Demon Emperor Daochen's expression turned startled. He didn't remember ever revealing the Primordial World.
How had this fellow discovered it?
Qingpingzi gave a helpless, bitter laugh. "I didn't betray you, Demon Emperor! I only said I wondered whether there were other people in the Primordial World who could use world power. Otherwise, how could so many ordinary experts infected by shadows have been cured?"
"Without a vast quantity of world power, that would have been impossible!"
"I merely voiced my doubts."
The Demon Emperor nodded. "Better to kill a thousand innocents than let a single suspect slip away?"
"As long as there's a possibility, you have to uncover the source of world power, is that it?"
"Have you already breached the Primordial World?"
The Demon Emperor's expression was calm. Being stabbed in the back was what he hated most.
He had trusted the fellow before him deeply, never expecting that everything he had done was merely to get close to him.
That feeling left the Demon Emperor deeply displeased.
Enge waved a hand. "Not yet. As long as we have the Demon Emperor under control, a mere five-star world is nothing."
"If Your Majesty reveals the source of world power, we won't touch the Primordial World."
Demon Emperor Daochen fell silent. He understood all too well; he had always known.
In this world, the strong had always devoured the weak.
Yet he had never imagined that one day, he would become the weak who were devoured.
Seeing the Demon Emperor remain silent, Enge knew that they had handled this rather poorly.
"Your Majesty, let's speak plainly. This decision was reached through unanimous discussion among countless Super Overlords at the Command Center. Only world power can save us now. We had no choice but to resort to this."
"Actually, if you