Chapter 1234: Li Ru's Demise
Chapter 1234: Li Ru's Demise
November 9, 2017
At the Capital Military Camp in Chang'an, within Dromar's Manor, a surge of black aura was emanating and spreading from the cultivation chamber.
At this moment, nearly all of Dromar's scholarly advisors and warriors had gathered, watching the cultivation chamber with trepidation.
Inside the chamber, Dromar sat cross-legged in meditation, and above him, a half-black heart and a black longsword were clashing, or rather, the heart was being devoured by the sword.
The sudden aberrant beast tide that had appeared out of nowhere had vanished due to the half-black heart above Dromar's head.
Lu Hai Kong's first news of the beast tide came from Changshan County in Ji Province, but the outbreak didn't originate there. It had actually started near Chang'an.
However, due to its proximity to Chang'an, Dromar's forces had detected the beast tide before it fully erupted.
The beast tide's eruption was entirely due to Dromar's discovery of issues with the nearby mountains, which led to his people's investigation.
They found a valley that had turned pitch-black in an instant, and Zhang Xiu, who had been released by Lu Hai Kong not long ago, was trapped within. Dromar even personally went to rescue Zhang Xiu from the black valley.
As soon as Dromar arrived at the black valley, the black longsword within him emerged, instantly draining the inner power of Dromar, Lu Bu, and the others. Then, with a single slash, the valley was split in two.
The scene that followed was surreal.
The black longsword began to move on its own, and a half-heart appeared in the black valley.
After ten days of clashing, the black longsword, with the support of Dromar and his men, finally claimed the half-black heart.
And with the heart subdued, Dromar's troubles began.
It was well known that Dromar was wary of the demonic blade in his possession. Although he had refined the blade, he had kept it suppressed for the past few years. If he hadn't, he might have been able to unleash its full power against Yuwen Chengdu.
The reason Dromar suppressed the blade was simple: he couldn't control it at its peak.
In his current state, he could barely manage to control the blade, but if he released his suppression, who would control whom was uncertain. He had controlled the blade well over the years, but unfortunately, this incident had occurred.
At this very moment, as the blade devoured the demonic heart, Dromar could feel its power rapidly intensifying. A demonic whisper filled his ears, and emotions of madness, ferocity, and slaughter flooded his mind.
"This can't go on any longer!"
At the same time, outside the cultivation chamber, Li Ru, sensing Dromar's situation, stood up abruptly. He turned to Lu Bu and the other warriors behind him, saying, "Gentlemen, our lord needs our help!"
"Tell us what to do, sir!" Lu Bu replied without hesitation.
Li Ru glanced at Lu Bu and then at the determined warriors behind him. With a light sigh, he said, "Prepare yourselves mentally. If things go wrong, we might all perish!"
"We are willing to lay down our lives for our lord!"
Without hesitation, Lu Bu was the first to respond.
"We are willing to lay down our lives for our lord!" Almost simultaneously, the warriors behind Lu Bu echoed the same sentiment.
In the eyes of the world, Dromar might be seen as a cruel and tyrannical villain, but to the group of warriors under his command, Dromar was their only benevolent ruler. At this moment, these people were truly willing to die for Dromar!
This cruel and notorious villain possessed such a charismatic personality!
After receiving the firm responses from Lu Bu and the others, Li Ru didn't hesitate and immediately sprang into action.
In less than half an hour, ten thousand elite Western Plateau Cavalry were assembled at Dromar's Manor.
Ten thousand Western Plateau Cavalry, along with Lu Bu, Hua Xiong, Zhang Xiu, and the one-armed warrior with an axe who had recently lost an arm to Yuwen Chengdu, swiftly formed a human-made battle formation under Li Ru's command!
The moment the formation took shape, a resolute look flashed in Li Ru's eyes: "Either we help our lord ascend to the pinnacle of power, or we accompany him to the grave, continuing to expand his territory in the Netherworld, through heaven and hell, forever by his side!"
"Through heaven and hell, forever by his side!"
The deafening roars of ten thousand Western Plateau Cavalry rose, filled with the aura of tigers and leopards, a surge of hot-blooded courage, and the overwhelming spirit of self-sacrifice.
Amidst this surge of power, Li Ru, with a calm demeanor and a hint of melancholy, pushed open the door to Dromar's cultivation room.
"My lord, please forgive Wenyou for not being able to accompany you to the very end!"
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As the door opened, a torrent of demonic aura rushed out like a breached dam, instantly flooding into Li Ru's body. It passed through Li Ru and reached Lu Bu, Hua Xiong, Zhang Xiu, and the one-armed warrior with the axe, and from them, it spread to the Western Plateau Cavalry behind them.
If one looked down from above, they would see that in an instant, everyone from Li Ru to the entire Western Plateau Cavalry turned black.
This massive demonic aura was obtained by seizing a demonic weapon, and once it left the weapon, it became an ownerless force, devoured and absorbed by all the warriors under Dromar's command.
The demonic aura was like a delicious yet poisonous meal for Lu Bu, the other warriors, and the Western Plateau Cavalry.
It was delicious because it could enhance their strength, but also poisonous because the process was extremely dangerous; one wrong move, and they might be assimilated by the aura, becoming mindless demonic creatures.
The demonic aura was incredibly powerful, and out of these ten thousand people, only a fraction would likely survive. It was a brutal method, exchanging nine thousand lives for Dromar's survival, but it was the only option Li Ru could think of.
Only by guiding the demonic aura out in this way could Dromar be saved. To secure Dromar's survival, the sacrifice of nine thousand Western Plateau Cavalry was nothing. Li Ru had even offered his own life.
Three hours later, as nearly nine thousand cavalrymen turned black, becoming mindless puppets controlled by the demonic aura, Dromar finally emerged from danger.
Even though the Demon Blade had devoured the Demon Heart and gained power, Dromar himself also underwent an astonishing enhancement, no longer at risk of being devoured by the blade.
At the same time, Lu Bu and the others also experienced varying degrees of breakthroughs in their strength.
Zhang Xiu, Hua Xiong, and the one-armed general's strength all reached 99, while Lu Bu directly surpassed 100.
From this perspective, Dromar's gains were undoubtedly significant. However, if given a choice, Dromar would never have wanted such a harvest, for at this very moment, Li Ru had completely transformed into a black statue...
(End of Chapter)
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