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Chapter 764: Missing Princes and Princesses
The more Liora conversed with the Mountain Demon Lord, the more certain she became of his age.
Through a brief conversation, he had been able to reveal many secrets that even beings like the Holy Land Demon Lord were likely not privy to.
Whether it was the layout of the Demon World or the strength of its most powerful individuals, the Mountain Demon Lord was extremely knowledgeable about these subjects.
“With the strength you previously displayed, there are only a few individuals on the surface that you should be careful of.”
“First are those few freaks maintaining the top ranks. I don’t know about the others, but I suspect that all three Devils ranked in the top three have already taken that step. You should be careful not to offend them.”
The Mountain Demon Lord did not explicitly state what “taking that step” referred to, but Liora immediately grasped his meaning.
For all Ancient Devils, “taking that step” meant reaching the Absolute Beginning Stage.
From then on, they were only a sliver away from becoming Princes of the Demon World and entering the apex echelon of the Demon World.
In front of such beings, even the strength Liora had previously shown was nothing.
If she didn’t use the Cosmic Universe, she would instantly perish if a Prince or Princess attacked her.
There was a huge gap between the Primordial and Absolute Beginning Stages, after all.
The former had only traced their timelines far enough into the past.
On the other hand, Absolute Beginning Devils had traced their timelines all the way back to the beginning of the Origin Sea!
Their methods and strength far exceeded everyone’s imagination.
Of course, compared to them, Liora was more interested in another group of Devils.
Princes and Princesses of the Demon World! The true rulers of the Demon World and the apex powerhouses of the entire Origin Sea!
If Absolute Beginning Devils had merely traced their timelines back to the birth of everything, then Princes of the Demon World could take action and destroy everything before it had even been born without suffering any backlash.
Compared to Absolute Beginning Devils, whom she was confident she could contend with, Liora was more interested in and guarded against them.
Unfortunately, when she tried to steer the conversation in that direction and obtain some information about them, the Mountain Demon Lord shook his head.
“I’ve never seen, much less interacted with, a Prince or Princess of the Demon World. Let alone me, I doubt there is any current Ruler who has ever done so.”
“In the past, before I was even born, there was indeed a period when such beings meddled in the affairs of the Demon World. Unfortunately, there was later some great upheaval that forced them to depart.”
“Since then, all the Princes and Princesses have gone missing.”
“This is the reason why the Demon World has now weakened to this point. Back then, it is said that all of the top one hundred places were occupied by Absolute Beginning Devils.”
“Primordial Devils were only in the third echelon of forces. Now, Primordial Devils have a far higher status.”
Soon, the Mountain Demon Lord explained what he meant.
According to him, after the Princes and Princesses of the Demon World went missing, the method to reach their level had disappeared.
Everyone remained stuck at the Absolute Beginning Stage, unable to make further progress.
The path from a Little Devil to the peak of the Ancient Devil Stage was clear.
Yet beyond that was complete darkness. No one knew how they should proceed.
“Over the years, countless Ancient Devils have sought a way to advance.”
“Some of them have chased after the traces left by the Princes and Princesses. Others have tried to journey through the Origin Sea and obtain a power system that could elevate them to that point.”
“The former have all failed. As for the latter, it’s impossible for me to judge. Even if they succeeded, there wouldn’t be any clues left for us to know.”
Just from hearing this, Liora understood why the Mountain Demon Lord had previously reminded her to be careful of those non-Ruler Ancient Devils.
Most likely, these people had long gone crazy!
After all, they knew that they had yet to reach the apex of their power system. But although they had met the requirements for further advancement and should have been able to advance, they had remained stuck!
Being unable to make progress despite being capable of doing so, and desperately wanting to, for billions of years would drive even the most strong-willed person mad.
It was unknown what plans these people had laid out in order to achieve their goals.
Seemingly sensing her thoughts, the Mountain Demon Lord smiled.
“Of course, you don’t have to worry. For us Primordial Devils, the matters of such beings are none of our concern…”
Then, he continued.
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Liora felt that she had made the right decision by agreeing to the Mountain Demon Lord’s invitation.
Not only had she gained a deeper understanding of the Demon World, but she had also learned many secrets.
Finished with their conversation, she said goodbye to the Mountain Demon Lord and left his Demon Layer, prepared to digest all this information.
The Mountain Demon Lord did not stop her.
He looked at her departing figure and watched as she disappeared.
The moment she exited his sight, the Mountain Demon Lord’s eyes flashed with a profound light.
“It’s about time for the ruins to open again. It’s time to make further plans…” he whispered.
As he spoke, the face on the mountain vanished.
It appeared in another location along his body, examining the many creatures residing on top of him and observing their civilization.
His gaze was indifferent, a clear sign that he had done this countless times in the past.
For Ancient Devils, the life and death of civilizations was nothing.
Yet if Liora were here to witness such a scene, she would be surprised.
At that moment, the place where the Mountain Demon Lord’s face had appeared was not in any of the parts of the mountain range she had seen before.
Instead, it seemed to have drilled into a deeper layer of space.
In fact, if one were to look at the Mountain Demon Lord from above, they would discover that only a tiny part of his body acted as a Demon Layer.
The rest, more than ninety percent of it, was hidden in the depths of space, making it impossible for anyone to discover.
Less than ten percent was truly revealed.
But even that small percentage was strong enough to retain the 18th place in the Rulers’ competition and make the Mountain Demon Lord a Primordial Devil that nobody would dare to offend.