Published: March 2, 2025
Tang Haofei never imagined that the survival of his world would be entrusted to an old monster.
Whether it was the sovereign or the demon lord...
In his eyes, neither of these two could be allowed to obtain the Heavenly Gifted Stone! It would be best if they both washed their hands and died together!
"We discussed back then, if we could eliminate both the sovereign and the demon lord, it would undoubtedly be the best outcome, right?"
Tang Haofei nodded.
From the beginning, the demon lord and the sovereign were enemies, both opponents, and of course, the perfect solution would be for both to be completely destroyed.
Originally, Bai's plan was for Bai and Tang Haofei to team up to eliminate the sovereign while leaving the demon lord for later—after all, he couldn't escape, could he?
Although the success rate of this plan was low, following Bai's scheme indeed had the possibility of killing the sovereign.
This was also why Bai wanted Wen Yu to enter Treasure Land No. 444 to gather intelligence.
"But just the two of us have too low a success rate for killing the sovereign; you understand that, right?"
Tang Haofei estimated for a moment, and although he was reluctant, he still nodded.
"So, we need that half of the Heavenly Gifted Stone."
"You mean we take the demon lord's Heavenly Gifted Stone to fight against the sovereign?"
"Exactly!"
Bai clapped his hands affirmatively.
"The change in the plan comes here... Before, we aimed to kill the sovereign by leveraging our two skill systems to forcefully confront him! But the current situation is actually a better opportunity for us! With Wen Yu out of the equation, we now have the spirit of the demon lord as a powerful ally! We can directly take the demon lord's half of the Heavenly Gifted Stone right in front of the sovereign!"
Tang Haofei was momentarily stunned, and then his expression grew grim.
Originally, their plan was to target the sovereign first.
This was because the sovereign was unrestricted...
That's right, unrestricted—he wasn't like the demon lord, who was trapped in the Demon Palace and couldn't easily make a move; the sovereign could strike at will!
If Tang Haofei and Bai first took down the demon lord, the sovereign, sensing something amiss, might very well unleash his rage on Earth, which was something Tang Haofei did not want to see.
Moreover, although the sovereign was strong, he had no helpers, and the intelligence was straightforward and easy to obtain—at least now, Bai and Tang Haofei had already grasped most of the sovereign's skills.
Unlike the demon lord, the demon lord was shrouded in mystery, with no traces of his strikes to be found, and since the demon lord treated Wen Yu as hidden agents, if the plan went into effect and Wen Yu turned against them at a critical moment, that variable would be far greater than with the sovereign!
But now... Wen Yu was gone...
So the demon lord became a lone wolf, a tempting target that everyone wanted to bite into—after all, they were all enemies, so why wait to take your life when you're in trouble?
However, Bai still hadn't explained the first point he mentioned.
If the two of them took the Heavenly Gifted Stone and the sovereign, in his rage, destroyed the Earth, where would Tang Haofei go to reason with him?
"Don't worry, brother, I already have a plan for how to take the Heavenly Gifted Stone and absorb it discreetly. Otherwise, do you think I would gather my avatars to collect the origin power of life planets for nothing? And don't forget, the Immortal Heroic World is still under the sovereign's control; I need you to help me kill the sovereign and reclaim the Immortal Heroic World."
"If you and I split up, everyone suffers; I, Bai, wouldn't do anything that harms others while benefiting myself, would I?"
Bai patted his chest in assurance, then chuckled.
"Now, let me ask you again, do you trust me, or the sovereign?"
Tang Haofei fell silent for a moment, stroking his chin. After a while, he seemed to have found the root of the problem...
The issue still lay with the spirit of the demon lord.