webnovelfull Chapter 237 The Nightmare King Bows His Head
Chapter 237 The Nightmare King Bows His Head
Chapter 237 The Nightmare Candle King Bows His Head (3 words)
The Demon Candle King carefully counted the Zerg warriors behind Chen Yuan, and there were as many as 70 of them, all of whom were at the peak of the Realm Lord level!
Most importantly, judging from the ferocity of this group of Zerg, they were all Zerg kings and warriors.
It's important to know that the strength of a Zerg overlord is equivalent to ten times that of an ordinary Zerg warrior.
In other words, the combat power of this 70-strong Zerg King Legion is at least equivalent to that of 700 million ordinary Zerg Legions, or even stronger, because the maximum number of legions controlled by the Queen is in the millions.
A single combined attack from an ordinary million-strong insectoid army is comparable in power to a peak-level King. An ordinary King would be severely injured even if he survives a single blow.
The combined attack of a million-strong army of kings is even more terrifying, capable of instantly killing even the peak-level kings.
At this moment, although the number of insectoids behind Chen Yuan was less than a million, there were still as many as 70. If the Demon Candle King were to take this attack head-on, even with the treasure bestowed upon him by his father, he would not necessarily perish, but he would inevitably be injured.
Therefore, facing the Zerg army behind Chen Yuan, the Demon Candle King did not dare to make any rash moves.
What's even more awkward is that he had already made those harsh remarks, but now he found that he couldn't do anything about it and was caught in a dilemma.
Chen Yuan did not press his advantage; he was communicating with the three mother empresses in the Shiyuan Palace through telepathy.
Because after that attack, he discovered that the combined power of the Zerg army was lower than expected.
Chen Yuan originally thought that the combined power of 70 troops, even if it couldn't seriously injure the Demon Candle King, would at least make him suffer.
However, in reality, the combined attack of the Zerg army merely canceled out the attack of the Candle King.
After questioning the three queens, it was learned that although the Zerg army had 70 soldiers, they were controlled by the three women respectively. The army's cohesion was naturally not as good as when commanded by a single queen, and its power was thus reduced.
Although the Zerg queens can cooperate, Mingli and the others have only known each other for a short time and their teamwork is not good enough, so the combined attack of 70 legions is only roughly equivalent to that of 40 legions.
That's why the combined attack of the legions just now failed to injure the Demon Candle King; it was merely a stalemate with the opponent's attack.
However, although he failed to injure his opponent as he wished, Chen Yuan had already achieved his basic objective.
With the 70-strong Zerg army behind him, no one dared to treat him as an ordinary domain lord anymore.
Therefore, Chen Yuan was now full of confidence. He looked at the Demon Candle King, whose face was ugly, and said indifferently, "Demon Candle King, your attack doesn't seem to be very good. It didn't even hurt a hair on my head."
"What's wrong? You were shouting so loudly just now, and now you're suddenly silent?"
"You!" A flash of anger crossed the Demon Candle King's face, but this time he did not lash out.
Although he was arrogant, he was not stupid. His opponent controlled a 70-strong Zerg King Legion, whose strength already surpassed his.
To fight the Zerg army, he would have to use the supreme treasure bestowed upon him by his father.
However, the Demon Candle King, that supreme treasure, has not yet been fully mastered, and forcibly activating it would come at a great cost. Moreover, even if it were used, it might not be able to defeat the opponent.
The key point is that Chen Yuan has now demonstrated combat power at the level of an immortal king, and is no longer a junior who can be easily manipulated.
Your status is determined by your strength; that's just how realistic this world is.
For the Candle King, setting aside his background, Chen Yuan is now on par with him in terms of strength.
In this way, the fact that he had just made things difficult for the other party in terms of procedures and was humiliated instead can only be considered as his own fault!
However, given the Demon Candle King's temperament, even though he knew he was in the wrong, he couldn't bring himself to admit it and could only stubbornly remain silent.
It was King Longjue who saw through the stalemate. He quickly laughed it off and said, "It's all a misunderstanding. King Zhu acted impulsively and lost his temper. Fortunately, nothing serious happened."
At the same time, he secretly transmitted his voice and said, "Demon Candle King, Prince Chen Yuan is the personal disciple of the Lord of the Universe and has also demonstrated the combat power of a King. You can't do anything to him. Why not take a step back and save face for both sides?"
The Demon Candle King understood that King Longjue was telling the truth. After Chen Yuan demonstrated strength equal to his own, he had already fallen into a complete disadvantage, and continuing to fight would only make him more humiliated.
So he took a deep breath and slowly said, "Chen Yuan, I didn't know you had such abilities just now, I only thought of you as an ordinary domain lord."
"Since you possess such power, you are a strong person of the same level as me. What I said just now was not offensive. After all, I was in the wrong and Demon Candle King chose to bow down!"
There was no other way; since the two sides were evenly matched, his questioning of Chen Yuan earlier was clearly an attempt to make things difficult for him.
If he doesn't back down now, is he going to wait for the other party to report this to higher authorities and for the Lord of the Universe to personally intervene? If that happens, even his father, Venerable Fiery Venerable, won't be able to protect him!
Therefore, taking advantage of the way out provided by King Longjue, King Mozhu chose to settle the matter peacefully.
Seeing that the Demon Candle King had given in, Chen Yuan also decided to stop while he was ahead, and withdrew the insectoid army back to the Origin Palace, then said, "Since you know you were wrong, let's drop this matter for now."
"However, that attack just now destroyed cargo within a radius of tens of millions of kilometers. You will bear this loss. Do you have any objections?"
These words did indeed come from him before the war began, and the Demon Candle King did not refuse, nodding and saying, "These losses are on me."
"Also, among these destroyed goods were the Zerg corpses I purchased."
Chen Yuan looked at the Demon Candle King and said calmly, "This is my personal loss. How do you plan to compensate me?"
The Demon Candle King glanced at Chen Yuan's indifferent expression. It was clear that the compensation Chen Yuan was offering couldn't just include the destroyed goods; it also included the cost of his actions.
"—Name your compensation request." After a moment of silence, the Demon Candle King finally spoke.
"Since you're so straightforward, I won't ask for more." Chen Yuan held up two fingers and smiled, "How about 20 units of Zerg host cells? I want the peak Realm Lord level."
"How many?!" Xia Mo Zhu Wang couldn't help but repeat, "20 units?"
20 Zerg units, that's 20 billion Chaos Units!
It should be noted that ordinary King-level experts only have assets of a few billion. Although Demon Candle King has a good father and is considered relatively wealthy among experts of the same level, his assets are only a few hundred billion mixed units.
Now Chen Yuan is asking for 20 billion, which is like sucking a huge mouthful of blood from him.
"Of course, if the Demon Candle King thinks it's too much, he doesn't have to give it to you." Chen Yuan looked at the other party with a smile, but his tone contained a hidden threat.
When he hadn't shown his strength, the other party made things difficult for him in every way. Now that the tables have turned, how could Chen Yuan let him have an easy time?
After a moment of internal struggle, the Demon Candle King finally gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll pay. 20 units."
"Hehe, then we're even." Chen Yuan smiled contentedly, then reminded him, "By the way, those 20 units of corpses..."
"Lord Candle, please don't try to pass off inferior goods as superior ones!"
"...Don't worry, I guarantee they are all the highest quality resources." The Demon King's tone had become somewhat cold.
"That's good."
Chen Yuan didn't care about the other party's unpleasant expression, nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at King Longjue and his entourage: "So, regarding this assassination attempt—"
King Longjue quickly said, "The cause and effect of this matter are clear, and it is the responsibility of my Wulong Star Region. There is no need to discuss it further."
"As for compensation, it will be 5 Zerg corpses as previously agreed."
After a pause, King Longjue added, "The goods that His Highness has already received are not included."
"Oh?" Chen Yuan was slightly surprised.
It should be noted that he had already collected 1.7 Zerg units. If the compensation method is used now, it would be equivalent to doubling the original 1.7 Zerg units, totaling 3.4 units.
Seeing that the other leaders all agreed, it was clear that they had discussed this matter in advance via telepathy, and it was probably an extra compensation for this farce.
To be honest, Chen Yuan didn't blame Longjue King and the others. After all, they had tried their best to persuade him, but they couldn't stop Zhu Wang from going crazy. It was understandable that the few newly appointed kings couldn't stop him.
However, since the resources were offered to him, Chen Yuan did not refuse them.
Seeing that His Highness accepted the compensation and seemed to have no intention of blaming them, the officials breathed a sigh of relief. King Longjue smiled and said, "Your Highness, we will arrange for staff to collect the compensation resources, so there is no need for Your Highness to trouble yourself to check them."
"Of course, I guarantee that the resources compensated to Your Highness will be of the highest quality. If there are any inferior products, Your Highness can come to me at any time."
Seeing the unwavering resolve in King Longjue's words, Chen Yuan smiled and said, "I believe you, King Longjue. But how long will it take for these compensation resources to arrive?"
"Your Highness, rest assured, we will arrange for hundreds of staff to collect the goods in various locations," King Longjue assured him, patting his chest. "At most, within a month, 5..."
Ten thousand units of Zerg corpses can be delivered to Your Highness.
"Alright." Chen Yuan nodded, then looked at the Demon Candle King: "Then what about the Demon Candle King's compensation—"
"I will have my thousand employees collect it," the Demon Candle King said calmly. "Give me six months."
"no problem."
Knowing that the compensation from the Demon Candle King was substantial, Chen Yuan didn't make things difficult for him any further. He nodded and said, "I will be staying in the Wulong Star Region for the time being. If you have prepared the compensation, just contact me anytime."
"It is our honor that Your Highness is staying in the Wulong Starfield," King Longjue said with a smile. "Your Highness's palace is ready. Would you like to go there now or..."
"Let's go now, I have some things to take care of."
"Yes, Your Highness, please follow me."
As spaceships departed this star system, the turmoil finally came to an end. Chen Yuan, aboard King Longjue's spaceship, quickly returned to the palace complex at the star region headquarters.
Prince Long quickly led Chen Yuan to a luxurious palace and introduced, "Your Highness, this is the palace prepared for you. What do you think? If you are not satisfied, you can change it at any time."
"It's alright, this will do."
Chen Yuan nodded indifferently, while a wisp of his consciousness entered the virtual universe and edited an email: "Senior Sister, I've arrived. My exact location is..." Two seconds after the email was sent, a powerful pressure suddenly descended, causing the smiling Longjue King's expression to change drastically, and he exclaimed in shock, "A Universe Venerable?!"