Li Su frowned deeply, his eyes flickering with uncertainty.
The moment he heard that the rules had changed and all slots would now be contested fairly, he naturally began gathering information at once.
After making inquiries, however, he received an even more shocking piece of news.
The Demon Sect from Marsh Province! And the Human Emperor Dynasty from Central Province!
Of course, he had not merely asked around—he had gone to see them as well.
Central Mist Island was not large, and the treasure ships of the Demon Sect and the Human Emperor Dynasty were moored nearby. With his Yang God cultivation, it had taken him less than a minute to find them and observe them for fifty-eight seconds.
Without question, either one had left Li Su deeply unsettled.
Take the Demon Sect, for example. They were clearly demons, and Li Su was far from unfamiliar with them. After all, he had spent an entire century transformed into one of the demon race before returning to his true body not long ago.
Yet now, the demon race had appeared—and they had done so openly, bearing the identity of a province's ruler.
One had to know that before this, if not throughout all Nine Provinces, then at least in Dry Province, Li Province, and Wind Province, there had been no demon race at all. There had only been demonic beasts. Since the Ancient Demon Court and the Witch Clan had perished together, perhaps the Northern Kuru Continent still had demons, but in the lands of Nine Provinces, demons no longer existed—at least, none capable of communication or conversation.
That was why they were called demonic beasts!
Though demonic beasts possessed formidable strength, their intelligence was severely lacking, and they could not assume human form.
Thus, while the appearance of the Demon