Chapter 2867: The Sure Kill Ploy

The following day, the Conqueror King led the Annihilation faction’s upper echelons to the hunting field north of the capital to hunt wild beasts.

The world now belonged to the Annihilation faction. All that was left was for the Annihilation Progenitor to descend and claim this world for his own. In the meantime, they were free to enjoy themselves.

The Conqueror King still brought the little emperor along as a cover, since it wouldn’t be appropriate for the empress dowager to leave the palace by herself.

After setting up camp, the Conqueror King could no longer hold himself back and rushed to the cold empress dowager’s tent. He even made sure to dismiss the guards ahead of time, so it would be more convenient for them to do the deed.

When he entered the tent and saw Jiang Luofu, he was enchanted. Her cold demeanor was irresistibly charming to him.

“You shouldn’t wear that, empress dowager. It’s such a waste of your figure. I brought ten other pairs of stockings for you. I want to see you try them on.” The Conqueror King grinned as he opened up the chest he carried with him.

“Conqueror King, I fear the consequences would be hard for us to bear if news about this were to spread.” Jiang Luofu frowned.

The Conqueror King sneered, “You complained that there were too many eyes in the imperial palace, so I brought you out to the grassland. I have dismissed all the guards and maids, but you continue to reject me. Are you making a fool of me right now?”

Jiang Luofu quietly replied, “I wouldn’t dare.”

“Hmph! Don’t forget your identity. Others might think that you’re the empress dowager, but you’re our hostage. I can make you the empress dowager, but I can also make you a lowly slave.” The Conqueror King’s eyes gleamed menacingly. He tossed a pair of stockings at Jiang Luofu. “Strip!”

Seeing Jiang Luofu’s humiliated and tearful expression, even as she didn't dare to disobey him, the Conqueror King felt something click in his mind. There was nothing that excited him more than someone having to smile for him despite being reluctant to.

Unable to take it anymore, he rushed forward. “I’ll put it on for you. Your legs are truly a work of art. Hahaha~”

In truth, the Conqueror King was holding a palace maid’s legs, roughly playing with them.

The Little Fiend Empress’ ability was incredible, but an expert of the Conqueror King’s caliber could see through it if the target he was venting at was merely a blanket. So, she'd picked out an aide among the palace maids and trained her to be a substitute for Jiang Luofu.

The Little Fiend Empress gently patted Jiang Luofu’s hand, consoling her. “Let’s leave this place first and follow the plan.”

Meanwhile, the Conqueror King was in bliss. He played with the Order divine maiden’s beautiful legs while pinning her down and making her moan. Her pleading eyes and cries of mercy were the perfect tonic to his dao of conquest.

But there was one step left—making the Order divine maiden bear his child. The Annihilation Progenitor would surely approve of his actions.

It also helped that Jiang Luofu was Dissonant Melody’s widow. He had suffered so much under Dissonant Melody’s suppression over the years. It was only now that he had the chance to turn the tables around and become the master instead.

All these factors made him howl in delight. He erupted in manic bliss.

Just then, however, he felt the things he had shot out re-entering his body. It was such a ridiculous sensation that it left him stumped for half a second.

Defiant Providence was an entity who wielded the power to distort fate and prophecies. Anything he tampered with would go in the opposite direction, including acts of pleasure.

Exploiting the Conqueror King’s momentary daze, Defiant Providence charged in and unleashed a devastating move.

The Conqueror King was no pushover, however. In this critical moment, he snapped out of his daze and wrapped his body in a golden light, activating his Invincible Military Domain.

But Defiant Providence hadn’t come this far just to back down. After what the latter had done to Tasina in the prison cell, his hatred for the Conqueror King had already hit its peak.

He did have feelings for Tasina, but considering he was an outsider to this world, they weren't that deeply tied together. What maddened him more was the significance behind the Conqueror King’s actions. The latter hadn't just raped Tasina, but trampled over his spirit and dao.

On top of that, the Conqueror King had stolen the authority that ought to belong to him. Such a grudge could only be repaid in blood.

Instead of dodging the Conqueror King’s attack, he charged in fanatically to attack instead. He intended for the two of them to go down together.

Defiant Providence was able to compete with the Conqueror King over the envoy authority not just because he was Dissonant Melody’s oldest son, but because he wasn't that much weaker than the Conqueror King in the first place.

Furthermore, the Conqueror King had been caught off guard. He was in a relaxed state after having just blown his load, and the bizarre feeling induced from reversing his eruption had left him discombobulated. This surprise element equalized the difference in their strengths.

The Conqueror King’s aides had been talking about his conquest of the empress dowager when they sensed a terrifying aura coming from the empress dowager’s tent and widened their eyes. They realized that something must have happened.

Suksaha immediately gathered his men to investigate the situation, but Oboi and his subordinates quickly stepped right in to stop them. “Who could hurt the Conqueror King, given his capabilities? He’s merely playing around with the empress dowager.”

The expressions of Suksaha and the others darkened. No one would cause such a huge disturbance just for fun.

But Oboi and his men had come prepared. Suksaha and his men couldn’t circumvent them. They could only console themselves with the thought that the Conqueror King was just having fun. Earlier, the latter had strictly ordered them not to head over no matter what they heard.

After all, it was true that the Conqueror King was too strong for anyone to harm him.

Meanwhile, the Conqueror King’s other aides were stopped by Jirgalang. “This is an internal affair of the imperial family. Let them handle it within. Otherwise, if you see an unkempt empress dowager asking for help, are you going to help her or not? It won’t sound good no matter what you do.”

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Such words stopped the Conqueror King’s aides.

Meanwhile, the battle ended. Such surprise assaults usually didn’t drag out for too long. The assaulter would either finish the battle in a single move, or have the tables turned on him and be killed instead.

Defiant Providence, fueled by his hatred and overwhelming killing intent, had made thorough preparations, but the Conqueror King had conquered too many places and important figures in the meantime, causing him to enjoy a huge spike in his fighting prowess.

Ultimately, Defiant Providence had underestimated his enemy. Despite his desperate fighting style, he failed to cleanse his honor and avenge his wife. He breathed his last in indignation.

But the Conqueror King didn’t fare well, either. The surprise assault had inflicted significant injuries on him. He eyed the destruction caused to the surroundings and the deceased palace maid, as well as Jiang Luofu standing in the distance.

The truth immediately became evident to him. He roared, “You bitch! You planned this scheme!”

The Conqueror King rushed forward to grab Jiang Luofu’s hand, enveloping her with his terrifying aura.

Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his palm. He quickly released his hand and inspected it. There was a tinge of black blood on his palm.

At the same time, the Jiang Luofu before him transformed into Zu An, who was holding the Poisonous Prick in his grasp.

“Death energy...” The Conqueror King panicked. He finally understood how Dissonant Melody had died so quietly. Zu An was indeed behind it.

“Y-You...” He wanted to reveal Zu An’s scheme to the other members of the Annihilation faction, but by then, death energy had already suffused his body. It stole his final sliver of life, and his large body collapsed to the ground.

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Translator Note:

This is similar to how Dorgon died in real life.

He went on a hunt and got a cut. They applied some ointment without calling for a physician, but the cut became infected and eventually claimed his life.

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