Azure Owl worked swiftly-or rather, he had no choice but to work swiftly. After all, he was merely adding a few legal provisions. On only his second day in office, the Demon Dynasty's newly appointed minister of justice completed the code of the Demon Race that would have profound consequences in the years to come.
"The Demon Laws."
Inside the Jade King's Residence, Cheng Yu gave the first edition of the Demon Laws only a cursory glance before setting it down.
Looking at the silent Azure Owl below him, Cheng Yu said with a soft chuckle,
"You deserve the greatest credit for compiling the Demon Laws. Your name will surely endure among our Demon Race for as long as the Demon Laws themselves."
At this, Azure Owl merely cupped his hands and replied quietly,
"It is all thanks to the favor of His Majesty and the Prince. I dare not claim the credit."
Cheng Yu had no taste for sadism. The moment Azure Owl's name was stamped onto the Demon Laws, however boundless his ambitions might be, they became nothing more than flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in water.
After dismissing Azure Owl, Cheng Yu first turned his gaze toward the Seven Demon-Sealing Passes of the Northern Continent. No, they ought to be called the Six Demon-Sealing Passes now.
Following the fall of the First Great Wall, Humankind had become the main force facing the Abyssal Demons head-on. Perhaps it was the Demon Emperors' twisted sense of humor, or perhaps Cheng Yu's previous clash with Samael at the First Great Wall had given the three Demon Emperors a new idea. Whatever the reason, although fierce fighting raged at the Second Great Wall defended by Humankind, there was scarcely a single powerful demon among the attackers.
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