’To kill the Great Desert Saint Envoy so quickly and silently... The assassin must have Legendary Combat Power!’
’Did the Blue Star Party send another powerhouse with Legendary Combat Power besides Su Ze?’
This made Jasim realize how seriously the Blue Star Party was taking the Great Desert Kingdom. He also knew his situation was now hopeless.
He took a deep breath. "What are you going to do with me? Who are you planning to put in my place?"
At that moment, Atago, who had been silent all this time, spoke up. "Father, I will take your place and rule the Great Desert Kingdom, but I may need your help."
Jasim was stunned. He hadn’t expected Su Ze to have his own son succeed him. The thought instantly made him feel much better.
To him, the throne would have to be passed down to his son sooner or later anyway. While Atago wasn’t his most exceptional son, he wasn’t bad, either. He was an acceptable successor.
He wasn’t the least bit worried about whether Atago had the strength to take control of the Great Desert Kingdom. With the support of Su Ze and the Blue Star Party, it would be no problem at all.
Moreover, judging by Atago’s words, it seemed Su Ze didn’t intend to kill or imprison him.
This was far better than the worst-case scenario he had initially imagined.
So, after a brief hesitation, he actually thanked Su Ze. "Thank you for sparing my life."
"I’m only letting you off the hook because of my past friendship with Atago. From now on, you are to pave the way for him and then formally announce you are abdicating the throne in his favor. After Atago takes the throne, you are not to appear in public again.
"You will no longer be a king. Just focus on your duties as a father and protect your children.
"And another thing—don’t even think about using the Alien Party’s power to reclaim the throne. If you do, the next time I visit, not only will you die, but you’ll also be the last king your family ever has."
Jasim nodded with a bitter smile.
He wouldn’t dare try to take back the throne unless Su Ze was dead.
Taking back the throne wasn’t the hard part. The hard part was surviving the assassination attempt of a Legendary Combat Power.
At least for now, the throne remained within his family. If he provoked Su Ze, his family would lose the crown, and he would go down in history as the one who’d failed them all.
At that moment, Jasim finally resigned himself to his fate.
Watching Jasim leave, Su Ze immediately contacted Chen Suifeng and asked him to send powerhouses to protect and assist Atago.
Naturally, Su Ze didn’t trust Jasim completely and still needed to take some precautions.
Chen Suifeng said he would immediately dispatch two Venerable Powerhouses to the Great Desert Kingdom to guard against a counterattack from the Alien Party.
Su Ze and Mr. Ya waited until the two Venerable Powerhouses from the Blue Star Party arrived before leaving, seen off respectfully by Atago.
The foul-smelling Pulamon appeared silently behind them. Short, dark, and thin, he looked like their lackey. A faint scent of blood was mixed in with his stench.
It was Pulamon who had killed the Great Desert Saint Envoy.
More accurately, Mr. Ya had assisted Pulamon, allowing him to kill the Venerable-level Saint Envoy in a single, decisive blow.
A Legendary-level Pulamon, aided by Mr. Ya’s "Void" ability, was too much for the Great Desert Saint Envoy. He didn’t even have time to react before his head was severed.
The three continued westward. They hadn’t gone more than a few steps when a notification came through on Pulamon’s phone.
It was a message from the Filth Earth Organization’s group chat: Mr. Kang, the Venerable Powerhouse Su Ze had killed, had been resurrected.
Su Ze wasn’t surprised. When he killed Mr. Kang, he had already guessed the man must have some kind of resurrection ability.
But there was another interesting development: Bai Guishou had also escaped back to the Filth Earth Organization, and he hadn’t said a single word about being kidnapped by Su Ze.
Mr. Ya had previously knocked Bai Guishou unconscious and buried him alive, then left him for dead. After the man woke up, he discovered the world had changed dramatically. Once he figured out what had happened, he went to great lengths to find his way back to the main force of the Filth Earth Organization.
He had no idea what Su Ze had done while using his identity, much less that Pulamon had become Su Ze’s puppet.
He had originally planned to report everything in detail. To his surprise, however, Mr. Kang—who had always made his life difficult—was now treating him with great importance. The other grand elders also showed considerable appreciation for him, praising his loyalty to the organization.
The sudden shift in their attitudes left him utterly dumbfounded.
So, to hold on to this newfound respect and appreciation, he chose to conceal the fact that he had been kidnapped.