there were now, all kneeling before him.
Later, they all turned into the skeletons piled up outside the temple. There were weapons and armor scattered everywhere.
Then, blood-red crystal flowers bloomed on the skeletons.
Afterward, even the flowers gradually withered and decayed. The world fell into complete silence and desolation.
“Is His Highness interested in them?” Hein asked with a smirk. “They are all alternate knights carefully cultivated by the ‘Judgement Society’ over the years. Many of them were previously on missions outside and have returned specifically to meet His Highness. If His Highness finds any of them pleasing to the eye, he can select them to stay by his side and serve him.”
He rubbed his chin and continued, “I remember His Highness mentioned liking to keep dogs, and coincidentally…”
He was interrupted as he was suddenly glared at by the nearby Wu Yan.
Of course, Wu Yan’s silver mask was very smooth, completely covering his features, so one couldn’t see the “glare” gesture.
But Hein was sensitive, so he knew that Wu Yan did glare at him inexplicably.
Hein was puzzled, “?”
He hadn’t provoked Wu Yan. Why was Wu Yan glaring at him?
As the only two Rank Two aliens in the Judgement Society, one belonged to the “Fate” category and the other belonged to the “Soul” category, neither were particularly good at direct combat—of course, this “not being good” was relative; compared to Rank Three aliens, they were much stronger.
And aliens were generally stronger than those ability users with the same Rank.
If it weren’t for Zong Lin, this freak stronger than aliens of the same Rank, the human city would have fallen long ago.
Over the years, it lurked in the city, seeking opportunities to destroy it, but it had yet to find one, and its bones were getting bored to the point of rusting.
When it received the news of “His Highness” from Wu Yan, it was undoubtedly excited.
The time had finally come for it to show its prowess!
Now that the human was brought back, it needed to be well taken care of.
Ignoring Wu Yan’s glare, Hein pointed and continued with a smile, “If His Highness likes keeping dogs, you can choose that one over there. Its true form can transform into a puppy, very adorable.”
Wu Yan, not knowing what came to mind, had a slightly distorted expression under the mask and interrupted in a strained voice, “I think… His Highness might prefer the winged type.”
He looked towards the crow-man among the group of aliens.
With black crow wings.
They look almost the same in shape with Zong Lin’s white bone wings.
Equally broad, and with the addition of feathers, touching them… should be more comfortable, right?
Yes.
Just now, Wu Yan suddenly remembered something horrifying for the aliens.
Their supreme “King” was now mingling with an ability user.
Not just casually. But forming partnerships, intimate ones.
How could the “King” be interested in a human?
What merits and abilities did Zong Lin have to gain favor from the “King”—
The shock was immense. Wu Yan felt that keeping his flesh and blood from exploding was already a difficult task.
The alarm bells were ringing even louder in his mind.
He had to find something to divert the attention of the “King” and make him stay in the city of aliens.
Absolutely couldn’t let the humans take him away!
However, Hein still looked at him disapprovingly and said, “I think His Highness prefers to raise dogs.”
Damn it!
Of course, he knew that the “King” liked to raise dogs. He even enjoyed stepping on them.
Gritting his teeth, Wu Yan squeezed out a hoarse voice, “The shape of the crow’s wings is beautiful, and the feathers are thick. Your Highness, what do you think?”
At this moment, Shen Jie finally spoke, his voice indifferent, “Since they were specifically brought back, let them all stay here.”
He surveyed the aliens, as if he were looking at timed bombs that could disrupt his and Zong Lin’s lives at any moment.
It would be best to lock them all up and never let them out again.
Hein’s smile froze. He never expected that Shen Jie, a human, would make the choice of “I want them all,” and said, “Your Highness, is it too much to have so many people serving…”
Wu Yan said, “I agree with Your Highness’s choice.”
One more alien meant one more chance to keep the “King” here.
Hein wanted to say something, but as an undercover agent who had been lurking in the city for years, his control and intimidation over the aliens were far inferior to Wu Yan’s.
Wu Yan flicked his sleeve, and the group of aliens, full of excitement upon learning they were being left behind, were approached by the temple guards who took them to change into the attire of temple knights. Of course, there were a few reluctant ones, like Wu Yu — but they were soon forcibly taken away by the temple guards.
Shen Jie slowly finished the tomato juice in his goblet, and Wu Yan took the empty cup. Suddenly, his movement halted, and he lowered his head.
“Your Highness, just now, someone was spying on your location.”
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Observation Center Tower.
One by one, the newly written blood-stained talismans burned into ashes and fell, arranging complex patterns on the parchment scrolls on the ground.
“Found it.”
Zhu Wu You opened his eyes and said to Zong Lin, who was staring at him closely.
“The place he is in has an advanced spatial protective barrier. We cannot directly use spatial teleportation. And it’s extremely secretive, underground.”
“The only entrance is this location.”
Two chapters today yess. Hopefully his hubby can pick him up soon.
Thank you for the chapters!
Time to go home and cuddle… Thanks for the update ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for the chapters!!!
Wu Yan’s got a soul imprint forcing him to do Shen Jie’s bidding and he’s still trying to control When Jie’s life. I guess this is why he’s got fate powers. He’s got a pathological need to control the direction of events to be what he wants them to be.
Thank you for the chapters!!!🫶🫶🫶
The tension is building up! Ahhhh- what would ZL do when he realizes that his SJ is actually the ‘King’ in the flesh? When will the other aliens know that the KING has already come down? Will Wu Yan be able to keep SJ in the alien city or will ZL take his lover away despite his extraterrestrial powers? Ahhhhh!! This is so exciting!
Thank you for this chapter, Mr/Ms. Translator!
Very soon there will be so much going on. It is gonna get real complicated
Wait so a long time ago in his world, was he the alien king that killed all of the aliens? or did someone else kill them? Aaaa I can’t wait to find out his backstory
Maybe with no humans left to kill the aliens started to fight each other? The auther is really feeding us one crumb at a time.
His true body has a destructive aura I think. That is why he is trying to keep it away because it erodes all life. I think the aliens lasted longer just because 1) they knew not to piss him off and 2)their bodies are sturdier so they took longer to degrade?
Oh wow that’s an interesting take