Exploring the Truth
After the Magic Dragon died, Gu Qingshan stayed in the Demon Realm a little longer.
He consolidated his cultivation as quickly as he could, then examined his body.
After the Dance of Sacrificing Lives of All Beings, the Magic Dragon Power hadn't eroded his body. Instead, it had turned into wisps of power that kept helping him grow stronger.
Gu Qingshan remembered the Human Race's Number One Expert's warning and kept a close eye on the Magic Dragon Power's changes.
If anything went wrong, he would have to counter it with the Dance of Sacrificing Lives.
The Silent Cloak had helped, too. It let him move safely through the demons' territory without infecting anyone else with Magic Dragon blood.
Gu Qingshan had discovered a marvelous use for the cloak.
—The Silent Cloak itself possessed powerful shielding abilities, able to keep the Magic Dragon Power contained within it.
So the cloak had also perfectly concealed Gu Qingshan's aura, letting him move silently, stealthily, and without a trace.
It was an unexpected surprise.
Soon afterward, when the Demon King's Order awoke again, Luo Bingli came to the Demon Realm to find Gu Qingshan once more.
They stood in a remote wasteland in the Crooked Path Demon Realm.
Luo Bingli seemed troubled and had come specifically to talk to Gu Qingshan.
"You mean, if the Order evolves one more time, we can activate the power of the Sequence Demon King?" Luo Bingli asked.
"Yes. The Order has already evolved into the Demon Tide. The next step is the Demon King's Advent," Gu Qingshan said.
"So that means..."
"Right."
The two fell silent together.
The Demon King's Order had now become World Apocalypse Online: the Demon Tide was coming, and only one step remained before the final Demon King's Advent.
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