Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 808: Capturing the Great Demon Lord
Bang!
The Great Demon Lord smashed the small table in front of him into pieces with a slap, his eyes blood-red as he gasped for breath, “Is the gentleman not lying to me? In the eyes of those so-called cultivators, are we truly just tools for collecting belief power?”
Zhao Hai smiled wryly but remained silent. Although he said nothing, the Great Demon Lord already understood his meaning; what Zhao Hai said was true.
The Great Demon Lord's face turned ashen. For someone of his status, being treated as a mere tool for collecting belief power was something he could not accept under any circumstances.
He stood up and looked at Zhao Hai, saying, “Now that you know so much, is there a solution?”
Zhao Hai nodded, waved his hand, and the fragments of the small table, wine pot, and cups vanished. He then took out a new small table, a wine pot, two cups, and several plates of snacks, placing them on the table before making a gesture for the Great Demon Lord to sit.
Upon seeing Zhao Hai's demeanor, the Great Demon Lord was slightly taken aback, then couldn't help but burst into laughter. He sat down, lifted the wine cup, took a sip, and then set it down, saying, “Good wine! Much better than what I usually drink. Can the gentleman speak now?”
Zhao Hai smiled faintly, saying, “This wine was made in the last two years. Hehe, if Your Majesty likes it, I can bring some for you.”
The Great Demon Lord nodded, saying nothing. Although he felt somewhat calmer now, it was impossible for him to regain his previous peace of mind. He was eager to know how Zhao Hai planned to resolve the issue with that cultivator.
Zhao Hai did not keep the Great Demon Lord waiting too long. After taking a bite of beef jerky, he said to the Great Demon Lord, “Your Majesty should have some understanding of the Ark Continent. This place was once a low-level dimension where there were no divine-level experts because the heaven and earth laws did not permit it. Once a divine-level expert appeared, they would have to ascend to the God Realm. The God Realm can be considered the higher realm of the Ark Continent; I’m not mistaken, am I?”
Over the years, the Great Demon Lord had employed numerous methods to deal with the Ark Continent, so naturally, he had not neglected intelligence gathering. He was already aware of what Zhao Hai was saying, which was precisely why he decided to conquer the Ark Continent. After all, it was a lower-level dimension compared to the demon clan, and conquering it was not a big deal.
Seeing the Great Demon Lord's expression, Zhao Hai knew he understood very well. He continued, “From the soul of that cultivator, I learned that for them, the Ark Continent, the God Realm, your demon clan, and the recently appeared Underworld are all part of a larger dimension. Our places belong to smaller dimensions within this larger one, like several rooms in a large courtyard. They're all in the same courtyard, just different rooms.”
The Great Demon Lord nodded. When Zhao Hai had previously spoken about that cultivator, he had already vaguely guessed this point, but it was just confirmed by Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai continued, “In this larger dimension, the highest level of existence is the supreme divine-level expert. Achieving saint-level expert status is exceedingly difficult, and once one reaches saint-level, they might ascend to even higher dimensions, possibly that cultivation realm. Once we reach that realm, we will be on the same level as that person, so we naturally would no longer be their subordinates. However, those of us who just ascended won't be as powerful as them, and until we reach there, we still have to endure their anger.”
The Great Demon Lord fell silent. He clearly understood that Zhao Hai's words were correct. Just like the divine-level experts of the Ark Continent, they were essentially all pseudo-divine level experts, hardly true divine-level beings.
As for the divine race, even an ordinary soldier was a divine-level expert. In this situation, would those who ascended from the Ark Continent have a higher status in the God Realm? Impossible.