The outer reaches of the Azure Dragon Domain consisted of countless cities and were relatively the safest part of the God-Demon Battlefield.
Of course, even this "safest place" was fraught with peril.
The outer reaches were only called the safest because the Inner Domain was far too dangerous. Even someone as dazzling and mighty as a Star Realm expert could be smashed to pieces by a moment's carelessness while traveling there.
The Inner Domain abounded in spiritual energy and potent God-Demon Power, with concentrations several times those of the outer reaches.
Each land nurtured its own spirits.
The demons of the Inner Domain far surpassed those of the outer reaches in both their degree of sanctification and the strength of their bloodlines.
It was no exaggeration to say that any minor demon plucked at random from the Heartland Demon Lands could easily rival a Quasi-Demon Lord of the outer reaches.
As the saying went, better to be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail.
Yet the vast majority of demons would rather serve as foot soldiers in the Inner Domain than reign as kings in the outer reaches.
The reason was simple: compared with the Inner Domain, the outer reaches fell far short in everything from spiritual energy concentrations and the true intent of Gods and Devils to the spiritual treasures nurtured by heaven and earth!
With the same bloodline and talent, a demon might take ten years to break through a realm in the outer reaches, but only seven in the Inner Domain.
That was assuming it obtained few natural treasures. With sufficient spiritual resources, the creatures of the Heartland Demon Lands could break through even faster.
Time was limited. In a sense, simply gaining a place in the Heartland Demon Lands would let one's cultivation advance a thousand