The Destruction Demon God Hall.
After his initial fury and shock, the Destruction Demon God forced himself to calm down.
As the third-ranked Demon God, he was no mindless brute.
He waved everyone else out of the hall, leaving only his most trusted Strategist: Moloch, a Peak Demon King from the Inner Demon clan, renowned for his cunning.
"Moloch."
The Destruction Demon God's voice was frighteningly low. Even the temperature in the hall seemed to drop.
"What do you think?"
Moloch was gaunt and wore a dark purple scholar's robe. His face was unremarkable, but his eyes were so deep they seemed capable of drawing in a person's soul.
He bowed slightly, his voice steady.
"My lord, I believe the deaths of Lord Edmund and the other two near the Winged Human Race Battlefield were neither coincidence nor natural disaster."
"You're saying... the Human Race really did it?"
Flames of destruction flickered in the Destruction Demon God's eyes.
"The Winged Human Race couldn't have done this! Did they join forces with the Human Race?"
"They must have."
Moloch laid out his reasoning.
"But even together, killing three long-established Demon Gods almost simultaneously in such a short time... My lord, forgive my bluntness, but the strength the Human Race has shown likely far exceeds any of our previous estimates."
He paused, then continued.
"According to the last report from our spies within the Human Race, the Second Heavenly King Freya and the Third Heavenly King Su Baye both appeared in public recently. Their auras were stable, with no signs of serious injury. If that report is true..."
Moloch left the rest unsaid, but his meaning was clear.
If all three Human Heavenly Kings were in fighting condition, then together with the two Winged Human Heavenly Kings, five Heavenly Kings could indeed