Xingluo Empire!
Davis entered the grand hall, looking at Emperor Xingluo above, who was filled with a killing aura, and respectfully opened his mouth, "Son pays respect to Father."
The latter nodded slightly, "No need for formalities."
Then he asked, "Viss, did you come here today because there's something you want to say?"
Davis took a deep breath and replied seriously, "Yes, Father. Son has something extremely important to report today."
Emperor Xingluo seemed intrigued and raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Let's hear it."
Davis's eyes revealed traces of apprehension, "Father, to be honest, I was assassinated just yesterday."
Upon hearing this sentence, the former's expression showed no change, as if such incidents were merely commonplace for him...
"Is this type of thing really necessary to tell me?"
As his own son, naturally, he needs to be prepared to face death at any time!
Davis seemed to understand the other's thoughts and immediately explained, "Father... this was not an ordinary assassination because that creature was not human at all!"
If it were a regular assassination, he wouldn't have caused such a stir, since it had already happened countless times!
Emperor Xingluo's eyes showed a few traces of coldness, "Not human? Could it be a soul beast? But why would a soul beast assassinate a human like you?"
"Viss, did you do something you shouldn't behind my back?"
If not, how could lower-level soul beasts, which completely lack wisdom, deliberately assassinate a human!
Davis felt greatly wronged and quickly explained, "Father, how could Son dare to do something he shouldn't behind your back, also, the one who tried to assassinate me wasn't a soul beast!"
"After it was killed, no Soul Ring appeared on its body!"
However, Emperor Xingluo didn't quite accept this explanation, "If it's neither human nor soul beast, could it be some new creature?"
Davis knew that no matter how much he explained, the former wouldn't believe him, so he used a confident tone, "Father, I have brought its corpse to outside the grand hall; you just need to take a look."
Emperor Xingluo coldly said, "Alright, since you say so, I want to see what kind of creature it is!"
Seeing this, Davis dared not say more and immediately instructed the Xingluo Imperial soldiers behind him, "You guys, bring that creature in!"
"Yes!"
As soon as the words fell, those Xingluo Imperial soldiers walked out of the grand hall...
Soon, they carried in an unusually large, hideous-faced alien creature...
At first glance, it seemed lifeless...
Davis pointed at it and then said to Emperor Xingluo, "Father, it is this creature!"
Witnessing this, Emperor Xingluo slightly squinted his eyes...
After standing up, he walked over to the creature...
After carefully observing it, his face turned suddenly dark...
Then he angrily scolded Davis, "Davis, how dare you deceive me! Isn't this just a soul beast?"
Upon hearing this, Davis bowed suddenly, trembling as he answered, "Father, Son would stake his life on it; this is not a soul beast, but a new species!"
Although the two are very similar, a closer look reveals the differences!
Emperor Xingluo didn't expect the latter to say so and stared at him for several tens of seconds...
Then pursed his thin lips and spoke, "You said earlier that no Soul Ring appeared when this creature died?"
Davis dared not show any slackness and quickly replied, "Yes, Father, after this creature died, nothing appeared!"
"Not only did I see this, but the soldiers also witnessed it!"
With these words said, the Xingluo Imperial soldiers standing beside him nodded affirmatively...
Emperor Xingluo seemed to realize something, he thoughtfully rested his chin, "Strange, if it's not a soul beast, what is it? It shouldn't have appeared on the Continent!"
Having lived so long, he had never seen a creature outside of humans and soul beasts!
After speaking, he stepped closer to the creature...
Then reached out to touch its head...
At this moment, the creature, which had seemed lifeless, suddenly opened its crimson eyes...
Its blood-filled maw unhesitatingly went for Emperor Xingluo's head...
Davis's pupils contracted, shouting, "Beware, Father!"
If Father met with any mishap at this moment, he would be accused of regicide!
Unexpectedly, Emperor Xingluo coldly "hmphed," quickly dodging and punched its abdomen fiercely, sending the giant creature flying into a pillar...
A few seconds later, it completely lost its breath...
Davis finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Father, are you alright?"
Emperor Xingluo didn't answer but simply kept his gaze on the creature, "Interesting, I didn't expect this creature to fake death, but indeed as you said, no Soul Ring appeared."
Beside him, Davis cautiously reminded, "Father, could it be that this creature isn't completely dead? Perhaps it's faking death again as before."
Emperor Xingluo hesitated for a moment and thought it made some sense, "There is logic in that, someone, decapitate it!"
Although he had indeed killed the beast, there remained the possibility it possessed further abilities!
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Following the words, these Xingluo Imperial soldiers raised their weapons and aimed at the creature's head...
After several minutes, its head finally rolled onto the ground, black blood sprinkling the ground...
Emperor Xingluo finally spoke, "Stop."
"Now the creature should be completely dead."
Davis still felt some fear and quickly whispered, "Father, there's one more thing I forgot to tell you; when attempting to assassinate me, this creature had transformed into a human form and possessed wisdom far beyond that of soul beasts!"
Emperor Xingluo took a deep breath, "Able to transform into a human and possessing wisdom; perhaps its assassination attempt on you had a purpose."
"Moreover... there might be more than one such creature."
Feeling puzzled, Davis asked, "Father, what do you mean?"
Emperor Xingluo glanced at him, "Perhaps such creatures have appeared across the entire Continent!"
Thinking this, he immediately issued an order, "Spread my command, investigate information about this creature within the Xingluo Empire border."
"And, by the way, also probe within the Tiandou Empire, perhaps they're experiencing this too!"
The emergence of such creatures without any warning certainly isn't just a one-time occurrence!
It's very likely they've long been lurking within human society, merely awaiting an opportunity...
"Yes, Your Majesty!!"
The Xingluo Imperial soldiers, of course, dared not disregard him and promptly responded...
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