Just at this moment, several demons seemed to "recognize" something and couldn't help but exclaim!
"This lamp... seems to carry a bit of the king's will!?"
"Could it be that you are under the command of the King?"
When these two sounds fell, all the demons in the audience were shocked. For a moment, emotions such as surprise and shock were intertwined together... Then, a sound even louder than before resounded throughout the venue!
"Did the King send you to pick us up?"
"It must be! With your majesty, we can finally return to the demon world!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
After hearing this, Ku just rubbed the corner of his clothes lightly. There was no respect for the "senior" in his tone. Instead, he said indifferently: "The direct descendants of the former Demon Lord have died and only their souls are left. Even their spirits have been broken. It's really... pathetic!"
Hearing this, the place fell silent again.
After a burst of ecstasy, all the awakened demons finally realized their current situation...
Back then, the Demon Realm launched an aggressive war but suffered a great defeat… The Demon Emperor died, and of the four great Demon Lords under his command, two died in battle and one fled. For a time, the situation in the Demon Realm was in turmoil… During that crisis, countless demon talents emerged. Among them, the most brilliant and outstanding ones, who could even turn the tide, were the first generation of Demon Lord and the only remaining Demon Lord.
After the war, the foreign enemies retreated, and the two powerful men began a civil war for the position of the lord of the demon world.
That battle was not recorded in history books, it was just a duel between two strong men.
In the end, the Demon Lord won, unified the demon world, sealed the eight tribes, and was called the King. The Demon Lord was defeated and left the stage sadly. According to the agreement before the war, he led his tribe through the seal of humans and demons and came to Tianhuang Continent to try to fulfill the "eternal wish" of the entire demon clan. What exactly it was, even the high-ranking demons in the demon world, only a few demons knew, but there was no doubt that... the first generation of Demon Lord did not succeed.
Perhaps it was the battle with the Demon Lord that year that injured his foundation, or perhaps it was some other reason... In short, after the first generation of the Demon Lord came to the human world, he only conquered the Tianhuang Continent and failed to fully occupy the vast land of China, and then he died.
His subordinates were also killed in the subsequent great war... Some of them perished completely, while others were buried in this demon tower, sleeping for a thousand years, waiting for the people from the demon world to come here, take them back to their hometown, and rebuild their bodies...
Therefore, they were so excited when they saw the lamp on Ku's body which clearly carried the aura of the 'Lord King' of the Demon Realm.
But, thinking back, they were all subordinates of the Demon Lord. Although the strong are respected by the demons, even the Demon Lord did not hesitate to pay tribute to the Demon Lord after being defeated. Privately, they also admired the martial arts of the respected king, so they, the subordinates, did not dislike the Demon Lord very much...
But...if you look closely, the Demon Lord is still their 'enemy', but now, because they see the hope of being rescued, they are ecstatic towards the Demon Lord's subordinates and lose their composure to this extent... In fact, they can be said to be "spineless".
So at that moment, they didn't know how to refute Ku Bingleng's cold words.
The whole audience was silent, but it was Ku who broke the silence and said in a cold voice: "You are all losers, and you should have been away from the demon world forever, but... the situation has changed now. Your Majesty, I am willing to give you a chance..."
Hearing this, the whole audience remained silent, but the strong emotions revealed in the fiery red eyes could not be concealed... After all, after a thousand years of sleep, the loneliness that pierced the heart was unbearable even for them.
They are the demons, they should be standing between heaven and earth, howling and free! But now they are trapped here, and will be doomed forever... How can they accept this
Looking at the expressions of these demons in front of him, Ku nodded slowly. No one could figure out the expression behind the mask. He just listened to him succinctly recount the events of that starlit night...
"You want us to help?"
After hearing what Ku said, an ancient voice exploded like thunder.
"This is impossible! You are a subordinate of the King. You should know that after our demon race has mastered the Immortal Demonic Scripture, although our souls can be kept indestructible, only the Demonic Heart Fire of the Demon Realm can reshape our bodies. Moreover... it will take a long time, and when we recover, we will no longer be the same as we were before... Not to mention, we are now trapped here and cannot be tempered by the Demonic Heart Fire..."
Hearing this, Ku Lengmo said, "No need to do this..."
Having said this, he raised his head slightly, and his words sounded like thunder.
"You... just need to help me open the Nine Abyss!"
After this sound, there was silence for a moment, and then... countless noisy, crazy roars sounded!
"You're crazy!"
"That's impossible!"
"Do you know what Jiuyuan is? You ignorant youngster!"
"Nonsense! Why would the king send you to the human world?"
In response to these shouts of opposition, Ku had no expression on his face, and simply said indifferently: "You... have you forgotten why you came to the human world?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the noisy shouting stopped.
Soon, several hesitant and anxious voices rang out...
"Have you... have you found... her?"
Ku remained noncommittal: "In order to fulfill our clan's long-cherished wish, it is imperative to open the Nine Abysses."
“… What on earth do these two have to do with each other? What on earth are you planning?!”
Many demons are still full of doubts.
Hearing this, Ku did not intend to give a direct answer, but said: "These... Don't worry about it, you just need to help me with all your strength, open part of the Nine Abyss, pour 'that power' into 'his' body, and start this big show..."
“That’s it.”
When Ku's words fell, the demons pondered for a long time, and finally one of them said, "... Even so, where will the blood sacrifice required to open the Nine Abyss come from?"
"The authority of the demons in Tianhuang Continent has fallen into my hands."
Upon hearing this, Ku gave a somewhat inconsistent answer.
Fortunately, there are some wise people among the demons, and an old voice sounded immediately.
"...You mean, we should launch a fierce attack at this time to raise enough money for the blood sacrifice? But... didn't you say that the human race has dozens more Lingyue masters?"
Upon hearing this, Ku raised his head slightly and said, "It will take time."
It was also a sentence with unclear meaning, but the other party understood it clearly - no matter how bright the stars were that night, they were still "external objects" after all, so it would take time to digest and consolidate what was gained... In other words, although the human race seemed strong at this time, there were actually many powerful Lingyue masters who had already achieved success and had to escort the newcomers...
Instead, they were restrained.
After all, the further you go on the path of cultivation, the more bumps you will encounter. Generally speaking, it is not the case that everything will be fine once you take this step... The higher the level of the strong, the more so. As for those newly promoted young strongmen, although the degree is slightly less severe, for the future potential of the human race, they will surely evolve into the same situation...
In other words, at this moment, the human race is in a somewhat awkward period of "pseudo-weakness". Once it is over, the overall strength will surely advance by leaps and bounds, and it can even be said to be reborn. But before it is over... there is also a rare "gap of weakness"!
"This matter can be used as an excuse."
"After the blood sacrifice is raised, we can start the process of destroying the whole situation, just in case... By the way, before that, it's time to take the first step of the 'backup'..."
Ku's words carried a lot of plots, and when the deep meaning was figured out, those demons who claimed to be shrewd and calculating were immediately frightened...
At this moment, they finally understood why this fellow who belonged to the Demon Lord had no respect for such a "powerful ally" from the beginning to the end... All this was because he was not just a common soldier!
He... must be in a high position in the demon world!
Being able to reach such a high position at such a “young” – of course, relative – age… The meaning behind this is self-evident…
After figuring this out, the demons' tone of voice changed slightly, but some still expressed doubts: "The strong men of the human race will surely have thought of this..."
"It's alright." Ku waved his hand. "The attack is not to destroy this tribe, but just to take what I need. Once the Nine Abysses are opened... the overall situation will be decided."
Hearing this, many demons fell silent again. After a long while, the last question was raised...
"Move and Quiet Nine Abysses, one move means two moves, first quiet, then move... The chess piece that receives the power of 'Quiet Nine Abysses'... has it been decided?"
Ku nodded slightly: "It's decided... He is carrying the destiny of the underworld, and is the most suitable chess piece."
"This matter has already been accomplished. In order to avoid excessive expenditure, even I do not know exactly what the 'Nine Abysses of Tranquility' gave him... However, the 'whitewashing' has been completed, so there is no need to worry."
After these words fell, there was a moment of silence. After a moment, another demon spoke up: "Then you know that to activate the Nine Abysses, our remaining souls may not be able to withstand it. Whether we can survive afterwards depends on luck! How can we..."
Hearing this, Ku flicked his shirt and interrupted calmly, "In that case, let's take a gamble."
"Whether to wander for another thousand years, or to fight for that glimmer of hope...you decide for yourself."
"But remember, the King will never give you a second chance."
"Think twice."
Having said that, Ku turned around, as if he didn't care at all about the final choice of these demons. He waved his hand and walked out of the demon tower.
When the door closed again, he raised his head slightly and looked at the gray sky. A smile suddenly appeared on the face hidden under the mask...
"hehe… "
He chuckled, his voice carrying some complicated emotions, but he murmured...
"Young Master Xuanmen... Chu Tianxiao."
"The game has come to this point. I am really looking forward to... the moment of checkmate."