The Demon Emperor was Saint Emperor

Chapter 173: Global Server Announcement

"Lynn of the Celestial Destiny Empire, having committed the heinous crime of regicide by slaughtering the divine-blooded royal family, is hereby decreed by His Majesty the Emperor of the Lolan Empire to be executed. All those belonging to the Sunset Empire may proceed to Celestial Destiny City to capture and kill him, with a reward of fifty billion gold coins or a divine artifact."

As the urgent announcements, differing only by the empire’s name, echoed across the Divine Protection Continent, everyone below was utterly stunned.

An execution order issued in the name of the Emperor, with a reward as high as fifty billion gold coins or a divine artifact—this is akin to how the peak Seven Great Demon Kings were once treated.

What on earth has this fellow Lynn done to warrant a reward on par with the legendary Seven Great Demon Kings, a rank that was part of the demigod Demon Race?

Alright, in the wake of the regicide at the Golden Hall, Lynn’s reputation has spread across the Celestial Destiny Empire. Thanks to the teleportation magic array, his name has been praised in every country on the continent, but to be compared with the revered Seven Great Demon Kings, he truly lacks the clout.

You’ve only killed one of the weakest, most pathetic Emperors of the Celestial Mandate Empire. The past Seven Great Demon Kings each left millions of wronged spirits in their wake, even slaying no fewer than a hundred emperors who dared to personally take the field.

Yet, the attitude of the continent’s nations also suggests that there’s still a gap between Lynn and the past Seven Great Demon Kings. After all, those seven faced an execution order from all Eight Great Empires, calling for the entire continent to hunt them down. Lynn’s only qualifies for the Five Nations.

The Empress of the Celestial Mandate Empire is rumored to have an ambiguous relationship with him; she rose to the throne with his help, so it’s no surprise she hasn’t ordered his execution.

But the silent response from the top two empires on the continent, the Light Empire and the Giant Dragon Empire, is quite telling. This means Lynn hasn’t reached the level to be sought by all Eight Great Empires across the continent—the degree of execution...

"Execute Lynn?? Are they... foolish?"

No matter the reactions worldwide to the execution order announcement, Xiya, upon hearing this "global announcement" from the Five Nations, was dumbfounded for half a day before blurting out this small mutter.

"Not foolish; this should be called idiotic instead."

Honestly, ever since the word "idiot" was coined, "foolish" has seemed way too endearing.

It’s just that Xiya couldn’t speak profanities, otherwise, she might have realized she was using the wrong words.

"A wanted execution for the Miracle Saint Emperor, the World-saving Hero... Damn it! I’m going back to find Prophet Granny; they misunderstand you too greatly without knowing the truth. We must make them withdraw the imperial order!"

After a brief stupor, Xiya quickly reacted. She knew Lynn’s identity, but clearly, the people of the Five Great Empires did not.

She wasn’t worried that Lynn would be harmed by those coming for the massive bounty or those with an overflowing "sense of justice." After all, his abilities spoke for themselves; anyone below a high-level Saint Tier couldn’t even scratch his defenses.

Even above the high-level Saint Tier, as long as Lynn was outfitted, they still couldn’t break his defense.

A Near God at level 999 is no joke. Aside from deities in the Pantheon, only the Late Emperor Demon Dragon Emperor of the Demon Realm could match him; others, whether people or demons, could hardly come close.

Unless the Sunset Empire, Star Moon Empire, Eagle Empire, Endless Empire, and Lolan Empire could muster a squad of over twenty demigods, they were merely marching to their deaths.

However, the current Divine Protection Continent couldn’t summon even one demigod, and not a single Peak Saint Tier either.

With such pitiful strength, they dared issue an execution order on Lynn? Have they figured out who would be executing whom?

Lynn managed regicide at the Golden Hall once; can’t he do it six times more?

If Lynn gets truly enraged, who can keep themselves alive? With their strongest National Guardian War Saints no higher than level 750, they aren’t enough. Surely they don’t intend to... rely on the Demon Race?

"Xiya, no need to find Prophet Granny; I’ll contact Helena and have her inform the Five Kings."

Seeing Xiya getting agitated, Lynn quickly stopped her. At such a time, seeking the Elves without global announcement authority was pointless, wasn’t it?

Doesn’t he have one of the Eight Great Emperors at home? Helena should be able to get in touch with those Five Empire Emperors.

As for after contacting them, if they understood human language, they’d listen; if not, international teleportation poses no difficulty for him. At worst, he’ll say it to their face; just that to invite him in person for an explanation would incur a small "fee"...

He’s not the Greed Demon King; he won’t demand exorbitant prices. At most, once the fee is collected, the Celestial Destiny Empire might just leap from being the eighth to the top three.

"Then... okay, let’s head to the Imperial Palace."

Upon hearing Lynn’s words, Xiya thought carefully and realized that this was indeed logical. No matter how prestigious the Elf Kingdom was, it wasn’t one of the Eight Great Empires. Plus, she wasn’t her sister, so her standing naturally lagged behind, and the outcome might not be as promising.

Helena, on the other hand, had a status and position equal to those five monarchs, making her more suitable for negotiations.

"Let’s go, we..."

"Whoosh!"

Once again, Lynn’s words were left unfinished, cruelly interrupted by another full-server announcement.

"Are we done yet? I damnit..."

Lynn was about to break out in a tirade, but Xiya quickly silenced him with a finger to his lips.

"This is a signal from the Celestial Destiny Empire, not from the Light Empire or the Giant Dragon Empire. Stop cursing."

With Xiya’s words, both Lynn and she waited a moment, and sure enough, they received Helena’s meticulously crafted global announcement.

"In light of the execution order issued by the Emperors of the Sunset Empire, Star Moon Empire, Eagle Empire, Endless Empire, and Lolan Empire against my Celestial Destiny Empire’s Imperial Consort, Lynn, which severely damages our nation’s interests, interferes with our domestic affairs, tarnishes our image, and affects my personal feelings, I, Helena Stuart, representing the Celestial Destiny Empire, hereby issue an execution order to the Emperors of the Sunset Empire, Star Moon Empire, Eagle Empire, Endless Empire, and Lolan Empire. All those belonging to our Celestial Destiny Empire may proceed to these five nations to execute any emperor and receive the corresponding reward: each Empire’s Emperor is offered a bounty of 5 gold coins or a standard longsword!"

Lynn wasn’t sure if Helena burst out laughing while editing this full-server announcement, but he could imagine Natasha at home nearly rolling with laughter at the sight of this long string of announcements.

To repay the favor in kind—it’s impossible for them to hunt down and execute others without expecting potential bounty-issuing retaliation, right?

Though the bounty of 5 gold coins might be too high, considering Helena’s lofty status, she likely hasn’t seen currency below gold coins. Just those five idiot emperors deserve no more than 5 copper coins, at most plating that copper with gold. They aren’t worth real gold and silver...