Overnight, all the demons who had been transformed by the demon core rushed anxiously to the outside of the Demon King's palace.
The modified demon cores seemed to improve each demon, but the accompanying side effects were significant.
Many demons have become irritable, and some have even lost control and harmed the demons around them.
However, because the demon core did become stronger after being modified, the demons, though sensing something was wrong, all tolerated it.
However, rumors have circulated that the modifications made to the demon cores were merely an advance use of future power, which could only be used for a maximum of one year. After that year, all the demons who modified the demon cores would die suddenly.
Those demons that exhibit side effects serve as a warning: the more pronounced the side effects, the more tragic their fate will be a year from now.
Ao lurked in the shadows, observing these modified demons.
They should be different from Lian Ce.
Lian Ce, as a cultivator, underwent cross-race transformation, while these beings were originally from the demon race. For them, the transformation of the demon core had only minor side effects, and they still possessed their own consciousness.
Aoqian couldn't help but think of the moment before Lian Ce died, when he finally regained his truest will.
Seeing the seriously injured Aoqian, Lian Ce wanted to apologize to him, and also wanted Aoqian to apologize to Song Xiwei. However, it seemed that it was too late. The mistake had already been made, and he would be a sinner for all eternity.
"Yes, there is a secret. If you ever have the chance to go to the Demon King's main palace, there is a secret hidden in a painting. Finding it might be helpful to you."
This was the last sentence Lian Ce left for Ao Qian before he died.
The officials in charge of the Demon King's palace had to show up and calm down these irritable demons.
"We want to see the Demon King!"
"Summon the Demon King!!"
The demon race is not as docile as the human race. Once they start causing chaos, how easy is it to quell them?
Moreover, these demons, knowing they wouldn't live more than a year, were all coming to the Demon King to demand an explanation!
After all, before agreeing to modify the demon cores, the Demon King didn't say it would cost them their lives!
If only a few demons were affected, that would be one thing, but the key is that so many demons have been involved.
The head of the Demon King's palace was having a headache from all the noise, but the Demon King was currently unable to see anyone, so how could he allow these rabble to disturb the Demon King's peace and quiet?
"Please follow me, everyone. His Majesty the Demon King has always been kind to his people and will surely satisfy you all!"
If the rumors weren't so serious, that would be one thing, but the crucial matter concerns life and death. These demons showed no sincerity whatsoever in the leader's flippant explanation.
Without saying a word, they surrounded the person in charge.
"Those who are blocking our way to see the Demon King! Attack them!!"
The person in charge was nearly killed by the combined attack of the demons.
The demons were even more furious when they couldn't get an audience with the king, so they decided to force their way into the demon king's palace.
Aoqian watched as the demons angrily kicked the door.
It seems he made the right decision by agreeing to let those elites come along.
These elites certainly did a great job.
It definitely helped me.
When the Demon King's palace was forcibly stormed, it was the perfect opportunity for Aoqian to take advantage of the chaos and enter.
His goal was to find that painting, the one Lian Ce had mentioned before his death.
The palace was vast, and the demons searched every corner for traces of the Demon King.
The Demon King was indeed hiding inside the palace.
What he didn't expect was that when he released some of his demonic power to deal with this rabble, Ao Qian appeared and captured him before he could react.
To Aoqian’s surprise, the Demon King was even weaker than when they last met. It wasn’t just that he looked injured; the Demon King in front of him gave him the feeling that he was on the verge of death, and that he wouldn’t live much longer even if Aoqian hadn’t found him.
"You really are persistent!" The Demon King looked at Aoqian with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.
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