Cataclysm King

Chapter 539: Consecrating the Queen?

It would take some time for Master Merlin to refine the career card, so Ji Xun stayed in the castle.

His daily routine is very monotonous, which is to study the [Emperor's Stone Tablet] with Chujiu.

Both of them are people who can endure the loneliness of practicing, and they often meditate for a whole day.

The days of Dark Peacock and the two elves are colorful.

They quickly fell in love with this fairy-tale castle.

The attentive gardeners built wooden houses for them in the forest, the tailors sewed beautiful clothes for them, and the court chefs prepared delicious food. Everyone was very friendly.

Surrounded by the beautiful environment with birds singing and flowers blooming every day, their impression of humans has changed a lot.

The two elves and one peacock quickly became familiar with everyone.

Apart from eating and drinking, every day I just bask in the sun leisurely, without any worries.

Thinking back to the days spent with Ji Xun, it was all about fighting and killing or running for their lives. It seemed as if they were suddenly overwhelmed by these sugar-coated days and didn't want to leave at all.

Ji Xun also thought it was good that they were happy.

The only bad thing was that Nan Jing locked himself in the room and never came out.

Ji Xun and Chujiu didn't bother them either.

In a blink of an eye, seven days passed.

One day, in a basement of the castle.

In front of a tall black stone tablet, Ji Xun and Chu Jiu were sitting cross-legged in meditation.

The two most precious treasures for cultivation, [Primordial Rune Stone of Space] and [Primordial Rune Stone of Elements], were shining brightly between the two of them.

With this treasure for cultivation, Ji Xun certainly doesn't mind sharing it with his good friends.

This secret room is the small hut where the tomb keeper lived before.

In addition to the stone tablet, there are also densely packed slabs of broken stone engraved with runes all around.

The Great Rune is recorded on the [Emperor's Stele] as being inscribed by Emperor Lanlingster.

Directly pointing to the secret of communicating with God.

This was carved by Emperor Lanlingster before he went to the southern continent.

He inscribed on it his understanding of the laws of the universe and his insights into the practice of the fifty-two mysterious magic techniques.

Because what he has learned covers almost all of the fifty-two sequences of the card master. Even if it is not recorded, some common insights can be found.

Therefore, this is also the inheritance stele from which almost all card masters can obtain great opportunities.

In the past, only the top card masters of the Taren Dynasty who had made great achievements would be rewarded by the royal family to come and observe the emperor's stone tablet.

Because of his relationship with Chujiu, Ji Xun stays here every day and never goes out.

Originally, the threshold for understanding this stone tablet was very high, but because Ji Xun and Emperor Lanlingster happened to be in the same [JOKER] sequence, now that he has advanced to the seventh level, he can also understand some of the inheritance content on the stone tablet.

It just so happens that his "Realm of All Things" also takes the path of being all-encompassing.

This stone tablet means more to him than to others.

The secret room was quiet, with only the sound of steady and long breathing.

There is a lot of "super-cognitive content" on the stone tablet, which even a brain with a photographic memory cannot remember.

While observing the stone tablet, Ji Xun used a carving knife to carve some thoughts on the blank Asgard stone slab. What was engraved on it were not words, but crooked symbols.

This is the Gutalun language and simplified Draconic.

After returning from further studies at the Royal Academy of the Southern Continent, Ji Xun also mastered these two extraordinary scripts.

This is also his only way to record those super-cognitive knowledge at present.

But even so, it is difficult.

Ji Xun would often write down a whole page to explain a symbol on a stone tablet so that his brain could understand it.

Opposite him, Chujiu was also immersed in practice.

There was a chill all over her body. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of her chest, she would have been as cold as an ice sculpture.

Ji Xun would occasionally glimpse him from the corner of his eye, and in his heart he felt that his old friend's realm had grown to an incredible level.

Just at the level of the law of cold air, even if it is not directed at oneself, one can feel a tingling pain like being pricked by a needle.

This is the law of ice bestowed by royal power, overbearing and dangerous, like the ruthlessness and indifference of the emperor.

The entire secret room felt like its soul was trembling because of the chill lingering around her body.

In Ji Xun's eyes, Chujiu now looks more and more like the ice queen on the throne.

Just as he was thinking, Chujiu suddenly opened his eyes.

She saw Ji Xun looking at her and raised her eyebrows slightly to indicate: What's wrong?
Ji Xun's lips curled up into a smile, but he didn't say anything.

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Chujiu seemed to understand and his eyebrows moved slightly.

Although neither of them spoke, the cold and chilly atmosphere in the secret room softened a lot as they looked into each other's eyes.

Just then, an owl flew in, flapping its wings.

Ji Xun looked up curiously and was surprised that an owl would fly into this secret room.

Chujiu obviously knew who the owl was and stood up.

A magical scene happened right before my eyes. The owl turned into a beautiful woman with a graceful figure in mid-air.

It was none other than the leader of the Rebel Dragon Army, Griffith.

Ji Xun looked at the person who came and stood up to greet him, "Madam."

I haven't seen this person in the past few days. I heard that he went to the nearby area to gather information.

Griffith, dressed in a black dress, is still extremely elegant. Although she is a witch, her charm that cannot be hidden is still eye-catching every time you see her.

Ji Xun couldn't help but think of Lanlingster during her witch period, whom he had seen in the alien space in "The Bandits of Black Crow Castle" when he went to the southern continent before. She was so beautiful.

They were all acquaintances, and Griffith didn't put on airs like a top expert. She looked at Ji Xun, and her wise eyes seemed to be smiling gently as she teased, "Who were you comparing me to just now?"

Ji Xun laughed and said, "I thought of Emperor Lanlingster. I have seen him before when he was a witch in another dimension. He was as stunning as you, madam."

"Oh?"

Griffith's beautiful eyes were filled with smiles when she heard this: "You are really good at praising people."

Being compared with that great emperor is the best compliment in the world.

Ji Xun smiled and said nothing.

Just as he was about to speak, Ivan, who was sleeping in his pocket, suddenly woke up, jumped out, and rushed over affectionately: "Mother!"

Griffith held Ivan, who looked like a koala, and patted her head lovingly. He turned to look at Ji Xun and said, "Ji Xun, has this little guy caused you any trouble these days?"

Ji Xun said: "There is no trouble at all. On the contrary, Little Ivan helped me a lot."

Griffith smiled and nodded, and she sat next to Chujiu.

The three of them seemed like friends, but Ji Xun noticed that Griffith's sitting position clearly followed the ancient court etiquette.

Ji Xun also realized this. In the eyes of the remaining ministers of Taron, Chujiu was the only orthodox member of the Augustus royal family.

Griffith just sat down, and apologetically explained to Ji Xun the reason why he was late: "I encountered some urgent matters in the territory of Earl Redwood, so I was delayed for a few days before returning. I almost thought you left. Fortunately, I caught up with you."

Ji Xun certainly didn't mind. When he heard about the Redwood Leader, he asked, "Madam, are you going to subdue those nobles?"

"Yes."

Griffith smiled slightly. As a minister, this was her duty. "There are currently eighteen noble territories near the imperial mausoleum, including one marquis and seventeen earls. Two of them were originally supported by our Dragon Rebel Army. As for the others, we have to send people to contact them now."

This was said for Ji Xun to hear, and was also a report to Chujiu.

When Ji Xun heard this, he thought to himself that it was indeed the case.

He had been very curious before, why there were so many nobles planting flags and occupying land near the imperial mausoleum.

Later I thought about it and realized it was a very clever plan.

A large number of nobles from the Southern Continent came to the Central Continent to open up wasteland. It is impossible to stop them, so just conquer them.

If it goes well, these independent lords will be the first subjects of the future king.

The nobles near the imperial mausoleum were recruiting people while expanding their territories. It just so happened that the last time the Dragon Rebellion Army moved hundreds of thousands of people from the southern continent and scattered them in more than a dozen territories around the imperial mausoleum, they would be of great use.

In the South Continent, there was a siege by the Holy See, so every layout had to be done with caution. But in the Central Continent, there were no such concerns at all.

Moreover, the [Gene Anchoring Potion] developed by Master Merlin perfectly solves the most difficult problem of loyalty of the Dragonborn people.

The Rebel Dragon Army is professional in politics. After listening to a few words, Ji Xun got a glimpse of the whole layout.

Griffith finished reporting his work in a seemingly casual manner, and then she asked, "What's wrong with Xiaonan? When I came back just now, I felt that she seemed very sad."

"Her mother went to the underworld"

Ji Xun briefly explained the cause of the incident.

Griffith also sighed as he listened.

Although he already knew some information, this remaining minister of Taren was deeply moved when he heard Ji Xun personally tell the truth about the fall of Emperor Lanlingster.

It turns out that Emperor Lanlingster was not missing, but the truth was deliberately concealed.

At least High Priest Taren and Old Man Xu knew about the emperor's death.

But they didn't say it, probably because they were afraid of causing war.

If the news of the dragon clan's sneak attack on the emperor and his death had spread, the powerful people of the Talen Empire would inevitably clash with the dragon clan of the southern continent.

But the dragon clan is the absolute overlord of the southern continent. If a real fight breaks out, neither side will gain any benefit.

This kind of lose-lose situation makes no sense.

Or maybe the emperor had a glimpse of the longer-term future and made some arrangements.

For example: The dead dragon Marodis returned from the underworld after hundreds of thousands of years.

The current situation, with the civil strife among the dragon clan, seems to be the best response to the sneak attack more than 100,000 years ago.

Scarlet Corruption, Lord of War, Holy See, and Sun Sect. The four major sects are fighting each other.

Although a little late.

But for the Kashi civilization, which was being strangled, this was undoubtedly a good thing.

The three of them chatted intermittently and also talked about the current situation.

Turbulence represents opportunity.

Griffith also felt inexplicably moved that this was the best situation the Rebel Dragon Army had experienced in the past three thousand years.

The Holy See is unable to take care of itself in the southern continent, and now the central continent is experiencing a period of revival.

As he spoke, Ji Xun mentioned the thing that Nan Su Shang brought back from the underworld.

This time, she not only brought back the inheritance scroll that Nan Su Shang gave to Nan Jing, but also the backup plan that Nan Shenyu, the last high priest of Taren, left in the underworld to deal with the Silver Moon Sect.

That is the blank Demon Source Card of [Queen of Clubs - Moonlight Queen].

But there is a problem. The fusion of Demon Source Cards requires very high qualifications from the card master.

The most important thing is to have a royal destiny.

There are very few people who have the fate of kingship. They are either descendants of a royal family or leaders of a major force. The only suitable person Ji Xun can think of is Catalina, the current commander-in-chief of the alliance army.

But he was not sure that Katarina would be able to merge.

Ji Xun did not shy away from the question and said bluntly: "It is difficult to find someone who can integrate the mark of the Moon Queen. At present, I think the most likely person is Katarina, the commander of the Alliance Army."

He nominated Katerina not because they knew each other well, but because she was indeed the most suitable one.

Hearing this, Griffith also nodded: "Yeah. The head of the Lionheart family is indeed good."

She had met Catalina before and agreed with Ji Xun's statement.

But after a pause, she also expressed her own opinion: "But from the time I met her, it seems that the lady has more than enough fate to be a general. But her fate to be a king is still a little lacking."

"Ah."

Ji Xun nodded as he listened.

The reason why his tone was uncertain before was because he felt the same way.

Wang Quan's fate is very special, and he can feel it clearly in Chujiu.

Although Katarina's momentum was no less than anyone else's, her direction was wrong.

The young lady from the Lionheart family was more like a lion fighting in the blood on the battlefield rather than an emperor sitting firmly in a high position.

This feeling is particularly evident in the Valkyrie Qin Rushi.

Now when he heard Griffith confirm this statement, Ji Xun also frowned.

If Katarina really cannot be integrated, at least there is no one else suitable among the people he knows.

The fusion of that magic mark is related to the only hope of completely resolving the East Wasteland Silver Moon Sect.

Otherwise, if the Silver Moon faith cannot be controlled, the problems in the Eastern Wasteland will be unsolvable.

However, before Ji Xun could frown, Griffith glanced at him and suddenly smiled meaningfully.

Ji Xun caught the change in her expression and asked, "Madam, do you have a candidate?"

Griffith said, "There are a few. But none of them is more suitable than the one from the Lionheart family."

"???"

Upon hearing this, Ji Xun and Chu Jiu both looked at him with doubt.

They thought that since Griffith had proposed it, there must be a solution.

But it seems like the answer is still the same?

Before the two could get too confused, Griffith said the second half of his sentence: "As for the royal destiny, besides being born with it, there is actually another way to almost certainly obtain it."

"???"

Ji Xun frowned as he listened to this, he had never heard of any method to obtain the royal destiny in a stable manner before.

But now when he heard this, he vaguely guessed something.

Sure enough, Griffith said the method, which only had two words: "Consecration."

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Ji Xun and Chu Jiu looked slightly surprised and fell into deep thought.

Griffith continued to explain: "The four emperor sequences of the [K] path all have the ability of 'vassal'. When the emperor confers titles on his subjects, it actually changes a person's fate. And there is a very special sequence, which can obtain the royal fate after being confederated."

She didn't finish her words, but Ji Xun had already guessed what she was going to say.

Those are the four sequences of ways to get [Q].

The four Queen cards all have the destiny of kingship.

For example, the [Diamond Queen - White Queen] of the ninth day of the first lunar month can integrate this devil's mark, so she has a natural royal destiny.

This kind of fate is also the blessing of good fortune that comes from God in her blood.

This is talent.

However, the queen can still be enthroned.

Although it was the first time that Ji Xun heard of this top-level extraordinary secret that only the royal family could access, it was not difficult to understand.

After thinking for a moment, he figured it out.

However, problems also arise.

Ji Xun pondered for a moment, then asked with a slightly strange expression: "But how do I confer the title?"

As he said this, he glanced at Chujiu beside him.

Chujiu also responded with a rare weird expression: Don’t look at me, I don’t know either.

Although she has the destiny of royal power, the sequence of queens does not have the ability to enthrone the queen.

Then in a blink of an eye, Ji Xun looked at Griffith.

The three of them looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a little weird.

Ji Xun understood that look.

Chujiu also understood it.

Griffith said directly: "You."

"I?"

Ji Xun's eyes twitched. Although he had guessed it, he was still very surprised.

Griffith said: "I just found out that Emperor Lanlingster is a JOKER sequence. Although I don't know if this sequence is a higher path than the JQK level. But from the current point of view, your sequence can perfectly match the fifty-two demon god sequences, including the four emperor sequences."

What he said made sense and even Ji Xun felt that he should be able to do it.

If he could integrate the K-sequence professional cards, theoretically he could have the royal destiny.

But I always feel that this situation is a bit dramatic.

How can a tightrope walker like me sit on the throne?

That scene is hilarious no matter how you think about it.

Moreover, Ji Xun never felt that he had that idea.

Isn't it good to take risks? What's the point of being an emperor?
Griffith indicated that he was also guessing, and said, "I'm not sure about this guess. But we'll know if we try."

But then she turned around and said, "And you should know that the [Secret Codex of Imperial Conferment] is a divine tool for vassalage made by Emperor Lanlingster. If the emperor can use it, I think you can use it too."

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After hearing these words, Ji Xun's expression became slightly strange.

He remembered that he had written his name on the [Secret Book of Imperial Conferment] before, but the name was not displayed.

No matter how you look at it, the [JOKER] sequence is related to royal power, so it seems to be possible.

Chujiu listened to this and smiled lightly, which was rare for him.

Griffith, who was standing by, caught the two people's micro-expressions and smiled as well.

You will know whether it works or not after trying it.

As for the fact that the [Secret Book of Imperial Conferment] is a treasure inherited from the Augustus royal family,
Ji Xun didn't think much about it. He had no interest in royal power.

Chujiu is a good friend, so there is no need for any explanation, and she certainly won’t take it to heart.

Griffith was very clever in occasionally reminding Chujiu that she was the "White Queen" but he didn't say much.

After chatting about business for a while, Ji Xun suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Madam, I have a question for you."

He wanted to be promoted to the eighth level. The physical attributes he had absorbed in the Moon Well were completely sufficient. As for the comprehension of the laws, he had recently observed the Great Emperor's stone tablet and felt that he was almost there.

But because I have no experience, I always feel that something may be missing.

Now that Griffith, the ninth level master, is here, he is the best person to consult.

Griffith certainly would not hesitate to give advice. After listening to Ji Xun's words, he was also surprised and said, "Oh? You are about to reach the eighth level? Haha, your promotion speed is really exaggerated. No wonder I always felt that there was something wrong with your aura just now."

Ji Xun stated his problem truthfully, "Well I'm almost ready now, but I don't know what's missing."

Griffith is not only a ninth-level person herself, she has also witnessed too many eighth-level people and has a complete inheritance.

This problem is not a problem for her at all.

She said, "The key to advancing to the eighth level is to be able to control the divine pollution of the 'Secondary Magic Solution'. The Secondary Magic Solution can allow people to further accept the power of the demon god and understand the mystery of the sequence. The most important thing for the Secondary Magic Solution to not be distorted is the strength of the 'divine power'. This is why I said before that if you don't comprehend the divine power, the upper limit of using the myth crystal core to advance to the seventh level is not high. Because at the eighth level, you will encounter problems. If you can't control the Secondary Magic Solution, it will easily be distorted."

Ji Xun had also seen this statement in the classics, and said, "As for Shenwei, I think it should be about the same."

"Oh?"

Griffith also became interested. "How about you release your divine power so I can see it?"

She knew that Ji Xun was not the kind of person who was boastful, so since he dared to say "almost", it must be very good.

"Ah."

Ji Xun nodded.

Divine power is not shown on the data panel, and this factor is measured entirely by feeling in the classics, which is the biggest uncertainty in his advancement.

Hearing this, Ji Xun didn't waste any time and prepared himself. Suddenly, his eyes became stern and the shadow of a clown appeared behind him.

At the same time, an indescribable domineering aura swept through the entire secret room.

At that moment, Chujiu and Griffith were both stunned.

It was a kind of tyranny that was difficult to describe. Although it was not clear enough, one could already see a supreme majesty that despised everything.

It was as if one saw a clown with a sly smile on his face, sitting nonchalantly on the throne, playing with the crown in his hand with a dagger.
It was a strong sense of conflict.

Mysterious, powerful and unruly.

"you you."

Seeing this scene, even Griffith was stunned and asked, "Why has your divine power changed so much?"

There is no method to cultivate divine power.

Either it is innate in one's blood, or it is improved through time and experience.

Griffith clearly remembered that when they met last time, she did think Ji Xun was pretty good, but he was only at the entry level.

The intensity of the divine power before his eyes was so exaggerated that it was unimaginable.

Chujiu also blinked her eyes, full of curiosity.

Ji Xun said truthfully: "In the Dead Realm, I obtained the JOKER exclusive secret cultivation method "My Heart is the Universe" left by Emperor Lanlingster, and then absorbed the natural divine power accumulated in the Moon Well Secret Realm."

Upon hearing this, Griffith's eyes twitched, and then he smiled strangely, "What a great opportunity. It turned out to be the secret method of cultivating the divine fire taught by the emperor himself."

As she spoke, she glanced at Ji Xun and explained why she was so shocked: "Even I have just touched the threshold of practicing the mysterious method. You can already use it at the seventh level."

Ji Xun restrained his divine power and vision, not quite understanding the exact meaning of these words, "Ah? Then Madam, can I succeed in advancing now?"

Griffith rolled his eyes at him, "What do you think?"

Although Chujiu didn't say anything, his eyes were full of blessings for his friends.

With Griffith's personal guidance and the Great Emperor's Stele as a reference, Ji Xun's final obstacles before advancement were successfully cleared.

And good news came again.

Before long, Master Merlin had already refined the career card he needed - [Unparalleled Patriot].

(End of this chapter)