Chapter 3044: Inevitability Pieced Together from Coincidences
After the Sea Demon King advanced to become an Ancient One, Its situation became somewhat delicate.
It had risen from among demons and taken an almost "opportunistic shortcut" to attain antiquity. It was destined not to be one of Abraham's or Panda's kind, who followed the traditional path.
During Its advancement, It had also brazenly devoured another legendary Cthulhu from the Starry Sky. This was an enormous affront to Nikolas, Yog, and Nyarlathotep, the three rulers of the Starry Sky.
Not to mention that Its emergence had ruined the Demon Ancestor's plans and violated the demons' taboos.
Thus, from the very beginning, It had been destined to stand alone—though the other Ancient Ones were riddled with conflicts among themselves, and the old gentleman had offered It some protection during the early stages of Its advancement, allowing It to gradually stabilize Its position. In a sense, this Great Demon, who had relied on an unconventional path and a measure of luck to leap from a junior among Legends to the very top of the food chain, had truly embodied certain truths of the demonic path.
But It had attained great freedom and unfettered ease.
The Great Sea Demons under Its command, however, had no way to escape the shackles of their bloodline.
Demons whose bodies and even souls were controlled by the Demon Ancestor had their stances decided from birth. And the Sea Demon King's advancement had given those Great Sea Demons a special status, faintly placing them above the other Great Demons.
At the very least, no legendary demon dared risk angering the Sea Demon King by taking the position It had abandoned. The sea demons being forced to remain loyal to His Majesty the Demon Ancestor was one matter; asking them to