"...There really are signs of that, though they aren't very obvious yet. Most likely because... these two Demon Kings' underlying strength is still too weak. They aren't capable of triggering anything bigger yet..."
"Thinking it over carefully, this place really is strange. Why would three Demon Kings gather here, with a Heavenly Material or Earthly Treasure matching each one's attributes nearby...?"
"And these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were all formed from the fallen remains of ancient Demon Beasts. Having so many concentrated here is abnormal in itself... It's just that no one ever thought deeply about this before."
"Then what are you saying?"
"I suspect that spot... might contain a ruins space."
The other four-no, including the man who had voiced that suspicion himself, all five were shaken at once and fell silent in unison.
If it really was a ruins space, the ramifications of this would be far too great!
Those words could very nearly be tied to the continent's very survival!
"Test it."
"Who's going?"
"I'll go!"
"Be careful!"
"Remember to be as discreet as possible."
"I know. How could I not understand that?"
"If it's true, something truly major is going to happen this time!"
The Snake King and the Centipede King were fighting fiercely, but by this point, neither particularly wanted to keep fighting.
Both Great Demon Kings had realized that, compared with the other... they apparently weren't as powerful as they had imagined.
If either truly wanted to kill the other, even the best outcome would cost half its own life. More likely, they would both end up lying there, grievously wounded, or even perish together.
Having cultivated all the way to the level of a Demon King, their intelligence naturally couldn't be too low.
At their level, they could no longer let