Previously, when Shien and Roxie had joined forces to subdue the Demonoid Larva, the ritual that had appeared on that mountain had vanished.
Now, Shien finally knew why.
Because it had been a Demon Refining Ritual that could only be deployed when a Demonoid Larva appeared.
The monsters gathered within the mountain back then had likely become sacrifices under the ritual's effects and were ultimately absorbed by the Demonoid Larva, which was why it had become so powerful.
"Just the larva's tentacles were already that strong. The main body's power can't be underestimated."
As Shien thought this, doubts arose in his heart.
According to Aiyi, what was secretly being born was not a Demon King, but a Demon Lord.
Although Demon Lords were individuals closest to the Demon King, far surpassing ordinary demons, and could even possibly grow into Demon Kings in the end, that was merely a theoretical possibility.
The reality was that a being known as a Demon King could no longer be born in this world.
Yet those who intended to create a second Demon King had only barely brought their Demon Lord creation plan into its final stage after a thousand years.
Since it had only entered its final stage now, that meant this Demon Lord had not fully taken shape yet, right?
After spending a thousand years, they had not even successfully created a single Demon Lord. Could those masterminds really defy the World Principle and raise this Demon Lord into a Demon King?
Even if they could, if creating one Demon Lord was already so difficult, how much time and effort would they need to create a Demon King?
No matter how he looked at it, Shien felt the chances were slim.
Under such circumstances, Nien had actually used the Hero Summon grand ritual—one