Upon hearing that the Ghost King was about to descend upon the mortal realm, Xia Tianqiong instinctively sat up straight.
He is very strong overall now, but he still cannot fight against the Ghost King. No matter how many Ghost Generals he has, it will be useless.
Then another question came to mind.
"Old Huo, you are the King of Ghosts. Even if a King of Ghosts were to descend, you would be the one to stand in front. Why are you looking for me?"
Old Master Huo sighed softly, "I am skilled in divination, which is how I entered the Dao and achieved the position of the Demon King. Compared with other Demon Kings, I am not good at fighting."
Moreover, I've frequently consulted the oracle these past few years, and several times it involved you. This backlash from the rules damaged my very essence, and I haven't fully recovered. If the Demon King were to descend upon the capital, I would be unable to cope.
Director Zhang added, "Old Huo risked his life to perform divination multiple times for the sake of the capital and for the continuation of humankind."
Xia Tianqiong frowned. "Why do I get attacked by the rules when they involve me? Is it because of forbidden techniques?"
A bitter smile appeared on Old Huo's wrinkled face.
He did not answer directly, "I foresaw this calamity even before the invasion of the human world by the ghost realm, but the time I calculated was more than ten years later."
Later, he would consult the oracle every three months and found that the time for the calamity to occur was getting shorter and shorter, and the outcome was also unclear and difficult to predict.
Until last month, I cast another divination, and it was determined that a demon king would descend within six months to a year.
I saw countless vague endings, most of which involved the fall of the capital and the accelerated shattering of humanity.
However, a few endings do develop in a positive direction. In all of these endings, without exception, there is a vague figure.
In this world, only your figure is blurred, so I beg you to lend a helping hand.
After finishing speaking, Old Master Huo looked solemnly at Xia Tianqiong, waiting for his reply.
Xia Tianqiong sat there, his brows furrowed. "The strongest among my subordinates is only at the peak of the Ghost General level. Even he is no match for the Ghost King. How can I possibly fight against the Ghost King?"
Old Huo suddenly countered with a question: "Do you know that you are a variable in this world?"
"I've heard that some of my actions could lead to an accelerated invasion of the human world."
"That statement is correct, but not comprehensive. The so-called variables have two aspects. The first is what you said, accelerating the destruction of humanity."
The second possibility represents a glimmer of hope; your actions may also bring life to the world.
Xia Tianqiong suddenly remembered that Manager Hu had said something similar.
He said that when the evil realm invades the human world, the rules of heaven and earth will leave a glimmer of hope for humanity.
Could this so-called chance of survival be related to him, this variable?
Seeing that Xia Tianqiong was still hesitating, Director Zhang suddenly sighed, "Ever since the strange phenomenon descended upon the human world, our Capital Headquarters has been consolidating its strength and gathering resources, focusing all its efforts on the capital."
In other regions, the government essentially abandoned them, even condoning the ancient families' rampant misdeeds. All of this was done to concentrate all resources and strength to combat this calamity.
If we fail to survive, the human world will shatter completely within one or two years and be swallowed by the realm of the undead. If we succeed, we can hold on for a few more years.
We invited you here not so that you could fight the Demon King alone, but so that you could join forces with the entire capital to fight him.
Xia Tianqiong pondered for a moment, then finally nodded, "I can help, but if things don't work out, I won't stay to fight to the death."
Director Zhang was overjoyed. "Of course, you just need to do your best. I'm not forcing you to your death."
Xia Tianqiong then looked at Old Master Huo, "And you promised me that you would help me unconditionally once when I encounter a crisis."
Old Huo nodded, but also said what he had just said, "I will do my best, but if things are beyond our control, I will not risk my life for you."
Xia Tianqiong nodded, and the negotiation was considered to have come to a conclusion.
Actually, he had another thought in his mind: even if he couldn't fight against the Ghost King, there was still the Ghost Bride!
Over the course of their time together, he could sense the feelings the ghost bride had for him.
Although she said she wouldn't act rashly, she would definitely save me if I were in real danger.
Xia Tianqiong thought for a moment, then asked, "Elder Huo, do you know who the Ghost King who has descended is? What are his characteristics?"
Old Huo shook his head. "Through divination, I have seen countless fragments of the future in the river of time, most of which depict the destruction of the capital."
I can't see who caused it, but I am the King of Demons, and only the King of Demons can prevent me from seeing it.
Xia Tianqiong narrowed his eyes, his expression grave. "Is it possible that this being is even more powerful than the Ghost King?"
"No, the appearance of a Demon King in this world is already a stretch; higher beings cannot come to the human realm."
How many levels are there above the Demon King?
Old Huo suddenly fell silent, as if hesitating.
After a short while, he finally spoke, "Above the King of Ghosts are the Gods of Ghosts, and the Gods of Ghosts can only appear in the Ghost Realm and higher-level worlds. With your current strength, this is all you can know."
As for the evil gods and higher realms, I cannot tell you now, otherwise you might be tainted by certain karma.
This time, Xia Tianqiong fell silent.
The Demon King had already rendered him helpless, but there was an even more powerful Demon God.
But the God of Deception is not the end; there are countless levels above it, and with his current strength, he doesn't even have the right to know.
Suddenly I feel like humans are so weak, it's better to be dead and become a ghost!
The moment this negative thought appeared, a feeling of defiance immediately followed.
He has only been a human for a few years, and now he has the strength to rival that of a Ghost General. This is faster than the advancement of any Ghost General.
If he continues to develop stealthily for a few more years, he might have a chance to reach the strength of the Ghost King, or even a higher level.
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