Chapter 1217

"This is …"

Looking at the headlines on the front pages of influential media outlets, all of them linked Kohld Blood's disappearance to the Sovereign King's Palace. Moreover, the list of the missing and dead participants of the previous Path of the King's Path prepared by the Sea Emperor was also listed. The reports used various angles to portray the Sovereign King's Palace as a force made up of conspiracies and lies.

Moreover, many of the articles directly predicted that the Gu Ding Pirates would most likely be the next victim.

These articles caused a huge reaction on the Internet.

Not only ordinary people, but even many holy land forces questioned the Sovereign King's Palace about the truth of the matter.

Many people speculated that the incident was done by the Gu Ding Pirate Crew because there were indeed hackers in the Gu Ding Pirate Crew. This was something many people knew.

Even Gu Ding and the others looked at Neptune when they saw the news.

"I didn't do it." Neptune shook his head. "This must be the gift that guy was talking about."

"This has completely thrown us on the opposite side of the Sovereign King's Palace. I'm afraid many people now think that we did this to protect ourselves." Liliath's expression did not look too good.

"But it's not necessarily a bad thing. At least for the time being, the Sovereign King's Palace won't come after us. If not for this incident, it won't be long before we become the Sovereign King's Palace's target. " Mick voiced his thoughts. "I'm more worried about something else now. The guy who sent the voice said that the Sovereign King has fallen and that the enemy we're facing is a hundred times more brutal than him. We have no clue who the enemy he's talking about is. "

While the Gu Ding Pirates were struggling over the True King's Palace, something else was happening in the Sovereign King's Palace.

In the depths of an empty dungeon beneath the Sovereign King's Palace, there was a heavy black door.

Granny stood guard at the door, waiting patiently. She had been waiting for three days, standing there motionless like a statue.

Inside the door was an altar.

Below the altar were twelve corpses of exotic beasts. If anyone was here, they would definitely recognize that these twelve corpses were all seven-star lord level exotic beasts.

These twelve exotic beasts had died horribly, as if their bodies had been pierced and nailed to the ground before they bled to death.

The beast blood flowed along the trenches on the ground, flowing toward the altar.

There were two naked men lying on the altar. The man on the left was King Celestine, but his body was completely withered. The man on the right was Kohld Blood.

On top of the altar, Kou De seemed to be sleeping soundly. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

As the days passed, the blood flowing to the altar from the dead beasts finally dried up.

Celestine's withered body decayed at a speed visible to the naked eye until it was finally reduced to ashes.

Kou De, who was lying on the altar, finally opened his eyes slowly. His pupils had already turned black.

Sitting up on the altar, Kou De looked at his hands and the corners of his lips curled up.

"Celestine, that idiot. Dozens of epochs of hard work, but in the end, it was all for me. I didn't expect that there would be such a terrifying thing sealed in my body. If it wasn't for that idiot, that thing might not even have awakened by the time I became an Overlord. But now, the rules of the game have changed. I am the new King! "

Kou De reached out and took out a simple ring from the ashes of Celestine's corpse. He put it on his left little finger, then took out a set of clothes and put them on.

The heavy door of the cage slowly opened with a rumble, and Kou De walked out.

Granny, who was at the door, glanced at Kou De and did not seem to notice anything unusual.

"My Lord, are you satisfied with Kou De's body?"

"Of course I am. Now, I've become a True Sage King, and I've received another True Sage King's inheritance." Kou De's lips curled up.

Granny was taken aback, because the King rarely smiled. But then she remembered that the King had said before the sacrificial ceremony that this kind of reincarnation might allow him to carry part of the host's personality. She immediately understood.

"Something happened while you were away …" Granny told him about the news.

Kou De only smiled after hearing it. "Outsiders are only speculating about it, and there's no concrete evidence. As long as I appear in this body now, the 'rumors' will naturally fall apart."

"My Lord is wise!" Granny asked. "What about the next capture plan? Should we continue? After all, the news released by the media has been seen by many people. Once the Gu Ding Pirate Crew and the other Holy King Level powerhouses disappear, I'm afraid … "

"Everyone knows that the news released by the media was done by the Gu Ding Pirate Crew, but there's no evidence. As a King, I don't need any evidence to capture them and bring them back to interrogate them about this incident. Put a bounty on all the members of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew, but capture them alive. "

"Understood, I'll make the arrangements."

"There's one more thing. Although I've become a True Sage King, my cultivation has fallen to Kou De's level. Find some time to help me see what kind of Life Divine Weapon is suitable for Kou De's body. I'm also preparing to break through to lord-level as soon as possible … "

"My Lord, please rest assured. When the time comes, I'll arrange the most suitable prey for my Lord to forge a Life Divine Weapon," Granny bowed again. She was about to turn around and leave when she was stopped.

"Wait a minute, where are the Holy King and Holy Maiden Angelica who were with Kou De?"

"They're not harmed. They're being held in a room in the side hall."

"Very well, take me to see them …"

…

Ten days after the news of Kou De's disappearance spread, Kou De Blood suddenly appeared at the entrance of a secret realm. He was accompanied by Holy Maiden Angelica and Sonya.

The news spread quickly, and Kou De was interviewed by several media outlets. He said that he had entered a secret realm by mistake, which was why he had disappeared for so long.

When they saw Kou De appear, the Gu Ding Pirate Crew was surprised because they did not expect Kou De to still be alive.

However, on the second day after Kou De's interview, another piece of news blew up on the Internet.

The Gu Ding Pirate Crew was sitting around the conference table.

"There's good news and bad news," Neptune said with a helpless expression.

"The good news is that we're wanted once again. The bad news is that we're wanted by the King's Palace. The crime is — fabricating false information to slander the King. They want to capture us for interrogation. We're now the public enemy of the entire Main Plane … "