As a loyal guard of the Demon Emperor Palace carefully carried a priceless chunk of precious ore up to the Temple of Heaven, cold sweat pouring down him under the Demon Emperors' gazes, he set it down—and it instantly vanished. Gasps seemed to echo once more through the vast palace.
Good grief. A method that reached straight across two realms and instantly created a teleportation platform had nearly scared some of them witless—and none of those present were cowards. Their threshold for fear was extremely high.
They recalled the bolt of lightning that had shattered the palace's protective formation. Fortunately, it had only shattered the formation. Had it veered even a fraction and landed on someone's head...
"This shipment of supplies must be gathered as quickly as possible! This is our top priority!"
As long as the Temple of Heaven remained inside the Demon Emperor Palace, the Demon Emperors would surely find neither food nor sleep comforting...
The Eastern Emperor of the Demon Race returned to his palace with a terrible expression, accompanied only by the Demon Race Mingwang.
"Wasn't the Huoyun Holy Emperor already martyred? Why..." The Eastern Emperor abruptly stopped and turned around, unable to conceal the anger in his eyes... or a faint trace of lingering fear.
Mingwang sighed softly. "We don't know what happens up above."
The Eastern Emperor frowned. He knew that by "up above," Mingwang meant the heavenly realm... He sank somewhat dejectedly onto the enormous Throne and suddenly murmured, "The six realms have been established, and the Netherworld governs reincarnation... Tell me, could our demon subjects also be reborn as humans?"
Mingwang thought for a moment. "Presumably, the Netherworld has its own methods... At the very least, no discoverable loopholes are likely to appear in the short term."
The Eastern Emperor nodded. "Most