Published: March 2, 2025
Looking at the warrior in front of him, who stood tall and unwavering despite the oppressive aura emanating from Wen Yu, the smile on the demon lord's face gradually stiffened.
'I should have personally crushed this little insect back then!'
This was the inner thought of the demon lord...
To see a once easily crushable bug now standing proudly before him, and yet he was not even sure he could defeat the opponent...
How could this feeling be anything but complicated?
However, some things, once missed, were truly missed. Now, the demon lord found himself at a loss when it came to Tang Haofei.
After a moment, the demon lord put on a business smile again, looking at Tang Haofei and Bai, he slowly spoke.
“So, has the sovereign prepared everything?”
“Exactly, my lord asked me to convey the message that we can set off now. You will be the main force, and we will supervise the battle. Is that alright?”
This statement choked the demon lord slightly.
Damn, Tang Haofei, with such strength, and yet you want to supervise the battle... I’m genuinely afraid you might take advantage of the chaos and twist my head off during the fierce fighting.
However, the demon lord could not say such words aloud. After all, he had been around for over five thousand years, and he certainly had some tricks up his sleeve. Thus, he had no reason to alter his plans for the impending decisive battle due to Tang Haofei's strength.
"Don't we need to rest for a while?"
"You are the main force; you decide!"
“Hehe…”
The demon lord truly had no need for rest; he had been resting for over five thousand years for this moment...
So the conversation ended quickly, and the three soon set off, passing through the teleportation array, continuously crossing one world after another, until they arrived at Demon Palace Layer 997, where they finally paused.
Standing before the teleportation passage from Layer 997 to Layer 998, the demon lord turned his gaze toward Bai.
Seeing this, Bai immediately took out a light sphere from his bosom and tossed it to the demon lord.
This was the "key" to unlock the upper layer's seal.
Perhaps the sovereign had previously told the demon lord how to break the seal, for upon receiving the key, the demon lord showed no signs of confusion. He held the light sphere high and stepped slowly into the teleportation passage.
Before long, the three encountered a white Barrier.
The demon lord placed the light sphere against the white Barrier, and with the convergence of two streams of white light, the Barrier quickly opened a gap. The demon lord stepped in first, with Bai and Tang Haofei hurriedly following.
As the dizziness of the teleportation passed, when the three opened their eyes again, they found themselves in a massive city cluster.
“Welcome to Demon Palace Layer 998,” the demon lord said with a smile as he looked at the buildings ahead.
...
The city cluster on Demon Palace Layer 998 was the largest in the entire Demon Palace. Wen Yu had lived here for a period of time, having a clear understanding of its scale.
Years of expansion and renovations had allowed the city's size to far surpass that of Beijing, bustling with people and filled with experts.
But that was in the past...
Without the supplies from below, Demon Palace Layer 998 soon fell into a dire situation of resource scarcity— in fact, the land of Demon Palace Layer 998 could not support a giant city of such scale along with all its residents.
For the past five thousand years, how Demon Palace Layer 998 survived was unknown to outsiders, but as the demon lord and the others sensed it, they immediately detected the current dire straits of Demon Palace Layer 998.
Famine spread, residents were in dire straits, all looking gaunt and emaciated; the city's functional system had long been halted, leaving the entire city in a state of chaotic disorder.
Robberies, killings, rapes, cannibalism...
Various human tragedies occurred every moment.
Once, the demon lord had used the power of the origin pool to sever the anchor between the demonic clan in the Demon Palace and the Demon Realm, which should have been a good thing. But looking at this hell on earth, Tang Haofei couldn't help but sigh deeply.