"That... is the Central Ruins that sank beneath the earth?"
Just as the monsters slowly descending from above exchanged glances and communicated soundlessly through mental force, Hangenor, who was nearing the ground, was also negotiating with Lu Li.
"Since you already knew that such changes would happen to my Holy Domain, why didn't you tell me in advance?"
"If you had said so earlier, I wouldn't have arranged for Demon Prince Evelina to enter the Central Ruins, and this mess wouldn't have happened now..."
Hangenor's face was filled with regret, his tone brimming with remorse over his past decision. None of his earlier impulse to fight remained.
Anyone unaware of the circumstances would probably find it abrupt, wondering why this usually reckless Demon King had suddenly changed so drastically and become so rational.
But in truth, this was merely the persona Lu Li had built over the past three years, the groundwork he had laid finally taking effect.
In Hangenor's eyes, Lu Li—or rather, the Great Demon Li Yun—was a reclusive powerhouse who had encountered a fortuitous opportunity in the era of Dimius, begun isolating himself, and witnessed quite a few scenes from the future during that time.
Over the past three years, Lu Li had repeatedly proven this to Hangenor, directly or indirectly—
By revealing certain events that would occur six hundred years later, he reinforced the "prophet" persona he had created.
That was why, when Lu Li flew toward the sky and saw the seven holes in the earth arranged in a circle, then stated the "fact" that the Holy Domain was upgrading, Hangenor had immediately chosen to believe him!
Rather than suspecting him of spouting nonsense right away.
"Lord Demon King, I merely witnessed part of the future. I am not omniscient or omnipotent." Lu Li forcibly