"The Forbidden City is huge..."
"So... at that time, the game was already settled. Everything Chan did afterwards was just a struggle. Even if I didn't rush back, the situation wouldn't have changed at all. Perhaps... Ku also wanted to use this to sharpen him, so he reluctantly ended the game... But I didn't expect Chan to be so arrogant that he didn't choose to retreat, so he suffered such a big loss..."
"But maybe this is also another kind of tempering?"
After saying this, Chu Tianxiao secretly clenched his fists: "In other words... Ku, regarded us as tools to hone the two 'princes'? Does he, not take the human race seriously at all?"
"Who... is he?"
Emperor Zhou said: "Ku's identity is a mystery. I and Zhong Yi deduced that this beast is definitely not a demon from the human world, but a demon from the demon world that descended to the human world like a cicada! But... after observing for these years, I found that this does not seem to be the case..."
Chu Tianxiao was stunned when he heard this, and then he heard Emperor Zhou continue, "It seems that every once in a while, Ku disappears without a trace, just like he's 'dead'... The time intervals can be long or short, and this time, it was the longest time he's been 'dead'..."
"We... even suspected for a time that Ku was really dead this time... But that night, all the signs showed that he was still alive..."
Chu Tianxiao was confused by these words, and felt it was incredible... Could it be that every once in a while, Ku would fall into a deep sleep? Faking death? Or... something else
"We know too little about Ku, but once, the human race fished out a corpse in the snow. The corpse was dressed in black and had a white mask. He looked very similar to Ku, but after taking off the mask, his face was completely different and it was impossible to know his true identity... After waiting for a few years, various signs gradually emerged, and almost everyone believed that Ku was dead. But not long after that, Ku reappeared in the world and caused chaos! The powerful human race who underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly suffered heavy losses..."
"That incident... Was it a trap from the beginning, or was there something else going on? No one knows until now..."
Chu Tianxiao's pupils shrank slightly when he heard this. If the corpse was fake, it would be fine, but if it was real...
"Will Ku keep dying and resurrecting?"
Thinking of this, Chu Tianxiao shuddered. If that was true, wouldn’t it mean that the human race would never be able to kill this terrible enemy
Emperor Zhou looked at Chu Tianxiao and said, "Although this is mysterious and bizarre, it is not the real confidence of the demon clan..."
His expression suddenly became extremely serious.
"Little prodigal, do you know that the demons in the demon world are dozens of times stronger than the demons in the human world?"
"Why are the demons in Tianhuang Continent so rampant? It's because they have the support of the Demon Realm. They have countless powerful allies in the Demon Realm! But we humans... don't have any!"
"The vast land of China is said to be the place of revival for the human race, but in fact, we are the only remaining human race!"
"Since the ancient sages were all annihilated, the human race has become a lonely boat."
"No backers, no external aid, no escape route, not even any allies!"
"We humans can only survive through our own efforts!"
"After so many years of hardships, the human race has recovered some of its former glory. Even if we only talk about the demons in Tianhuang Continent, we humans can firmly gain the upper hand if we gather all the strength of the vast land of China. It is not a delusion to say that we can destroy the demons..."
"but… "
Emperor Zhou said, "The demons have a deep hatred for our human race and have an unyielding desire to destroy us. Not only have they deliberately provoked the human countries to cause conflicts, but more importantly... for so many years, they have been trying every possible way to make the demons from the demon world descend on the human world. You saw the results that night."
Chu Tianxiao nodded. The game that night was so dangerous that he couldn't just forget it...
only…
"Your Majesty, I have always had a question. Since the Demon Realm was able to send the cicada over that night, why didn't they just send the Demon Realm's army over? In that case, they could have crushed the human race, right?"
Hearing this, Emperor Zhou nodded: "You finally thought of this... Yes, although it is unknown how powerful the Demon Realm is, it is an indisputable fact that their strength far exceeds that of the Divine Land... It's just that I have been blocking the news to prevent panic..."
Chu Tianxiao narrowed his eyes: "If that's the case..."
"It's not that they don't want to, but they can't do it." Emperor Zhou said, "The human world and the demon world are two different worlds. There is a natural seal between the two worlds. Unless the seal is broken, the demons of the demon world will never come out in full force. Like the 'summoning' that night, it actually required the demons to pay a huge price, coincidence, and many restrictions before it could be successful... In the short term, they can't come a second time."
Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao suddenly realized that it made sense. The current demon world was like a higher plane. If it weren't for the "seal", they would have already rushed straight into the human world...
"I see... So your majesty is determined to exterminate the demons in order to prevent the demons in Tianhuang Continent from finding the seal and breaking it?"
“That’s right…” Emperor Zhou nodded in appreciation, “According to my and Zhong Yi’s speculation, the seals between the two worlds seem to be bidirectional, with different strengths… The seal on the Demon World side should be extremely strong, so strong that the demons have no power to break it, but it seems to be the weak point on our side… The seal here seems to weaken every few decades, and that night, I’m afraid it was when the seal was weak, causing the space between the human and demon worlds to be turbulent and gaps to appear. Otherwise, a strong man of Chan’s level would never be able to come here!”
"However, the demons' actions have become increasingly obvious over the years - they are trying their best to find the seal between the two worlds, as if they have great confidence that they will be able to break the seal if they find it... Therefore, once they find it, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao's heart trembled, and he quickly asked: "Where is the seal..."
Emperor Zhou shook his head. "It is rumored that the seal between the two worlds will appear once every four hundred years, but no one has ever seen it, and no one knows where it is... However, judging from the actions of the demons in recent years, they seem to have figured it out..."
"So, I must strike first!"
"If we don't exterminate the demons this time, the human race will be in danger!"
At this point, Chu Tianxiao has solved many of his doubts, but at the same time, many new questions have arisen... For example, does His Majesty mean that there are still experts here when he said "The Forbidden City is very big"? Then, what kind of experts can be recognized by His Majesty as "safe and sound"? And what secrets does Ku, this mysterious demon wise man, have? Why does he disappear and appear from time to time? What's the matter with that strange corpse? Of course, what Chu Tianxiao is most concerned about is... Why did he let his two disciples play games in the human world? What exactly is the content of the game
Could it be... related to the seal
Too many doubts lingered in his mind. Chu Tianxiao gently knocked his palms. Seeing his appearance, Emperor Zhou smiled faintly: "You don't have to be so nervous... Whether it is the demon clan or the demon world, if the sky falls, there will always be tall people to hold it up."
"I and those old guys are not just for show."
These words were somewhat humorous, and Chu Tianxiao smiled upon hearing them: "Your Majesty is right, I think too much..."
"Well, don't put too much pressure on yourself, but don't slack off either. After all, this world belongs to you young people..."
Emperor Zhou said earnestly, then turned and asked: "Okay, little prodigal, I have told you most of what you want to know. Now... it's your turn to answer my questions."
Chu Tianxiao clasped his fists respectfully, and then Emperor Zhou asked about the details of Chu Tianxiao breaking the Black Sky Blood Altar that night. Chu Tianxiao told Emperor Zhou almost everything except the matter of Qin Jiaojiao, and the more he listened, the more admiration he showed in his eyes.
In the end, all these emotions turned into a long sigh.
"Zhong Yi, there is someone to take over!"
Before Chu Tianxiao could say anything polite, Emperor Zhou narrowed his eyes and said with interest, "Next, you should ask for a reward. I heard that you want my Tianyi Divine Water?"
Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao's heart skipped a beat and he was startled. Then he saw Emperor Zhou wave his hand and said, "Don't doubt Old Seven. He didn't tell the secret... I have plenty of ways to know your little thoughts."
After saying this, Chu Tianxiao smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty has a keen eye. I do need Tianyi Divine Water, but only one drop will do... This matter is a matter of life and death for me!"