Chapter 805 – Have A Chat
When Zhao Hai first heard that Laura wanted to do this, he persuaded her to do otherwise. It wasn't useful. In any case, the things produced by the Space at this point was already very valuable. There's no need to study the little things, their supply of gold coins would still mount up regardless.
However, Laura insisted that she do this. In the end, Zhao Hai didn't say anything more. He knew that Laura was just looking for something to do, she didn't like idling around.
Berry and Ruyen had found themselves going along with Laura in the past few days. They weren't interested in matters of war. Therefore, Zhao Hai just left them to do their own thing.
A day passed by and the Divine Race army was still advancing. Moreover, they had already occupied three cities in the first day. They were almost caught up to Thunder Yun's progress in the past.
Zhao Hai didn't carry any large scale attack on this Divine Race Army. He was aware that his real targets were the Radiant Empire as well as the Demons.
On the second day, the Demon Race finally moved. Under the leadership of the Demon King, an army of 40 million Demons set out towards the Ark Continent.
Zhao Hai looked at the 40 million strong Demon Race Army. With his attention mostly focused on the Death Qi army.
The Demons were fully prepared this time. They were plenty of archers as well as powerful crossbows in their army. Moreover, surrounding the army were countless Demon scouts.
Zhao Hai noticed something peculiar, both the Demons and the Divine Race were completely lacking when it came tom cavalry units. The majority of Demons have wings, allowing them flight, hence they didn't need to use cavalry units. At the same time, a fully grown Divine would reach 9th rank, which also allowed them to fly.
However, Zhao Hai believed that it wasn't because they didn't care about cavalry, but instead because they lacked proper mounts. The magic beasts of the Divine Realm were very strong. And it was precisely because of this strength that people found it hard to tame them. Because of this, most people were unable to get mounts for themselves. In this case, forming a cavalry unit would be very difficult. The same situation applied to the Demon Race.
On the other hand, the Barbarians and Winged Pegasus people were special. These two races were predominantly cavalry. The Elites that they had sent out were all cavalry units. Needless to say, the mounts of the Winged Pegasus people were the winged pegasus. These winged pegasus can fly, so it wasn't weird for them to be made into mounts. What made Zhao Hai confused were the Barbarian people.
The mounts of the Barbarians were their rhinoceros beasts. Although this magic beast was powerful, one could see at a glance that they were innately unable to fly. However, all of the Elite Barbarian Cavalry were actually on top of 9th rank rhinoceros beasts. This surprised Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai had the Space, so it wouldn't be strange for him to be abundant when it came to 9th rank beasts. But for the Barbarians, how could they amass such high numbers of 9th rank beasts?
Later on, Zhao Hai called the undead Barbarian King and found out that the Barbarian's way of advancing was the same as the Diamond Apes. Like the Diamond Apes, advancement in cultivation needed to be made alongside their beast companion. This made it harder for them to progress, the same was true for the Barbarians.
If a Barbarian wanted to increase their strength, then they would need to do so alongside their magic beast. Promoting their strength on their own was very difficult, close to impossible.
The he called Winged Pegasus Zhan over and asked about the Winged Pegasus people. Once the Divine Race conquered the Winged Pegasus race, it should be understandable for them to snatch the winged pegasus mounts and use them for themselves. However, Zhao Hai noticed the lack of cavalry units among the Divine Race army even with this arrangement. Only after asking Zhan about it did Zhao Hai finally understood. The winged pegasus couldn't be used by anyone. Only when a person had the blood of a Winged Pegasus clansman would the winged pegasus agree to be mounted. Because of this, even if the Divine Race had conquered the Winged Pegasus Clan, they were still unable to use the mounts for themselves.
After hearing this, Zhao Hai couldn't help but sigh and think about the mysteries of creation. It was fortunate that Zhao Hai had the Space. The winged pegasus that the Space brought up didn't have the problem. Anyone can ride the Space's winged pegasus as long as Zhao Hai agreed to it.
Although the Demons didn't have any mounts, most of them had wings, so they weren't strangers to flight. This can be seen on the scouts that the Great Demon King had sent out, all of them were extremely fast fliers.
Zhao Hai looked at the Demon Race and sighed. To be honest, he couldn't find himself truly hating on the Demons. In Zhao Hai's mind, the Demons had reasonable reason to conquer the Ark Continent. And since the Demons hadn't done excessive things upon arriving, Zhao Hai couldn't really hate on them.
But not hating on them doesn't mean that they would just be left on their own. Zhao Hai understood that the Demons just wanted to have a good life. However, Zhao Hai wasn't a saint. If you march on his home, intending to snatch the place where his family lives in, then prepare to face retaliation.
At this time, Zhao Hai turned to Lizzy and said, "Lizzy, go drag the Divine Race for two days. We'll deal with the Demons first. I want to have a chat with the Great Demon King."
Lizzy frowned when she heard this, she said, "Chat? Big Brother Hai, do you think you can convince the Demons to retreat?"
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "I'm not that naive. However, the situation changed. The Demons are unaware of the Underworld's connection to the Ark Continent. I want to try and give him this information to see if they wanted to stop their advance."
Lizzy looked at Zhao Hai before she nodded and said, "Alright. But Brother Hai, I urge you to not get your hopes too high."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "It's going to be fine." Then Zhao Hai's body flashed as he went out of the Space. This time he didn't bring Shue and the others.
As the Demons advanced forward, their scouts were carefully examining their path. The scouts that the Great Demon King had brought were the elites of their class. Their speed was fast, moreover, they were unlike the Divine Race, they didn't underestimate the people from the Ark Continent. The Demons would always do everything at their full power, no matter who their enemies were.
As the scouts went on, one of them suddenly noticed a black spot on the horizon. As the scout stared, he quickly saw what the black spot was. It was a person wearing a Dark Mage's robe. And this person was stepping on a blood red sword.
The Demon couldn't help but stare blankly at the approaching person. When the person drew nearer, the scout can finally identify who it was. It was the Demon Race's biggest enemy, Zhao Hai.
The Demon scout immediately became afraid as he prepared to turn around and run. But at this time, Zhao Hai opened his mouth and said, "Demon Race friend, wait. This Zhao Hai wants you to convey his words to the Great Demon King. Please tell his Majesty that this Zhao Hai wants to have a chat with him."
Zhao Hai inspected the Demon scout. This scout was different compared to the Vile Demons. This Demon had a face but his body was just like a vulture. He was tall and slender, his neck was naked but at its base there was a swathe of feathers, looking just like a scarf. He had azure black feathers that had a metallic luster. He also had a bare tail, two strong looking claws, and two axe like wings that spanned about 10 meters from tip to tip.
The Demon couldn't help but stare blankly at Zhao Hai. He looked at the scout calmly and smiled, "Please send my message."
The Demon looked at Zhao Hai for quite some time before he looked at the sword Zhao Hai was steppin on. Then after that, he turned around and flew.
Zhao Hai had always thought of cruising the skies on top of a flying sword. He had long envied those Chinese stories where a character would step on a flying sword and enjoyed the freedom between the heaven and the earth. Because of this, Zhao Hai deliberately transformed his staff into this flying sword.
The Demon scout quickly returned to the army and went directly towards the Great Demon King's chariot. He went to a group of Death Qi warriors and said, "Please send word. Demon Vulture Division's Third Squad member Luo is seeking audience with the Great Demon King."
The Death Qi soldier looked at the Demon Vulture and with his cold voice he asked, "What do you want to say. Have you found the Ark Continent's troops?"
The Vulture Demon doesn't want to send the wrong message, so he shook his head and said, "We haven't. However, this one has been blocked by Zhao Hai himself. He had me send a message saying that he wanted to have a chat with His Majesty the Great Demon King."
Upon hearing the Vulture Demon, the Death Qi soldier couldn't help but knit his brows. Then he nodded and said, "Wait here." Then he turned around and flew towards the Devil's War Chariot.
The Great Demon King was currently sitting inside his chariot. The contents of his table was the same as before, two side dishes and a bottle of liquor.
At this time a knock was heard, then a voice came, "Your Majesty, a Demon Vulture Scout has sent a message. He said that Zhao Hai had sent word that he wanted to have a chat with you."
The Great Demon King stared, he stood up and then opened the chariot's door. The soldier gave his respects to the Great Demon King before he said, "Your Majesty, the Demon Vulture Division's Third Squad Member Luo came said that Zhao Hai stopped him only to have him send a message that he wanted to have a talk with you."
The Great Demon King knit his brows and said, "He wants to chat? Interesting. Go and call Demon Vulture Luo. I want to personally ask him about this matter."
The soldier complied and the turned around to leave. Before long, Demon Vulture Luo appeared by the side of the Great Demon King's chariot. When Demon Vulture Luo saw the Great Demon King, he immediately lowered his head and gave a salute, "This one has seen Your Majesty."
The Great Demon King nodded and said, "Are you sure it is Zhao Hai?"
Demon Vulture Luo nodded and said, "Replying to His Majesty. From what I saw in the official document, it is indeed Zhao Hai. However, he didn't have his undead along with him. Instead, he was stepping on a blood red sword that was floating in midair."
Chapter 806 – The Great Demon King Meets Zhao Hai
Normally, the last detail would be insignificant. However, when the Great Demon King heard it, his expression couldn't help but change. He looked at the Demon Vulture and said, "Did you really see Zhao Hai stepping on a flying sword? Not something else?"
Demon Vulture Luo was given a scare when he saw the Great Demon King's change in expression. He quickly replied, "Replying to His Majesty. This one has indeed seen a blood red sword. But that sword was somewhat different compared to the ones we use. That sword had a tassel trailing behind it.
Upon hearing Vulture Luo's answer, the Great Demon King's expression changed once more. Then he said, "Alright, you can go back." Demon Vulture Luo gave a bow before turning around to leave.
When Demon Vulture left, the Great Demon King immediately gave command, "Stop the army. Call Demon Dragon over." Then the guard outside complied and went on to transmit the orders.
The Great Demon King stood in front of his carriage door, looking into the distant skies as he muttered, "Is he one of them? That's impossible!"
Before long the Demon Dragon king arrived by the chariot. He gave the Great Demon King a salute before saying, "Your Majesty, you called for me."
The Great Demon King nodded, then he said, "Zhao Hai just sent someone to tell me that he wanted to have a chat. I've stopped the army and will hand temporary authority to you. I will be going first to meet Zhao Hai."
When he heard the Great Demon King, the Demon Dragon King couldn't help but stare. Then his complexion changed as he said, "Your Majesty, I ask you to think about it once more. Zhao Hai is strong, and his schemes cannot be counted. Your Majesty, this is too dangerous."
The Great Demon King shook his head and said, "You don't understand. When the scout came to give his report, he also told me that Zhao Hai was riding on top of a flying sword. And that this sword has a different style to those we generally use."
When he heard the Great Demon King, the Demon Dragon King stared, then he whispered, "Your Majesty, you suspect him to be….."
The Great Demon King nodded, "Correct. Because of this, I need to meet Zhao Hai. Don't worry, although Zhao Hai is strong, I'm quite formidable myself." This time, the Demon Dragon King didn't stop him. Then the Great Demon King turned his head to the chariot's driver and said, "Go forward."
As soon as he heard that, the driver raised his hand and whipped the elephant-type magic beasts, urging the carriage to go forward. Before long, the carriage has left the army behind.
Zhao Hai was currently standing on his flying sword that the blood ghost staff transformed to. He felt that standing on a flying sword did indeed feel very good. The breeze brushing on his face while the clouds fluttered around him.
Before long, block spots were seen in the distance. These black spots became bigger and bigger as its figure was clearly seen, it was the Great Demon King's carriage. What surprised Zhao Hai was the fact that the Great Demon King didn't bring any escort along with him.
Zhao Hai stood calmly on his flying sword as the Devil's War Chariot got closer and closer. It didn't take too long before the chariot stopped in front of Zhao Hai. Then the chariot's door opened as the Great Demon King appeared. He looked at Zhao Hai before shifting his gaze on the flying sword by Zhao Hai's foot. His eyes shone a flash of light before he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "I heard that Mister Zhao Hai wanted to chat with me."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "I do indeed have something to discuss with Your Majesty the Great Demon King. I have some information that may interest you."
The Great Demon King looked at Zhao Hai's eyes, then he smiled and said, "Alright, then how about you come in and we talk about it inside?" The Great Demon King wanted to see if Zhao Hai had the courage to accept his invitation.
Zhao Hai just gave a smile and said, "Since Your Majesty is inviting me, then how could I decline?" Then his figure moved and appeared in front of the door as he gave the Great Demon King a salute.
The Great Demon King looked at Zhao Hai with interest, then he smiled faintly and said, "Mister, come in." Then him and Zhao Hai entered the chariot.
When he went in the chariot, Zhao Hai looked around for a moment and didn't say anything. Then he followed the Great Demon King to his table before sitting on the opposite side. The Great Demon King took his bottle of liquor and poured a glass for Zhao Hai and then for himself. He raised his glass towards Zhao Hai and said, "Mister, cheers."
Zhao Hai raised his glass as well and said, "Your Majesty, cheers." Then the two of them downed their liquor in one go. The Great Demon King looked at Zhao Hai and laughed, "Mister is really something else. Not only did you enter my chariot, you even drank wine with me. Not a lot of people were as carefree as you. You have my admiration."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty overpraises me. This one just believes that Your Majesty wouldn't poison the wine. You don't want to get rid of me at this time."
The Great Demon King stared, then he said, "Oh, Mister is quite confident."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "I am. Your Majesty should be aware that I am the supporting pillar of the Ark Continent. If I were to disappear, then the Ark Continent is finished. Because of this, you wouldn't deal with me prematurely. I am still quite useful for the Demons."
The Great Demon King laughed and said, "But just as mister said, you are the pillar of the Ark Continent. Wouldn't it be great if I kill you right now?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "That would be an average person's thinking. However, Your Majesty isn't an average person. Your Majesty has another enemy aside from me, the Divine Race. Since Your Majesty has yet to deal with them, then you would want to keep me alive as long as possible. This would allow me and the Divine Race to wound each other, giving the Demons great profits for cheap work."
The Great Demon King smiled and didn't say anything more. However, this was a signal that he agreed. Zhao Hai looked at the Great Demon King and said, "I came to meet Your Majesty in order to tell you something. I believe Your Majesty will change the Demon Race's plan upon hearing it."
The Great Demon King looked at Zhao Hai. He had no clue what Zhao Hai was about to tell him. Zhao Hai smiled and then continued, "I think Your Majesty has already received information about the Ark Continent preparing to migrate. Am I correct?"
The Great Demon King's pupils couldn't help but shrink when he heard this, he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Did mister deliberately send this information out?"
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "No. People under Demonic influence has just been found by me recently. I came to know from them about you receiving information. And that information is true."
The Great Demon King knit his brows, he looked at Zhao Hai, urging him to go on. Zhao Hai then said, "I'll be honest to Your Majesty. The Ark Continent's invaders not only comprise of the Demons and the Divine Race. There is another strong group that appeared. They are the main reason why I had the entire continent migrate."
The Great Demon King was frowning as he listened to Zhao Hai. He wasn't sure whether Zhao Hai was telling the truth or not. If what Zhao Hai said was real, and a new enemy has appeared on the continent, then migration was a valid move. The only question about this was; where did the Ark Continent's residents migrate?
Zhao Hai looked at the Great Demon King's expression then he said, "After repelling both the Demons and the Divine Race, an accident happened in the Ark Continent's Northern Icefield. I had been there before because I needed to retrieve the Beastmen's Beast God's Spear. Because of that I've become quite familiar with the place, there were almost no living creatures there, and the temperature is very low, completely not suitable for living in. Due to my prior experience in the icefield, I completely disregarded it when the Demons and the Divine Race came. In my opinion, the icefield was even the safest place in the Ark Continent."
The Great Demon King nodded, he believed what Zhao Hai said. He was also aware about the Northern Icefield's situation. He had read the same information from their people in the Continent. They even went on to explore the place for some time. They wanted to take a look whether it was suitable for the Blood Void formation. But in the end, they left disappointed, there were no living beings there to be used as sacrifice.
Zhao Hai looked at the Great Demon King and continued, "After knowing that something happened in the icefield, I immediately went there to investigate. At that point, the icefield was covered in a dark mist, in it were large quantities of undead. Fortunately, I'm a Dark Mage. So I captured some undead and turned them into my subordinate before asking them about their origin." After speaking this, Zhao Hai looked into the eyes of the earnestly listening Great Demon King before he said, "These undead came from the Underworld!"
The Great Demon King's complexion changed when he heard this. He gave a long stare at Zhao Hai. who gave him a nod and said, "Your Majesty, you haven't heard it wrong. The undead came from the underworld. A spatial rift is currently at the Northern Icefield, and it leads directly towards the Underworld."
The Great Demon King stood up and made some steps back and forth. After some time he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Did the Underworld open the spatial rift? Or did they have assistance from other parties?"
Zhao Hai forced a smile and said, "There was no help. Although the war had caused the continent to be hectic, there were still three powerful Beastmen tribes left to guard the Icefield, nobody should be able to go through their territories undetected. I suspect this has something to do with the Divine Race's action. In order to invade the Ark Continent, the Divine Race decided to break the laws of the continent. This caused damage to the Ark Continent's natural barriers, allowing spatial rifts like the one connected from the Underworld to appear."
The Great Demon King's expression changed once more. Then he sat back on his chair and drank a glass of liquor before he muttered, "I thought this would be an opportunity for the Demon Race. It's a pity. It seems like the Ark Continent would turn into another Underworld."
Zhao Hai looked at the Great Demon King and said, "Does Your Majesty believe me? Aren't you afraid of me deceiving you?"
The Great Demon King looked at Zhao Hai and smiled bitterly, "With Mister's strength, what's the use of deceiving me with this? Also, you cannot hide this lie for so long. Wouldn't we be able to uncover the truth sooner or later?"
Zhao Hai laughed and said, "Right. Your Majesty, I am not lying. After a period of time, information about the Underworld should reach your ears. I just came here to save you the time."
The Great Demon King looked straight at Zhao Hai, after some time he said, "It looks like Mister has already completed the Ark Continent's migration. Otherwise, you wouldn't be this carefree right now."
Chapter 807 – Eye of Truth
Zhao Hai looked at the Great Demon King and smiled, "Your Majesty guessed it right. I didn't explicitly tell you but the entire Ark Continent's population had already been moved. Moreover, it's a place much better than the Ark Continent."
The Great Demon King faintly smiled and didn't speak anything else. Zhao Hai looked at the Great Demon King and couldn't help but smile as well, then he said, "To be honest, I don't really feel any hatred for the Demon Race. The Demons invaded the Ark Continent just to have a better life, nobody can judge you for that. You are different from the Divine Race, they just want to invade for the sake of conquest, you don't."
The Great Demon King raised an eyebrow, Zhao Hai continued, "I don't know if Your Majesty is interested about this, but this happened in a previous battle with the Divine Race. In that fight, the Divine Race performed a summoning. But who would've thought that the one they summoned was a person? He was called Deity by the Divine Race. And it wasn't the actual person, but just a projection of his true self."
When the Great Demon King heard Zhao Hai, his complexion couldn't help but change. He couldn't hide the anxiety on his eyes. Upon seeing this reaction, Zhao Hai thought that he might have hit something.
Earlier, Zhao Hai had discovered the Great Demon King's interest in the flying sword. This interest wasn't due to curiosity, it was something different. What puzzled Zhao Hai was the hint of anger on the Great Demon King's eyes.
How could one be angry at a sword? Because of this, Zhao Hai believed that the Great Demon King might have known something, or may even hate a person with a sword like that. The flying sword Zhao Hai chose to model his blood red sword belonged to Lu Wei. In other words, the Great Demon King knew Lu Wei judging by his reaction.
Because of this, Zhao Hai spoke a few words as a test, and he didn't expect that it would actually yield results. It was clear that the Great Demon King was interested in this topic.
Zhao Hai didn't hide anything, he looked at the Great Demon King and said, "I ate some losses under that man's hand. But fortunately, I had some methods of my own, defeating him in the end. I also used a secret technique to find the origin of that man."
The more he listened to Zhao Hai, the more the Great Demon King became startled. Upon hearing that Zhao Hai knew of that person's origin, the Great Demon King couldn't sit still, his two shining eyes looked straight into Zhao Hai as he said, "Can mister tell me?"
Zhao Hai replied, "Before telling Your Majesty, may I know why you are interested in that person? I'll just let you know, there is no bad blood between the Demons and the Ark Continent. In the future, if I were given the choice to fight with the Demons or not, then I'd rather not. After all, we've already left the Ark Continent behind. On the other hand, the Divine Race used their blood sacrifice to invade the Ark Continent. I couldn't let the Divine Race off lightly. At this point, I couldn't be considered to be Your Majesty's enemy."
The Great Demon King looked deeply into Zhao Hai's eyes, after some time he nodded and said, "Just as mister said, there is no true hatred between the Demons and the Ark Continent. There's no reason to fight with each other anymore. However, Mister needs to assure me that what you'll say would get my interest. Otherwise, you can't blame me for getting angry."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "I can guarantee my own words, Your Majesty. You won't be disappointed, instead, you might find it good."
The Great Demon King looked at Zhao Hai before he sighed and said, "I hope so. Mister might not know, but the life of a Demon is quite long. Among the people in Ark Continent, I'm afraid only the Elves would compare to our lifespans. Because of this, every Great Demon King reigns for a very long time. And when a Demon ascends to being a Great Demon King, the Demon God would manifest himself to offer blessing to the new Great Demon King."
Zhao Hai nodded, he was already aware of this from asking Cai'er. At that time, he needed a deeper understanding of the Demon Race, he needed to know their customs and lifestyles.
The Great Demon King didn't know what Zhao Hai's nod meant. He thought it might be because he was listening. So the Great Demon King continued, "When I ascended to the throne, the Demon God showed his image. At that time, I was very excited, after all I was receiving the Demon God's blessing."
Zhao Hai understood the Great Demon King. It was the same thing for a successor who believes in a Deity. When they suddenly become the Ruler and receives the blessing of their god, it was normal to feel excitement.
It was at this point that the Great Demon King's tone changed, "However, I didn't think that I would see something different. Not a single Demon in the Demon Realm knew that I have a divergent ability. The name of the ability is "Eye of Truth". All illusions and magic are useless under my gaze. I haven't told anyone about this, thus, nobody knew."
Zhao Hai's eyes couldn't help but light up. He looked at the Great Demon King and said, "Your Majesty, is the Demon God's appearance different from what you expected?"
The Great Demon King nodded, "This is why I'm interested in what mister will say. Just as Mister said, the Demon God's appearance was different than what I thought. The Demon God should look like that, but what I saw was not." Then he pointed to a big painting by the wall. Zhao Hai turned to look at the portrait of the Demon God and then nodded.
The Great Demon King continued, "Although he manifested in the form of the Demon God, his appearance changed in my eyes. He turned into a person wearing a long robe, an attire completely different to those found in the Demon Realm, Divine Realm, or even the Ark Continent. It's something I haven't seen before. Most importantly, that person was just a projection attached to a tiny pagoda. In other words, the Demon God that we've worshipped all this time, was completely fake!"
As he spoke the last sentence, the Great Demon King crushed the glass on his hand. One could see the obvious agitation in his actions. Then the Great Demon King cleaned his table before continuing, "At that time, a suspicion arose inside me. However, I didn't disclose this information, allowing me to smoothly assume the position of Great Demon King. After that, the projection vanished from thin air. But I clearly saw that the projection went into the tiny pagoda before flying away into the skies. After I ascended the throne, I tried my best to find clues. In the end, I finally found one in our Demon Race's Great Demon God statue."
Zhao Hai listened to the Great Demon King's tale with interest. The Great Demon King looked at Zhao Hai and said, "That Great Demon God's statue was said to be an unsurpassed treasure of the Demon Race. According to legend, the Demon God bestowed that statue to the Demon Race. However, I found that inside the statue was a magical formation that was constantly running!"
Zhao Hai suddenly gained clarity. He had always been confused, if the Ark Continent was a minor plane that belonged to a major plane, of which belonged to Lu Wei, then how does he collect faith power? It was obvious that he wouldn't collect it personally. Now Zhao Hai knew, it was because of that magic formation.
The Great Demon King looked at Zhao Hai, seemingly aware of what Zhao Hai was thinking about. The Great Demon King couldn't help but ask, "Mister, did something come to mind?"
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "I did think of something. But first I need to tell Your Majesty about the person the Divine Race summoned. From what Your Majesty described, that person looked just like what you've seen. I have a portrait of that person here, please take a look." Then Zhao Hai turned his hand and took out a piece of paper. This paper had a picture made by the Space showing the exact image of Lu Wei.
The Great Demon King looked at the picture that Zhao Hai took out, his expression immediately changed, "Right, it's this man. This is the person pretending to be the Demon God. After I had my suspicions, I immediately looked into the records of my clan. I didn't believe that I'm the only one to have the Eye of Truth. In the end I had found out that every single member of my clan that had the ability all died of unknown causes. There were even two of them who became Great Demon Kings, but they still died. Because of this, I reckoned there was someone who didn't want our ability to see through something. Fortunately, people with Eyes of Truth had the same eyes as those who don't. Moreover, since I didn't tell anyone about it, I was able to survive."
Zhao Hai nodded, "This person was the one summoned by the Divine Race, and they call him Deity. When he was fighting me, he used weapons one after another. One of which was a sword that looked just like mine, however, his sword was smaller. When I defeated him in the end, I was able to obtain his tower. It looked gloomy at first, but after I refined it, it turned into this form." Then Zhao Hai took the tiny pagoda out.
The Great Demon King looked at the Tiny Pagoda and nodded, "Although there were some changes in style, this should be the pagoda that I've seen. Mister, do you know anything about him? Who is he? Why does he want to be worshiped?"
Zhao Hai replied, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I'll tell you. When the man's weapons were broken by me, he decided to use his tiny pagoda. The tiny pagoda turned out to have a soul attack. I was almost killed. Fortunately, I was able to subdue the small pagoda. Then I used a secret technique in order to refine the soul within it, allowing me to know the truth."
Chapter 808 – Taking the Great Demon King
Bang!
The Great Demon King slammed his palm on the table, smashing it in the process. His two eyes were blood red as he puffed and said, "Mister, are you telling the truth? In the eyes of that immortal cultivator, we're just a means to get faith power? We're merely tools?"
Zhao Hai smiled bitterly and didn't say anything. Although Zhao Hai stayed silent, the Great Demon King understood, what Zhao Hai said was true.
The Great Demon King's face was pale. Their god was actually just using them to get this faith power. He was currently having a hard time comprehending it right now.
The Great Demon King stood up, he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Since mister knew about this, do you have any solutions?"
Zhao Hai nodded, he moved his hand as the table and the glass fragments vanished. In its place was another table with two glasses, several small dishes and a wine pot. Then he invited the Great Demon King to take a drink.
The Great Demon King looked at Zhao Hai, he stared for a moment before he laughed. He sat down and poured himself a glass of wine before drinking it. He smacked his lips for some time before he said, "Nice Wine. This is much better compared to the ones I drink."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly, then he said, "This liquor has only been made recently. If Your Majesty likes it, I can give you some."
The Great Demon King nodded but he didn't say anything else. Although he looked calm, it was impossible for him to not feel anxious. He wanted to hear Zhao Hai's plan to deal with the Immortal Cultivator.
Zhao Hai didn't have the Great Demon King wait for a long time. He ate some dried beef before looking at the Great Demon King and said, "Your Majesty, you should have some understanding with regards to the Ark Continent. The continent is just a minor plane. In the past, no God-rank experts were allowed to stay here. Once an expert reaches God-rank, they would immediately ascend to the Divine Realm. It can be said that the Ark Continent was a subordinate plane to the Divine realm. Am I correct?"
In order to deal with the Ark Continent, the Great Demon King had used a lot of methods in the past few years. This intelligence mission naturally didn't fail. What Zhao Hai said was correct, and this was also the reason why the Demons decided to take the Ark Continent for themselves. The Ark Continent was a inferior plane compared to the Demon Realm, there should be no problems in conquering it.
Zhao Hai saw that the Great Demon King agreed, then he continued, "I found out from the soul of that Immortal Cultivator that the Demon Realm, the Divine Realm, the Ark Continent, and even the Underworld belong to a major plane. These minor planes can be seen as the rooms on a courtyard that is a major plane. We're in the same courtyard, but in different rooms."
The Great Demon King nodded, when Zhao Hai told him about the immortal cultivator, he already had this guess. Zhao Hai only served to prove his suspicion.
Then Zhao Hai said, "In our planes, the highest degree of cultivation is God-rank. Reaching Saint God would be very difficult, and it might even be possible that Saint Gods ascend to a higher realm. This higher realm might even be the immortal cultivator realm. If we manage to ascend to that world, then naturally we would start out as someone weaker than that immortal cultivator. No matter how angry we are, we still can't do anything."
The Great Demon King kept silent. He knew that Zhao Hai was right. This was just like when ascended God-ranks from the Ark Continent become Demigods in the Divine Realm.
And these Demigods could only be normal soldiers in the Divine Realm. In this manner, how could a newly ascended person from the Ark Continent get enough power? It was simply impossible.
Then Zhao Hai continued, "Your Majesty. You should know that I have transferred the people of the Ark Continent. To tell you the truth, they were transferred to a unique place. And once I ascend to the immortal cultivation realm one day, all of the people from the Ark Continent would ascend along with me."
Zhao Hai had said so many things that had shocked the Great Demon King, he looked at Zhao Hai with perfectly round eyes as he said, "Are you lying?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty, I wouldn't dare. If you want, I can take you there."
The Great Demon King laughed and said, "You have the courage to get inside my chariot, so why wouldn't I come with you? Let's go."
Zhao Hai smiled then he nodded and said, "Then I'll ask Your Majesty to get ready. We're going now." Then he waved his hand as the two disappeared from the room.
Actually, Zhao Hai's original plan didn't include taking the Demon King to the Space. He wanted to convince the Great Demon King that the Ark Continent wasn't any good because of the Underworld. He would have the Great Demon King stop their plans to attack the Ark Continent so that he can deal wholeheartedly deal with the Divine Race.
However, Zhao Hai didn't expect the Great Demon King to know something about Lu Wei. In the end, their discussion came to this. Zhao Hai always wanted to bring the Demons to the Space, however, it was just too far-fetched of an ambition. But when the Great Demon King opened up about Lu Wei, Zhao Hai decided to use this opportunity to win the Great Demon King over. This would be equivalent to convincing the entire Demon Race.
Zhao Hai brought the Great Demon King to the Space and took him for a tour. He wanted to relay how good the life of the people from the Ark Continent had been.
They were currently inside the Ark Space, specifically, inside the Buddha Empire. The Great Demon King saw how the Buddha Empire looked like a ghost country back in the Ark Continent. But here, the situation was completely different. Every city had people inside, all of them were evidently happy with their current situation. It was a bustling scene.
Zhao Hai and the Great Demon King were invisible so that nobody could see them.
After their visit to the Ark Space, Zhao Hai brought the Great Demon King to an ordinary Space that nobody lived in. This place had mountains and flowing water. It had an environment not worse than the Ark Space.
Zhao Hai lead the Demon King to the place and toured the scenery. After looking around for some time, Zhao Hai turned to the Great Demon King and said, "Your Majesty, what do you think about this place?"
The Great Demon King was infatuated, "It's very nice. Much much better compared to the Demon Realm. It would be great if the Demons could live in a place like this."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "As long as Your Majesty agrees, your people can move in.."
The Great Demon King stared, he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Mister, you mean?"
Zhao Hai replied, "Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, this place is just like the Ark Space. It is my divergent ability. I can decide who I can let in and who can leave. If Your Majesty wants to settle the Demons here, then it would only be as simple as giving your approval. As long as you agree, then the Demons can live here."
The Great Demon King gawked, then his complexion sunk as he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "What are your conditions?"
To be honest, the Great Demon King was completely captured by the Space. The Demon Realm's environment was really terrible, anything even a bit better than it would be a blessing to the Demons.
However, the Great Demon King also knew that Zhao Hai wouldn't propose this if he didn't have any conditions. He doesn't believe that Zhao Hai was a saint. From the material that he had acquired, this Zhao Hai was a vicious and merciless character.
Zhao Hai looked at the Great Demon King and smiled, "I actually don't have anything to ask you. Just like I said, I don't have any deep hatred for the Demons. I can completely understand why the Demons wanted to invade the Ark Continent, you just want to live in a better place. Additionally, if you live here, then I would have one less enemy to worry about. As for the Divine Race army, they wouldn't survive. I wouldn't give them this opportunity, I want all of them to be turned into undead!"
The Great Demon King still didn't believe Zhao Hai. Suddenly, he thought of something, he turned his head at Zhao Hai, and said, "Do you want to use us to gather faith power?"
Zhao Hai laughed out loud, then he said, "Your Majesty, you overthink too much. Faith power? If I hadn't met that immortal cultivator, I wouldn't even know what it was. Even now I still couldn't quite fathom what it is. If you arrive at the Space, I wouldn't dare ask you to worship me."
The Great Demon King looked at Zhao Hai and said, he still wasn't convinced, "So there's no other condition?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "No other reason. Your Majesty can rest assured. You should have seen the life of the people from the Ark Continent. Did I force them to worship me? Did I make a church dedicated to me in their cities?"
The Great Demon King recalled and hadn't seen any churches in the cities they visited. He couldn't help but nod and said, "If you promise this, then the Demons will immediately move here."
This was Zhao Hai's turn to be surprised. He looked confused at the Great Demon King, "Your Majesty, did you just agree? Why? Do you believe me?"
The Great Demon King smiled bitterly and said, "It's not about whether I believe you or not. It's about something you might not know. It's about the Underworld.'
Zhao Hai stared, "Underworld? What's wrong with the Underworld?"
The Great Demon King forced a smile, then he spoke……