Published: March 2, 2025
The spirit of the demon lord, however, rarely explained anything to Aoga.
“It is the sovereign’s doing.”
“The sovereign?”
The name of the sovereign left Aoga somewhat confused— the nature of the avatar of the demon spirit was vastly different from Wen Yu's yahagi. Aoga was completely unaware of the connections between the golden armor, guardian number three, and the sovereign.
The spirit of the demon lord merely snorted.
“It’s nothing more than a third party intervening, causing a backlash from the two who were originally at their peak. It’s no big deal.”
On the surface, the spirit of the demon lord appeared indifferent to the matter, but from his angry eyes, Aoga could sense the hidden unwillingness deep within the spirit.
Seeing that they were just a step away from their target, yet blocked by external forces, this situation would be unbearable for anyone.
However, the spirit of the demon lord's psychological resilience was indeed impressive, or rather, he had anticipated the connection between the demon lord and the sovereign long ago.
After answering Aoga's question, the spirit of the demon lord lifted his head and gazed at the vast void filled with spatial turbulence above. Through the void, he seemed to see two small worlds shrouded in white light amidst the river of space.
Lonely, insignificant.
Like twins curled up together in a womb.
“Truly pathetic.”
A mocking smile curled at the corners of the spirit's mouth, leaving Aoga puzzled. After a brief moment of contemplation, the spirit quickly shifted the topic.
“How has the follow-up work from the war been handled?”
The so-called follow-up work from the war merely referred to spoils of war and similar things— in this regard, the surface demonic clan was undoubtedly the most professional.
“The information, equipment, laboratories, and technical personnel you wanted before the war have been gathered and sent back to the surface. We've also captured quite a few prisoners, and most of the city clusters from Negative 522nd Layer and Negative 412th Layer... etc. have been preserved. After a simple rest, they should be no different from before.”
“In addition, according to your orders, the surface demonic clan has begun the migration of personnel. It won’t be long before a large number of surface Demon Realm residents move in here. In ten years, we will be able to assimilate the Demon Palace into a part of us.”
All these arrangements had been made prior to this battle; the spirit of the demon lord's intentions could not be any clearer.
Not only did he want personnel, but he also wanted land.
As long as those personnel from the Demon Palace were sent to their deaths and the surface demonic clan’s residents were moved over, it wouldn't take long for this place to become a part of the surface demonic clan.
The former disconnect between the Demon Palace and the surface Demon Realm would be completely history.
Upon hearing this, the spirit of the demon lord simply nodded and said, “Not bad.” Then, he looked off into the distance, and after a moment's hesitation, he beckoned to Aoga.
“Come with me.”
...
Aoga followed behind the spirit of the demon lord, and the two descended.
At first, Aoga didn’t know where the spirit wanted to take him, but it didn’t take long for him to realize.
Going down...
Where else could the spirit of the demon lord go besides the second most mysterious Negative 999th Layer of the entire Demon Palace?
Soon, Aoga entered the entrance of the Negative 998th Layer leading to the Negative 999th Layer along with the spirit of the demon lord.
As a hazy sensation washed over him, when Aoga opened his eyes again, he found himself in a place he had visited before.
Previously, every time the spirit of the demon lord created an avatar, he needed to go to the Negative 999th Layer of the Demon Palace to “steal” origin power. As the spirit's number one lackey, Aoga had naturally accompanied him in doing this.
He was very familiar with the Negative 999th Layer of the Demon Palace.