Demon King

The instant the chains melted, the marquises high above Earth's Core City were all startled and turned their gazes toward the depths of the city.

"The seal has shattered..."

"Who is opening the 'door'?"

At first, the marquises were horrified, but they soon seemed to realize something and all looked toward Marquis Yidao, who had sensed it earlier.

"Could it be Shen Qian?"

"It could only be him..."

Marquis Yidao said indifferently.

"He really has control of the 'key'!"

"Shen Qian is being far too willful. Why did he not discuss something as significant as opening the 'door' beneath the earth with us?"

Many marquises voiced their displeasure.

"Discuss it with you?" Marquis Yidao sneered, his gaze deep. "Search your own hearts. Do any of you truly trust one another?"

At those words, silence fell.

"Humanity..."

Duke Baili sighed at the sight.

At the same time, on a cliff somewhere along China's East Sea coast.

The simply dressed young man sitting by the sea suddenly rose to his feet and looked beneath his own feet.

"That 'door' has opened."

King Zhouyi frowned at first, then gave a self-mocking laugh.

"That makes sense. He went to the Sea of Learning, so perhaps he obtained the key... But after all these years, I sent countless avatars to search the Sea of Learning, yet I never found where the key was. I even came to believe that the King of Jiangling and the others had hidden it within the River of Time."

King Zhouyi's tone was calm, but cracks split through the surrounding cliffs, and the waves in the distance began to roar, revealing the turmoil in his heart.

"White Emperor never trusted me. The Demon King does not trust me either. The King of Jiangling still does not trust me... Heh,