Published: March 2, 2025
Brilliant lights shimmered in a kaleidoscope of colors.
Countless streams of vibrant origin power flowed through the surrounding space, forming the shape of a rainbow. They appeared and vanished, reflecting everything around as if it were a fairyland.
No amount of exquisite words could adequately describe the grandeur and beauty of the origin pool.
And now, this treasure of the world, this miracle of all realms, belonged solely to him!
Floating within the origin pool, his physical body immersed in the roaring tide of origin power, breathing in the dense droplets of origin power, at this moment, the spirit of the demon lord was entranced.
This was the territory I personally fought for!
It was no wonder that the spirit of the demon lord was somewhat disoriented; after all, he deserved such praise—having forcibly occupied the 1996th layer of the Demon Palace, he had left the demon lord's subordinates utterly lost. If it weren't for the sovereign's intervention, the demon lord would have likely met his demise.
Forcing a twelfth level strongman into a desperate situation, everything the spirit of the demon lord did could be considered an unprecedented feat.
However, despite being entranced, the spirit of the demon lord had not forgotten the fundamental purpose of his visit to the origin pool.
After briefly admiring the fruits of his labor, a smile appeared on the handsome face of the spirit of the demon lord. He simply turned his head and fixed his gaze at the bottom of the origin pool, and then, with a movement, he dove straight in.
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The Demon Palace in the Demon Realm is akin to a simplified version of the Heart of the World.
However, one cannot overlook the fact that the Demon Palace itself is not a naturally occurring Heart of the World; it is merely a creation of the demon lord at his peak.
People only see the role of the Demon Palace in the Demon Realm but have never considered the significance of the Demon Palace's existence itself.
It differs from a natural Heart of the World.
This difference has its pros and cons…
The downside is that the functionality of the Demon Palace is not as comprehensive as that of a true Heart of the World. To suppress the collapsing Demon Realm, the Demon Palace requires the presence of the demon lord, a twelfth level strongman, to oversee the 999th Layer of the Demon Palace and continuously manage the overwhelming flow of origin power.
Indeed, compared to a genuine Heart of the World, the Demon Palace lacks this functionality.
The collapse of the Demon Realm seems to corroborate the fact that the effectiveness of the Demon Palace is not as strong as that of a true Heart of the World.
The positive side, however, is that the Demon Palace has other uses…
Perhaps only a few, like the spirit of the demon lord and the demon lord himself, understand the second purpose of the demon lord in creating the Demon Palace!
It can indeed serve as a simplified Heart of the World! But it is definitely not merely a simplified Heart of the World!
The true nature of the Demon Palace is that it is an artificially created collective of small worlds!
Each layer is a small world, totaling 1998 layers—this is a fact known by all.
But who understands why the demon lord designed such a layout when he constructed the Demon Palace?
The spirit of the demon lord knows!
At that time, when the Demon Realm was collapsing, the demon lord initiated the Heart of the World replacement plan. The original purpose of this plan was to extend the life of the Demon Realm and ensure its existence—great achievers must think comprehensively, considering potential failures before victories; this is undoubtedly a commendable quality.
The Demon Palace replacing the Heart of the World is undoubtedly a feasible path, but the term "extending life" does not equate to a complete rescue—extension, extension, but sooner or later there will be a day when it cannot be extended. In other words, what the demon lord did was merely delay the collapse of the Demon Realm, but the reality that the Demon Realm had already collapsed could not be changed.