Chapter 284 The Demon King's Crown is Offered to You, My Dear Master...
The demon's experiences weren't complicated, and Xi's story was almost over, but Shu Xin was filled with questions and had to interrupt him—
"Wait, wait, wait, you're saying you encountered dragons? Dragons revived the water dragons of the Demon Realm? The drought in the material plane is solved just like that?"
It would be great if the drought could end sooner, but this drought was actually caused by a projection from the demon realm?
Furthermore, is the Demon Realm a place you can just go to anywhere? Can the Demon Realm dragons be resurrected so easily?
Xi smiled and put her arm around the flower fairy, explaining carefully to Shu Xin as they traversed through space:
The world barrier between the material plane and the dimensional demon realm is naturally difficult to break, but now that there is a "link" and "projection" between the material plane and the dimensional demon realm, entering the dimensional demon realm is obviously much easier than before.
As for the effectiveness of resurrection magic, it was indeed quite limited. The dragon race paid a huge price to barely resurrect a water dragon from the demon realm.
“I don’t know why those dragons would risk their lives to create a resurrection spell in the Demon Realm, since this sudden drought shouldn’t affect Dragon Island. But I think King Ganar should know the answer,” Xi said.
Xi's previous speculations were not far off from the actual situation in the Demon Realm. The flames of war in the Demon Realm were always burning, and the scale of the war on the continent of Lefra was constantly expanding when projected onto the material plane.
At the same time that the orcs entered the battlefield, some of the dragons also joined the battle, either passively or actively. After that, the orcs were drawn into this horrific war, but the dragons promptly recalled all the dragons. It is likely that at this moment, the dragons noticed the anomaly and sent their people to the Demon Realm.
When Xi returned to the Demon Realm, the Dragon Clan was setting up a resurrection spell. They acted quickly, and the resurrection magic circle was working normally in no time.
"I originally wanted to tell you that the injuries I sustained were inflicted by those dragons," the black-haired demon said sarcastically. "After all, I'm just a lowly and filthy half-blood. How dare I covet the resurrection techniques of the noble pure-blooded dragons? It's only natural that I was driven away."
Shu Xin frowned as she listened: "...Do dragons place a lot of importance on bloodlines?"
Xi said sarcastically, "Yes, darling~ Just like pure-blooded demons, dragons work very hard to protect the purity of their bloodline! All the dragons on the continent of Lefra are magical creations, without a single trace of dragon blood."
As he spoke, he burst into a malicious laugh: "Haha! How interesting! The entire dragon race only has one female, and she's a female who has lost her fertility. Just thinking about it is fascinating. Once all the pure-blooded dragons are dead, the sub-dragons on the continent of Lefra, which don't contain a single drop of dragon blood, will be the true dragon race!"
That's truly a hellish joke, Shu Xin thought to herself, and she spoke up to steer the conversation back on track: "So how exactly did you get injured? And why are you so badly injured!"
The demon, who had been laughing all along, suddenly sighed: "My dear... my dearest lover... my dearest master... I didn't actually intend to tell you now, but I also didn't want to deceive you... Why did you even bother with me? I'm just a demon unworthy of trust, just a half-breed with no reason to exist, I—"
Shu Xin reached out and pinched Xi's lips, coldly interrupting his sentimentality: "Didn't you say time is precious? Just say what you have to say!"
Then Shu Xin was stunned. She stared at the black halo floating in Xi's palm, feeling like her mind was about to stop: "Huh? You just said that this is the Demon King's crown?"
Xi proudly raised an eyebrow: "Yes, my dear master. If it weren't for the need to seize this crown to present to you, I wouldn't have been delayed for so long. I did lose an arm, broke a horn, severed my tail, and had my wings torn. However, the great Demon King, the legendary Lord Belial, the embodiment of the seven deadly sins of sloth, along with his restless pureblood cub, have all lost their heads!"
"Darling, I later found out that the collapse of the underground city was because of that little brat's mischief! Now he can stay quiet forever~ As for this crown—"
He leaned close to the flower fairy's ear and whispered seductively:
"My dear master, as long as you wear this crown that belongs to the Demon King, you will have the power to command all the demons, right?"
Shu Xin was still staring at the black halo. She didn't know why, but the more she looked at this so-called Demon King's Crown, the more frightened she became. It was as if this was not a magical ring of black light, but a bomb that would blow her to pieces in the next second!
Hearing Xi's words, Shu Xin remained unmoved: "Oh? What kind of power? Can it stop the demons of the Demon Realm from fighting?"
Xi Zhi stood up and chuckled, "That really can be done, but you'll have to trouble yourself to wipe out all the demons first."
Shu Xin couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Perhaps you could consider commanding the demons to attack the material plane? Besides the continent of Lefra, there are several other rich and abundant continents floating on the surface of the endless sea! By the way, you could also have the demons fight each other, just like the previous demon king did, although I don't think it makes any sense." The black-haired demon shrugged and handed the demon king's crown to the flower fairy again.
Shu Xin pushed Xi's hand holding the black halo away a little: "Don't say that, you yourself said it's meaningless. We're not even here yet, are we? Where exactly is Ganar hiding?"
Noticing that the flower fairy's fingertips were illuminated by the black light emanating from the crown, Xi smiled and obediently put away the crown: "Alright, my dear master, but this power should still be of some use to you. As for Ganar, I can only take you this far."
He stopped flying.
Shu Xin still couldn't sense Xi's emotions, but after Xi displayed the black halo, she realized the contractual connection between them. This made Shu Xin suspect that her perception of Xi was being blocked by this so-called Demon King's Crown. Now that the black halo was gone, the contractual connection had been severed again.
It was indeed blocked by this black halo!
At this moment, Shu Xin was high in the sky, with no clouds or wind around her. Xi stretched out her hand and drew a spatial rift. Through this rift, Shu Xin saw a vast expanse of white mist, which reminded her of the white sea of mist she had seen in Shu Shu Xin's memory.
Clearly, behind the spatial rift lies the location of Ganal and the main tree of the Tree of Life.
Xi had a faint, enigmatic smile on his face. Shu Xin glanced at him and bluntly ordered, "Then go back and take good care of your injuries. Also, keep an eye on the situation at the border for me. I'm worried that the humans might launch a surprise attack."
Xi nodded in agreement, watching as the flower fairy passed through the passage, entered the hidden space, and disappeared into the boundless sea of mist.
He took out the Demon King's crown again. The black crown, which had previously appeared as a circular halo, had changed its appearance. The black-haired demon stared for a long time at the ferocious yet magnificent crimson crown in his palm, which seemed to burn with flames.
"So it's wrath, one of the seven deadly sins... Come to think of it, it makes sense. An inextinguishable fire of rage always burns in your heart, and your existence truly means destruction for this desolate and decaying continent..."
He whispered:
"My dearest master, my esteemed Demon King Samael, what will you choose? Do you still remember the promise you made to me?"
“You must treat my people as you would your own. You must provide them with food and shelter equally. You must grant them freedom and a future justly and fairly. Can you do that, my dear master? My beloved Demon King?”
"Of course you have to do it, you must be able to do it."
"If even you can't do it, then this world really has no reason to exist."
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