"Demon Gods, why did you refuse our prayer? Isn't that the very meaning of your existence? Answer us!"
The Spirit Sovereign's strange behavior left the Immortal Kings utterly bewildered.
Afterward, no matter how the Immortal Kings called out, the Spirit Sovereign that had returned the full price showed no further response, seemingly having completely severed its connection with them.
Why had the Spirit Sovereign refused?
Why was the Spirit Sovereign unwilling even to answer their questions?
Had their current enemy made the Spirit Sovereign abandon even the meaning of its own existence?
The Immortal Kings' worldview was shattered once again. The first time had been when an Immortal King died; this time, it was the Spirit Sovereign's abnormal behavior.
Clearly, the Demon God lineage of old could hardly have accomplished such a thing. They had merely depended on the Demon Gods, who were the source of their power. Whatever the Demon Gods wished to do was not something the Demon God lineage could stop.
"What are the Demon Gods afraid of?"
"How is that possible?! The Demon Gods are innately immortal. They are the countless incarnations of the highest heavens. What could possibly make beings like them fearful?"
"But how else can we explain what is happening now?"
Yes, if that were not the case, how else could they explain what was happening now?!
The Immortal Kings came to a realization, and an even deeper sense of dread rose from within them. Their previous speculation had been overturned. Whatever could make even the Demon Gods so fearful could not possibly be the already-extinct Demon God lineage.
But... if it was not the Demon God lineage, then what exactly was the enemy they were fighting?!
There was no longer enough time for the Immortal Kings to ponder anything else. In that