Published: March 2, 2025
Number Eight was in front, while Wen Yu followed behind.
Along the way, Wen Yu appeared calm on the surface, but his inner vigilance was rising higher and higher...
This place was different from his previous visits.
It wasn't about layouts, decorations, or some hidden formations… it was just that there were fewer people.
In the past, when Wen Yu came here, there were at least a few treasure land guardians coming and going, but this time, apart from Number Eight leading the way, he couldn't see any other treasure land guardians at all.
Recalling Number Eight's earlier discreet reminder of the "Southeast," Wen Yu's seriousness escalated to the extreme; for a moment, he even had the impulse to turn around and run.
But…
How far could he really run?
In fact, Number Eight's reminder was quite interesting.
He chose to speak neither before nor after, but precisely when Wen Yu entered the sovereign's territory… perhaps this reminder was given out of goodwill; however, combined with the timing of Number Eight's words… something felt completely off.
Wen Yu's heart grew heavier as they approached the sovereign's hall, and when they finally arrived before the sovereign's hall, Number Eight bowed to Wen Yu and then disappeared completely.
Wen Yu swallowed hard; he looked ahead and saw the grand doors of the sovereign's hall slowly opening, a pale white light spilling out from the cracks, bringing with it an endless chill...
"What are you standing there for? Come in."
A voice from inside the door belonged to the sovereign. In the end, Wen Yu gathered all his thoughts and strode confidently into the sovereign's hall, looking at the figure seated high on the throne, the embodiment of sovereignty, who slowly lowered his head.
"I greet you, my lord."
…
"I greet you, my lord."
"No need for excessive formalities."
A normal meeting, normal pleasantries…
But what was abnormal was the presence of the person standing next to Wen Yu.
"Hehehe."
The spirit of the demon lord's avatar disregarded the occasion, emitting a series of sly laughs at Wen Yu, while Wen Yu merely glanced at the spirit of the demon lord and smiled as he asked the sovereign.
"Your Majesty summoned me here, it should be about the world lockdown on Earth, right?"
"Yes..."
"That’s not quite right, Your Majesty..."
The sovereign replied "yes," but was interrupted by the spirit of the demon lord, who grinned at both the sovereign and Wen Yu, his eyes shining with malicious intent…
Arrogance was the perfect description for the spirit of the demon lord at this moment!
Although the sovereign's words were interrupted, surprisingly, there was no hint of anger. The frail, four-armed ancient demon lightly tapped the armrest of the throne, deep in thought, before suddenly sighing.
"Indeed, it is not about the world lockdown on Earth."
"I called you here to kill you..."
The sovereign stated succinctly, directly revealing his purpose to Wen Yu.
It felt as if a massive stone had suddenly dropped to the ground; at this moment, Wen Yu surprisingly felt a sense of relief wash over him…
His smile remained unchanged as he simply asked.
"May I ask why?"
Perhaps the sovereign also harbored discontent toward the spirit of the demon lord; faced with Wen Yu's question, he spoke softly.
"The vanished Heavenly Gifted Stone has appeared near the Earth's core origin. I initially intended for you and the spirit of the demon lord to retrieve it for me, but the spirit of the demon lord..."
"I refuse to cooperate with you, so either the sovereign kills me or kills you, it's that simple."
The spirit of the demon lord interrupted again, answering Wen Yu's confusion in place of the sovereign, while Wen Yu merely squinted at the spirit of the demon lord.
"Actually, we don’t need to separate life and death over this. I came this time to request Your Majesty to let me leave, and from now on, I will have no further ties to this world… Don’t you think my choice would be beneficial for you?"
Wen Yu was not angry or furious; he was simply stating the facts calmly, yet the spirit of the demon lord smiled slightly at him, revealing his pale teeth.