Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Yan's words immediately made the atmosphere in the hall tense. Leo stared at the Orc King with a look of astonishment, clearly never expecting that the Orc King would hide such a thing from him.

The necromancer was the culprit who killed his father and caused his health to deteriorate. Leo hated and despised these guys who played with corpses and desecrated the dead, but he never expected that the Orc King was secretly raising necromancers.

If all of this is true, then his father's death must also be related to the Orc King's lineage, something he cannot accept.

“King Leo, although the royal family has tried to make contact with necromancers, only my generation has successfully made the Shadow Mage a worshipper. Most other necromancers are basically unaffected by the royal family.”

The Orc King naturally noticed Leo's change in mood. He dared not be careless towards this right-hand man who supported him, and quickly explained, "The reason why the necromancers are targeting my Orc Empire is because we are internally chaotic and disorganized, and not united enough."

This is a problem that countless ancestors of ours wanted to solve but were unable to. The royal family was helpless and could only cover up the news of their killing of orc warriors for undead alchemy.

You know how powerful and unpredictable those guys are; most attacks are useless against them. Even a powerful figure like the previous Behemoth King died from the curse of the undead, and there are quite a few necromancers hiding within our borders. Eradicating them would be extremely difficult.

After hearing the Orc King's words, Leo fell silent. Having fought against necromancers before, he naturally understood how troublesome those guys were.

The necromancer's power lies in his eerie and sinister nature; most physical and energy attacks are ineffective against them. His father was a powerful figure close to the level of a war god, but in the end, he almost sacrificed his life to wear down that high-level necromancer.

He himself participated in that battle, and that strange and sinister power left a curse on him, limiting his development of strength. In recent years, there have been signs of it recurring, causing his body to deteriorate.

Just as Leo was grieving over the existence of such a strange power within the Orc Empire, he suddenly sensed a familiar, chilling aura and couldn't help but look towards the main entrance of the hall.

He turned abruptly and vaguely saw a gray shadow flash in from outside the door, rushing towards the Beast King. The aura emanating from this shadow was clearly that of death energy, and Leo quickly clenched his fists.

The Orc King noticed his actions and quickly stood up, saying, "Leo, don't make a move, they're on our side. Shadow, you don't need to hide anymore."

"Your Majesty, I saw your instructions as soon as I returned to the palace and rushed over immediately. What exactly happened?"

The gray shadow gradually solidified, and his voice was deep and grating, full of dark meaning.

The Beast King introduced his bodyguard, Shadow, to the crowd: "This is my personal bodyguard, Shadow. He is a member of the necromancers. I originally sent him out to find Princess Moyue for the Demon Emperor, but after Leilong entered the palace, I quickly summoned him back. Shadow, reveal yourself!"

The necromancer's grey figure flickered, revealing his true form. He was completely shrouded in a large black cloak, obscuring his face and features.

He held a long wooden staff in his hand, with many gray marks carved on it, which seemed to be some kind of incantation. He exuded a chilling aura, looking like a lifeless corpse, which was extremely eerie.

"Necromancer, your strength is rather weak!"

Before the Orc King could continue speaking, Yan spoke first. He sized up the necromancer in front of him for a moment, then frowned with obvious disdain. This action naturally displeased the necromancer.

"And who are you, sir?"

The necromancer's gaze fell upon Yan, where two eerie green spots of light appeared, and a withered hand enveloped Yan with a hazy aura.

"You're quite bold, but not very capable."

Flames appeared out of nowhere and shot straight into the gray mist. The Shadow Mage immediately sensed the unusual nature of the flames and quickly withdrew his hand, but a large area of ​​gray mist was still burned away. His body trembled and he almost fell over, his voice filled with fear, "What kind of flames are these?"

"Do you think you have any right to ask me to answer your questions?"

Yan's disdainful words did not elicit a strong reaction from the Shadow Mage. However, the earlier probing made him realize that Yan was definitely not someone he could afford to offend.

"Honorable guest, Shadow has done my royal family a great favor. I hope you will show mercy."

The Orc King quickly spoke up, adopting a very humble posture. He had learned from the Thunder Dragon that Leo had been easily defeated by Yan, and then witnessed the Shadow being restrained. He understood that Yan was definitely not someone the Orc Empire could afford to offend, but the Shadow Mage was of great use to him, and he was unwilling to give up.

“I have no interest in taking his life, but he offended me and must pay the price.”

Yan looked at the Shadow Mage as he spoke, "Give me all the secret scrolls about necromancers that you have, and do me a favor, and this matter can be resolved. Otherwise, your soul will not be able to go to the underworld."

Yan's words silenced the Shadow Mage. He demanded that Yan hand over all the necromancer scrolls, which were the foundation of his entire legacy. Even the Orc King had never dared to have such a thought. But Yan was no match for him, and he had no other choice.

The shadow mage took out a cloth bag from his cloak before quietly asking, "What is the matter you wish me to do?"

"You recognize this thing, right?"

Yan casually tossed out a half-decomposed bear-man corpse. The Shadow Mage instantly appeared beside the corpse, and after a moment, looked up in surprise and said, "This is the work of a necromancer. His strength has probably already reached the level of a high-level necromancer."

“That’s right. He was seriously injured by me a while ago and then escaped. I want you to find him, kill him, and bring back everything he has.”

Yan nodded and said something that made the necromancer even more respectful, "Don't worry, I'm not sending you to your death. I broke most of that rat's strength. I just didn't want to chase it at the time, otherwise it wouldn't have been able to escape at all."

His current strength is probably inferior to yours. If you still feel you're not strong enough, you can ask the Orc King for help. I think Leo might be willing to help you.

The Shadow Mage turned his gaze to the Orc King, who nodded silently. Only then did the Shadow Mage continue, "I understand."

"I'll be staying at your palace for the time being. Please make the necessary arrangements, Your Majesty!"

After Yan finished speaking, he didn't give the Beastman King a chance to refute him. He then led Mo Yue to the back hall of his palace. The Beastman King summoned a guard and gave him an order, leaving Leo and the Shadow Mage to continue discussing matters.

Chapter 651 Returning to the Dragon God

Jin Yuan Continent, Beastman Royal Palace.

Wearing a noble royal robe, Lei Xiang once again arrived at the power center of the orc empire. He was now a prince of high status in the orc empire.

Although Lei Xiang's time as an undercover agent in the Dragon God Empire was short, he learned a great deal. After returning to the Beastman Empire, he attempted to establish the Beast God Cult to unify the faith and help the Beastman Emperor establish domestic order and exercise centralized rule.

What he did was indeed a good thing for the Orc Empire as a whole, and for the Orc Emperor, it was a means to help him establish a better rule. Therefore, he spared no effort in supporting and winning over Lei Xiang, giving him great power and a high status.

The Beastman King personally adopted Lei Xiang as his godson, sent his own half-lion son, whom he intended to make his heir, to serve as Lei Xiang's subordinate, and even appointed Lei Xiang as a prince.

Therefore, Lei Xiang now holds a high position of power in the Orc Empire, almost as prestigious as his father, King Leo of the Behemoth.

Of course, the Beastman King could not completely trust Lei Xiang. Sending his son to follow Lei Xiang was partly to show his respect for him, and partly to share power and keep an eye on him. Furthermore, by appointing Lei Xiang as a prince, he also cut off any possibility of him succeeding as the Behemoth King, thus preventing the Behemoth clan from seizing the throne.

However, Lei Xiang was not so clear about these scheming thoughts, or rather, he didn't care so much, because his ambitions lay elsewhere.

His current actions are entirely based on his identification with the orcs and his feeling that he should do something for the orc empire.

During this time, he did a lot of things in the Orc Empire. The Beast God Cult had begun to develop, and he himself met two hidden 'Beast Gods' in the Yunna Territory and Sas Territory. If it weren't for the news that suddenly came from the Orc Imperial City, he might still be running around outside.

"Come in, Lei Xiang."

With mixed feelings, Lei Xiang arrived at the entrance of a magnificent hall deep within the Orcish Royal Palace. Just as he reached the hall's door, a voice came from inside. He composed himself and stepped inside.

"Yan, here's what you wanted."

Lei Xiang glanced at Yan, who was sitting on the throne enjoying the services of the orc beauties and playing with Mo Yue, and took out some things from the mustard seed bag at his waist.

Yan turned his gaze over. There weren't many items, and most of them were shrouded in an ominous aura of death. Two items stood out: a large red cloak and a white round gem.

The gemstone had a lustrous sheen and looked extremely beautiful. Yan glanced at it, then waved his hand, and the cloak and gemstone flew to him.

After examining everything briefly, he put it away, then looked up and asked, "Did the dead rat say anything before it died?"

"He did say some things, but I'm not sure if they're true."

Lei Xiang hesitated for a moment before replying, "The necromancer who was killed was very strong. According to Shadow, his strength was close to that of a necromancer. If you hadn't seriously injured him earlier, the strongmen of our Orc Empire alone probably wouldn't have been able to kill him."

Before he died, he revealed his origins. He was a mage from the Dragon God Empire named Tianlu. He had once stormed the Dragon God Empire's palace for his lover, but was defeated by his younger brother, Tianyun.

According to him, his younger brother, Tianyun, was the first dragon mage in the Dragon God Empire, and even reached the level of a Grand Magister. According to him, Tianyun shouldn't be dead, but I've never heard of this person or any dragon mage in the Dragon God Empire.”

Lei Xiang looked puzzled. He was pretty sure Tian Lu wasn't lying, but it was very unusual that a strong person like Tian Yun was now completely unknown.

"It's normal that you haven't heard of me, Lei Xiang. There are many strong people and secrets in this world. For example, can you guess where I come from?"

Yan smiled mysteriously and gave Lei Xiang a perfunctory reply, not intending to discuss the Holy Dragon Knights with him. Lei Xiang also realized some things and did not delve into the matter.

After such a long period of tempering, this former boy has grown up a bit and understands the ways of the world. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke again: "By the way, I should thank you for the matter of the necromancer."

My father was also cursed when he fought alongside my grandfather against that high-ranking necromancer. However, my grandfather suppressed the curse with his own power, but he died in the process.

But we orc warriors are not mages after all. The undead curse in my father's body was not removed, and his health has been deteriorating over the years. Fortunately, this time the Shadow Keeper discovered it and suppressed it, so he doesn't have to suffer as much as before.

"Yan, I want to ask you, is there a way to completely break the curse of the undead?"

Yan glanced at Lei Xiang and said calmly, "For the sake of your father, if I remember correctly, your father wasn't very good to you, your mother, and your grandmother."

"Your mother was taken by him, and he was essentially responsible for your grandmother's death. He didn't have much affection for you either! Lei Xiang, honestly, have you ever considered killing him with your own hands?"

Lei Xiang opened his mouth, but in the end he did not refute, and just said silently, "But he is, after all, my father."

"He is your father, that's true, but do you really want to save him that much?"

Yan stared at Lei Xiang and continued, "Lei Xiang, you're not a child anymore. You're a hybrid of human, demon, and beast races, and sometimes being a hybrid isn't a good thing."

Your father, being of mixed race, could not reach the pinnacle of the Behemoth bloodline and therefore hated your mother. Your mother was taken from him, and there was never any affection between them.

Those days when your mother was hostile towards you must have been tough! Many people crave parental love and family harmony, but your father's existence was always a source of pain for your mother. Wouldn't it be better to just let him die naturally?

Yan's words silenced Lei Xiang. He knew very well the hostility his mother harbored towards him and Lei Ao. The fact that she could barely accept him was just a fleeting moment of hope after so many years of despair. Any talk of family harmony was just a joke.

Being a half-breed of three races sounds extraordinary, but as Yan said, Lei Xiang's birth was a tragedy. He was destined not to receive complete family love, and everything he has now is just a change in reality caused by the change in his strength.

If he hadn't awakened his berserk physique on the night his grandmother died, he might have died during the Behemoths' training long ago. That's the real, cruel reality.

"I understand."

Lei Xiang thought for a long time and finally replied silently. Yan didn't care about his response. He only said so much because Lei Xiang was very valuable and he would need his help in the future, so he maintained a good relationship with Lei Xiang for now.

Of course, this didn't stop Yan from stealing Lei Xiang's opportunity and his love interest. After all, he wasn't exactly stealing her away; he was just getting to know her and trying to win her over before they even met. He was certain he had no intention of making a move based on her hair color.

When Yan thought of this, he couldn't help but glance at Lei Xiang's head. Why did it seem like the light green of Lei Xiang's hair had turned darker? Was it just his imagination? Or was he feeling guilty?

Yan subconsciously pinched Mo Yue's leg; the round, plump flesh felt really nice. Mo Yue looked up at Yan, her large purple eyes filled with tears. She was already used to and happy to cooperate with his occasional attempts to take advantage of her.

If it weren't for the inappropriate setting, this couple would probably have already rolled around together and done some exercise that's good for their health.

"Cough cough..."

Yan coughed awkwardly twice, instantly pulling Lei Xiang, who was preoccupied with his own thoughts, back to reality. When Lei Xiang looked up, Yan continued, "Now that you've brought this back, I don't have anything else to do here in the Orc Empire."

"Please go and tell the Beast King and the others that I'm preparing to leave. I don't need any farewells or anything. Just please inform the Demon Emperor about Yue'er's situation, so he won't worry too much."

"Humph!"

When Mo Yue heard Yan mention her father, she inexplicably twisted the heartless guy's arm. He kept saying he loved her, but he never took her back to the Demon Realm to visit his family. She really didn't know what he was afraid of.

What Mo Yue didn't know was that Yan was simply too lazy to go back to the Demon Realm to deal with trouble. After all, there were no opportunities there, and Mo Yue's return would inevitably involve the struggle for the throne, which would only cause trouble. Yan hated trouble, so he didn't want to go.

"I see."

Lei Xiang nodded to indicate that he understood. He was not surprised by Yan's actions. Yan did not have much of a relationship with the high-ranking officials of the Orc Empire. The only person he was relatively close to was Lei Xiang, but even Lei Xiang himself was unsure whether Yan was a friend or an elder.

"You should go back and take care of your own things first. You're not too busy right now, so spend more time with your family!"

Yan gave a pointed reminder, and Lei Xiang, seemingly lost in thought, said goodbye and left the palace. Just as Yan had said, as his strength increased, many things would force him to continuously improve, and it would be unlikely he could remain so carefree in the future.

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"This is Dragon City of the Dragon God Empire. It doesn't look like much at all!"

On the official road of the Dragon God Empire, outside Dragon City, Yan brought Mo Yue back to the city without causing any sensation.

He wasn't a big shot in the Dragon God Empire; his fame was even less than Lei Xiang's. However, his and Lei Xiang's disappearance did cause some commotion at Stru Fortress.