Chapter 299: World Gap

Episode 12, Chapter 29: World Gap. (End of this episode)

Episode 12, Chapter 29: World Gap. (End of this episode)

A year passed in the blink of an eye.

Millions of demon monarchs continued to infiltrate discreetly in batches through an increasing number of ‘small world entrances’. Although such infiltration was slow, spreading out and infiltrating gradually over a long period made it incredibly difficult to stop. Human Godfiends were, after all, too scarce, and Great Sun Godfiends acting alone were easily ambushed and killed by the demon race.

“There are more and more demon monarchs,”

Meng Chuan stood in the lakeside pavilion, watching his daughter practice swordplay in the distance, but his mind was on the world situation.

“If the demon race wished, countless mortals in the wilderness would likely be slaughtered,” Meng Chuan thought silently. “However, as long as a demon monarch appears, and a distress call is made, I will rush to intercept and kill them immediately.”

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

His daughter, Meng You, suddenly unleashed sword energy, and her power surged dramatically.

Meng Chuan was startled, then couldn’t help but smile.

“Father, I’ve comprehended sword force! I’ve comprehended sword force!” Meng You exclaimed, somewhat excited.

“Mm,” Meng Chuan nodded with a smile.

Comprehending sword force at fifteen, though two years later than his son Meng An, was still considered excellent.

“You’er, write a letter to your mother yourself and tell her the news,” Meng Chuan instructed with a smile. Liu Qiyue was still guarding a city outside and could not return.

“Okay,” Meng You nodded repeatedly, then couldn’t help but ask, “Father, I only comprehended ‘force’ at fifteen. Can I still enter Mount Yuanchu?”

“That’s enough,” Meng Chuan nodded.

Mount Yuanchu often invited geniuses to the mountain in advance. Geniuses came in many forms: some awakened the Phoenix Divine Body, some comprehended the ‘realm of intent’ at a young age, and some, like Godfiend Deng Feng, were specially invited into Mount Yuanchu even though they were older when they displayed their talent.

Those who comprehended ‘force’ at thirteen were, after all, too rare.

Comprehending sword force at fifteen was considered qualified. Mount Yuanchu recruited twenty disciples each year, and those who comprehended ‘force’ at fifteen usually ranked among the top one or two.

Half a month later.

Meng Chuan sent his daughter to Mount Yuanchu.

“Your daughter’s talent is also good,” Venerable Qin Wu said, standing beside Meng Chuan with a smile. “She also has the potential to become a Marquis Godfiend.”

Meng Chuan nodded slightly. “By the way, Master, I heard Mount Yuanchu plans to expand its disciple recruitment?”

“Yes.”

Venerable Qin Wu nodded. “More and more demon monarchs are entering our human world. The ultimate victory between the human and demon races might be decided within the next one or two centuries. Especially for those awakened Regal Godfiends, their lifespans are limited, and our human race’s period of strength cannot last too long. Therefore, in the coming decades, we must intensify disciple cultivation, hoping to recruit more disciples and produce more powerful Godfiends.”

“The awakened Regal Godfiends only have decades left in their lifespans,” Meng Chuan asked. “If the demon race isn’t attacking now, are we just going to wait it out like this? What will happen after these Regal Godfiends die in a few decades?”

“Don’t worry, we have arrangements to ensure that many major cities can be maintained for at least a century,” Venerable Qin Wu said.

“A century?” Meng Chuan nodded slightly.

Demon World.

In a floating ice palace high in the sky, the three Archon Emperors of the Demon World were gathered.

“After a year of investigation from all aspects, the situation is clear,” Archon Emperor Xinghe, with black hair and a single horn, said with a faint smile. “A large number of Regal Godfiends have appeared among the human race. The three major sects combined have approximately sixty additional Regal Godfiends. Some are well-known Regal Godfiends from one or two centuries ago, while others are even more ancient Regal Godfiends who once dominated seven or eight centuries ago. None of them are newly breakthrough Regals; rather, they are Regal Godfiends who have lived close to their lifespan limits and accumulated profound strength. They had never appeared before, but now they have all revealed themselves.”

“Lifespan limits cannot be resisted,” Empress Xuanyue said. “There have long been legends in the outer realms that by using a secret ‘feigned death’ technique, one can hide for a period and continue living for a certain duration in the future. However, the total duration of actual life cannot be increased.”

“Our demon race doesn’t have this ‘feigned death’ secret technique; clearly, the human race does,” the golden-robed, golden-haired man beside them said.

Archon Emperor Xinghe continued, “Observing the lifespans of these Regal Godfiends, none of them have long to live—only a few decades.”

“Then let’s play the long game,” Empress Xuanyue said coldly. “After a few decades, this group of Regal Godfiends will die of old age. With sixty ancient Regals gone, winning the war will be easier.”

“They might continue to ‘feign death’ to buy time,” Emperor Peng said.

“Therefore, we must occasionally attack cities, forcing them to maintain their city-guarding strength,” Archon Emperor Xinghe stated.

Emperor Peng frowned. “With such a group of ancient Regal Godfiends, coupled with some of the human world’s hidden foundations, the human race might be able to delay for another century.”

“Haha.”

Empress Xuanyue, however, chuckled. “We must be patient. Now that the ‘world gap’ between the Demon World and the human world has appeared, it signifies that in the River of Spacetime, the two worlds drawing closer is an inevitable trend. The human world, this delicious food, is destined not to escape.”

“Indeed,” Emperor Peng also smiled. “Previously, I worried that the vast and turbulent River of Spacetime might cause the two worlds to drift apart again. But now that the world gap has begun to form, there’s no need to worry. In the future, there will be more and more world entrances between the two sides, and demon infiltration will become increasingly easy.”

“Ancestor Cang Yuan of the human world was once renowned across many worlds in the River of Spacetime, striking fear into the hearts of Emperors from various worlds,” Archon Emperor Xinghe also chuckled. “Although he couldn’t resist the limits of his lifespan and eventually died, the treasures he left behind… will absolutely be a huge surprise.”

“Not just Ancestor Cang Yuan’s legacy, but the accumulations of the human world over generations will all be ours,” Empress Xuanyue and Emperor Peng both said, filled with immense anticipation.

At the level of an Archon Emperor, their sights were set more on the outer realms.

They even harbored greater ambitions!

Ancestor Cang Yuan’s legacy was something the three Archon Emperors were determined to obtain. It might even be the greatest treasure the three Archon Emperors could ever hope to acquire in their lifetimes.

Human World.

“The Emperors intend to put enough pressure on the human race to force those ancient Regal Godfiends to guard cities,” the black-robed figure said. “After a century, this group of ancient Regal Godfiends will all die of old age, and winning the war will be much easier then. Moreover, the Emperors have stated that the world gap has begun to form, and more world entrances will appear moving forward.”

“World gap?” Demon Saint Jiuyuan’s eyes lit up. “I heard it’s a special gap that forms in the River of Spacetime when two worlds draw close to each other. Is it very mysterious?”

“The world gap, like other passages, can only accommodate demon monarchs up to the fifth-tier,” the black-robed figure said.

“Ah, so I can’t enter it.”

Demon Saint Jiuyuan expressed some regret, then asked, “The Emperors commanded us to play the long game with the human race for a century. What will we use to do that? Relying solely on the remaining three hundred fourth-tier demon monarchs and a dozen fifth-tier demon monarchs won’t be enough.”

“Including the demon monarchs who infiltrated over the past decade, as of today, the demon monarchs in the human world number over five hundred thousand. Within the next three years, this will surpass a million,” the black-robed figure said. “After that, tens of thousands of demon monarchs will be sent in annually as reinforcements. Make good use of these million demon monarchs to force those ancient Regal Godfiends not to ‘feign death’.”

“A million demon monarchs just to buy time?” Demon Saint Jiuyuan understood. “That makes it simple. In terms of numbers, human Godfiends are far inferior.”

“These ancient Regal Godfiends may seem difficult to deal with, but in the face of time, they are insignificant,” the black-robed figure chuckled. “Moreover, once the world gap fully forms, the human world will have no escape!”

(End of this episode)

Episode 13 will begin tomorrow.