Rules barriers, conquer the king.

The Yōulán Queen and the Ice Crystal King felt a twinge of frustration in their hearts, realizing that the combined track record of so many Legendary figures didn't even match that of this Otherworld Lord.

Yet, at this moment, Cao Xing felt no pride in having killed Legendary figures; instead, he looked somewhat troubled.

"Damn it, this time I've completely offended both the Watchers and the Blood Legion."

"Once those old bastards, the God of Light and the Nightmare God, come out later, they'll definitely come looking for trouble with me."

"Now at least four demigods have their eyes on me. This is trouble!"

Seeing him like this, everyone couldn't help but chuckle, a smile appearing on their faces.

The Cao Xing of now had none of the imposing aura from just a moment ago when he was berating demigods and threatening Legendary figures. He was reacting just like an ordinary person facing trouble.

In Cao Xing, they seemed to see a different kind of temperament.

The old king had by now calmed the restless energy in his body and comforted him with a light laugh: "Don't worry, Otherworld Lord Cao Xing."

"Those deities trapped in the Abyssal Land cannot come out for the time being. The Rules Barrier of our world is quite sturdy; it won't be easy for them to break through."

Cao Xing looked at him, puzzled: "What is the Rules Barrier?"

The old king pondered for a moment before saying: "Simply put, it is the barrier between planes, woven from countless rules, protecting this world like a defensive shield."

"Usually, these barriers are extremely sturdy and are basically in a sealed state."

"Unless special circumstances occur, such as a celestial conjunction or a deficiency in the rules, beings from other planes generally cannot break in."

"But now, because of the activation of a large number of Blood Legion teleportation pillars, it's equivalent to poking small holes in the world barrier."

"These small holes are causing the rules to loosen."

"A small number is fine, but if there are too many holes, it will cause the rules to fluctuate, the barrier to weaken, and then some guys will be able to take advantage of this to come over."

After hearing his explanation, a look of realization appeared in Cao Xing's eyes. It must be said that the old king's analogy was quite vivid and descriptive.

According to what he said, the Rules Barrier was not that fragile; on the contrary, it was very sturdy. Even though there were already 37 Blood Legion teleportation pillars, it wouldn't cause the rules to fluctuate.

Therefore, the Nightmare God Démǔ and the God of Light would not be able to come over for a short time. Thinking of this, the pressure in his heart eased slightly.

The old king continued: "However—we need to take action next."

"We must concentrate all our power and do our best to resist the invasion of the Blood Legion, otherwise, they will slaughter more creatures and then open more Blood Legion portals."

"When the channels between the two worlds increase and more loopholes appear in the Rules Barrier, those guys will take the opportunity to come over."

Cao Xing asked: "About how many Blood Legion teleportation pillars would cause the rules to fluctuate?"

The old king pondered for a moment. The Yōulán Queen on the side answered for him: "During the last Blood Chaos, after two or three hundred teleportation pillars appeared, some terrifying wills descended upon this world." "I estimate it will be about the same this time."

Cao Xing nodded in realization. At the same time, he noticed the information on the system. [Number of Blood Legion teleportation pillars: 38]. During the time they were fighting, two more teleportation arrays had been added. This also meant that more Blood Legion members had been teleported into this world.

Cao Xing thought to himself: "Damn it, it seems I must kill more of the Blood Legion. It would be best to destroy all the Blood Legion teleportation pillars directly." "So that the Nightmare God Démǔ and the God of Light can never come over!"

Of course, dealing with the Blood Legion could be put off for later. He was now even more eager to go back, absorb those spoils, and convert them into combat power!

After all, Cao Xing's gains this time were terrifying! Two Legendary figures and eight heroes were killed by him, and all the spoils were collected by Sarah. If he could digest them all, it was hard to imagine to what extent his strength would improve!

But before that, Cao Xing had one more thing to do. That was, the corpses of those Legendary figures and heroes. So, he walked over and, in front of everyone, collected the two Watchers Legendary corpses and the eight Watchers hero corpses into his necromancers bag.

As for the other two Blood Legion Legendary figures who were killed, they turned into a pool of blood and dissipated after death, leaving not even a corpse behind.

In the air, those Legendary powerhouses watched Cao Xing's actions without caring. After all, there were no necromancers or similar experts here, and the corpses of these guys were of no use.

The old king waved his hand and summoned the giant Spirit Vision Eagle King. Then he said: "Let's go, everyone ride my Spirit Vision Eagle and go back together." After saying this, he jumped onto the eagle's back first.

Cao Xing also clapped his hands, preparing to collect all the other territory members into the necromancers bag. At this moment, he seemed to remember something and suddenly stopped his movements. "Wait a minute, did we forget someone?"

Hearing this, the Legendary figures on the scene stopped in their tracks. Then, Cao Xing looked around. The once prosperous palace had long since turned into ruins because of their battle. And in a corner of these ruins, there was a sneaky figure.

Cao Xing asked with interest: "Where do you want to go?" Hearing this, everyone looked over. In that corner, there was a figure wearing a black robe, looking slightly disheveled. At this moment, he was hunching his body, seemingly trying to leave without others noticing. It was King Velen!

Several Legendary powerhouses also reacted. A smile gradually appeared on the Ice Crystal King's pale face: "Zevelin, I didn't expect you to still be alive. I thought you had been blasted into a pulp in the battle just now."

King Velen also forced a difficult smile on his face: "Eldon—long time no see, I didn't expect to run into you here." "I have something to do, so I'll be leaving first!" After speaking, he just wanted to turn and leave.

The Lizardman Chieftain on the side had already made a move. "Whoosh!" The power of a High-level Legendary rank (above level 140) erupted, suppressing him directly on the spot! King Velen fell directly on all fours, lying on the ruins.

The Yōulán Queen, the Gray Mist King, and other powerhouses flew over and surrounded him. A terrifying aura locked onto him instantly. Facing the encirclement of these eight Legendary figures and one demigod on the scene.

King Velen also knew that he had no chance to escape, and suddenly had a constipated expression. "Sigh—I didn't expect to have just escaped from the hands of those Watchers, only to fall into your hands now."

"Fine, fine, do whatever you want with me." He seemed to have completely given up, lying on his back on the ground with his limbs splayed, completely disregarding his image.

The Legendary powerhouses on the scene had strange expressions when they saw him like this. However, how to deal with him was indeed a bit troublesome. Not to mention his status as a king. This guy himself had Legendary combat power; such powerhouses could no longer be controlled by slave contracts, and there were no effective means to restrict their actions. It was indeed not easy to handle…

At this time, the Ice Crystal King turned his head and asked: "Otherworld Lord Cao Xing, how do you think we should deal with Zevelin?" By now, he was subconsciously asking for Cao Xing's opinion. Other Legendary figures also looked at him one after another.

Cao Xing did not speak, holding his chin and thinking for a moment. Seeming to have made a decision, he said directly: "Legendary powerhouses are hard to control, and this guy collaborated with the God of Light before; he's not a good thing, and keeping him by my side is a ticking time bomb!" "It's better if I just kill him directly!"

After all, King Velen was a Legendary powerhouse no matter what. If he were killed, there was a high probability of dropping a [Heart of Legend], and perhaps even other gains. Although it couldn't immediately give him an extra Legendary combat unit, it was still a pretty good gain. Regarding his decision, the other powerhouses expressed no objection.

Cao Xing said directly: "Isabelle, do it." Hearing the order, the Saint Light Sage had already raised her staff, and a huge ball of light condensed! King Velen looked at the holy light ball above his head and immediately felt a fatal threat. He also knew that Cao Xing really intended to kill him! A look of horror appeared on his face, and he quickly begged for mercy: "No, don't kill me!" "I can submit to you!" "I have Legendary combat power; as long as you let me recover a bit and give me a weapon, I can participate in the battle!" "I can even help you deal with the Blood Legion!"

This guy could be said to have absolutely no demeanor of a powerhouse, even though he had just been acting as if he didn't care.

However, now that he was truly facing death, he immediately caved in.

Still, what he said did actually make sense.

Right now, a Legendary combatant was still quite important to them.

"Isabelle, stop." Cao Xing's voice rang out.

The ball of holy light stopped instantly just as it was about to land on King Velen's head.

Everyone turned their gazes toward Cao Xing, seemingly wanting to see how he intended to handle this.

Cao Xing pondered it once more.

Although this guy had chosen to submit.

But as mentioned before, King Velen was not a good person, and keeping him around was not reassuring.

It was possible he would choose to submit today, only to run away the next day, or even stab them in the back.

Thus, Cao Xing looked up and asked, "Is there any way to control the life and death of a Legendary powerhouse?"

From the crowd, the Lizardman Chieftain stepped out and said, "Yes."

"I know of an ancient rule contract; the contractor must swear an oath to the rules."

"As long as he signs the contract, he must abide by its contents."

"If he dares to violate it in the future, he will be punished by the rules, a punishment that even gods cannot escape."

Upon hearing this, King Velen's body trembled instantly!

Clearly, he also knew what a rule contract was.

Cao Xing's lips curled into a smile after hearing this.

"Then, choose: either sign the contract and become my hired muscle,"

"or be killed by me."

King Velen's expression had become extremely ugly at this moment.

Although he didn't want to die, he also didn't want to submit to an Otherworld Lord who hadn't even reached Legendary rank.

Moreover, the other party wasn't even as old as his fingernail.

Having to address such an existence as his master was simply a humiliation.

If it were submitting to a powerhouse like Eldon or the Yōulán Queen, he would be willing.

As an old rival of King Velen, the Ice Crystal King had dealt with him quite often.

He naturally knew the little schemes in this guy's heart and chuckled, "Zevelin, I know what you old rascal are thinking."

"However, Lord Cao Xing has more potential than us."

"He can already command Legendary subordinates now, and even brought in a demigod combatant."

"In less than two years, your Legendary combat power won't even be in his eyes."

"If it weren't for the fact that you are still useful, you would already be lying on the ground as a corpse by now."

Hearing this, King Velen also realized this point.

That was true.

This Otherworld Lord was somewhat strange.

He had witnessed the entire battle just now and knew Cao Xing's methods and the power behind him.

Not to mention anything else, just the achievement of leading all his members to kill two Legendary entities was already glorious!

Zevelin seemed to have made up his mind and immediately replied, "I am willing to sign the rule contract and fight for you from now on!"

The Lizardman Chieftain waved his hand, and a glowing contract scroll flew down from the sky.

"Swear the oath according to these contents."

King Velen stared at the glowing scroll before him and took a deep breath.

Then he spoke solemnly, "From this moment on, I, Zevelin Dongqi, swear allegiance to Lord Cao Xing—"

"From now on, I will obey all his commands without violation."

"And at—"

When he finished reading all the contents, the scroll in the Lizardman Chieftain's hand turned into a stream of light and flew into the sky.

Clearly, the rule contract had been established.

A smile also appeared on Cao Xing's face.

Although King Velen had a grudge against him before, and this old guy was not a good person.

But in reality, the ones truly at fault were those nobles and the royal family below.

His greatest crime was cooperating with the Church of Light.

Of course, this was also an unforgivable crime.

Therefore, Cao Xing didn't intend to truly cultivate this guy as a core member.

If a battle really occurred, he would definitely not hesitate to send him up as cannon fodder.

Recruiting him now was just to counter the Blood Legion.

When he was no longer useful one day, he would just finish him off to loot his gold coins.

Thus, Cao Xing directly sent him a recruitment invitation.

[Recruitment successful! Zevelin Dongqi lv125 (Legendary creature) has joined your territory. Territory population +30, Prosperity +600]

Joy surged in Cao Xing's heart.

"Very good, the territory has gained another Legendary."

"This time, I obtained so many Hero's Hearts, Hearts of Legend, and Divine Power Shards!"

"After going back and digesting this wave, there's a high probability I can possess another Legendary."

"By then, I will hold at least three major Legendary combat forces!"

"Then, after developing a bit more, by that time, relying on the strength of my territory and the power of my allies, even without the aid of the Human Empire, I will be enough to face the Blood Legion head-on!"

Moreover, the Legendaries on Cao Xing's side were not simple Legendaries.

As their levels increased and more support-type powerhouses broke through, the values of various status skills would also skyrocket!

Under the blessing of [Eternal Power], they would soon be able to achieve invincibility at the same rank.

One-versus-two or one-versus-three was just a daily routine for them.

Thinking of this, Cao Xing took a deep breath.

The pressure in his heart eased a bit more.

He was now even more impatient to go back and digest his gains.

However, Cao Xing looked at Zevelin, and then looked deep into the palace.

A question surfaced in his mind, but it wasn't convenient to ask at this moment.

He decided to ask this King Velen privately after returning to the territory.

The old king continued, "Everyone, please follow me back to the Ice Crystal Kingdom first, and then use the ancient teleportation array to return to your respective main cities."

"The Blood Chaos has completely erupted now; we cannot move easily. Once there is a large-scale attack by the Blood Legion or the Watchers' Legendaries, remember to ask for help immediately."

"Besides that, we also need to send out a large number of troops to intercept the Blood Legion and curb their development."

"It is currently just in the budding stage and hasn't reached the point of being out of control. Try to keep the scale of the Blood Legion under control."

"Then, just wait for news and aid from the Human Empire."

The old king had already thought through a series of subsequent matters.

The powerhouses on the scene nodded one after another.

Although there had been no news from the Human Empire until now, they had already prepared for the worst in their hearts.

But before that, they could only wait.

Then, Cao Xing blew the [Vitia's Undead Flute].

"Doo—!" A melodious flute sound rang out, and a layer of invisible undead power enveloped all the territory members.

In front of everyone, Cao Xing took his subordinates, including King Velen, and put them all into the necromancers bag.

This scene made the six Legendaries on the scene reveal strange expressions again, though the old king was not surprised.

After all, since he had known Cao Xing, this Otherworld Lord had possessed all kinds of strange methods, which could be said to be endless.

"Everyone, come up."

Everyone jumped onto the back of the Spirit Vision Goshawk King.

Then, the giant goshawk soared into the sky, directly carrying everyone as it sped toward the territory of the Ice Crystal Kingdom.

Not long after they left, the blood color covering the sky gradually faded.

Those civilians hiding in ruins or basements walked out from their shelters one after another.

They sensed the departure of the group of powerhouses.

"Oh my god—the terrifying existences seem to have all left. Goddess bless us, we actually survived this kind of battle."

"Great, we actually saved our lives from under these monsters!"

"But, even if we survived, what should we do next?"

"Now those nobles and soldiers are all gone, the whole city is empty, what should we do?"

Hearing this, a look of confusion appeared in the eyes of all the civilians.

Suddenly losing all constraints made them feel somewhat at a loss.

At this moment, an angry curse suddenly came from the ruins.

"Oh! Damn Otto, you actually stole my bread, you damned thief!"

"I'm sorry, shopkeeper, I have no choice. I have two children to raise, and they haven't eaten for three days. I had to do this!"

"Damn you guys, stop it all! This food is mine. If you want it, buy it with money!" A grain shop owner stood in the ruins and shouted hoarsely, trying to stop the crazed civilians.

"Spend money? Impossible! If you have the ability, call the soldiers to arrest us, haha!" A man in tattered clothes replied with a laugh, holding a bag of flour in his arms.