Chapter 39: Lord of the Demons

"So this is the true meaning of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons..."

Director Takahashi and the others were shaken to their core.

Looking down from on high, ruling over all, the symbol of a king...

Suddenly.

Director Takahashi and the others jolted, spun around abruptly, and stared at the screen.

At the twilight horizon, over a hundred demon-like spirits followed a carriage of phoenixes, trailing at its sides, crossing the horizon where sky met earth, marching forward with momentum that pressed down on heaven and earth, shaking the universe.

Isn't this the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons that Professor Furuta spoke of, where a king commands a hundred demons to follow at his side!!

No!

Not only that.

Those hundred demons under command were immensely powerful, like gods among demons; this was a Night Parade of One Hundred Demons commanding demon gods, the most terrifying Night Parade of One Hundred Demons!

Gulp.

Online, someone couldn't help but swallow hard, typing word by word, pausing after every few characters, unable to calm their emotions.

"So... who is the demon that commands such a Night Parade of One Hundred Demons..."

When the Yunhu image revealed the horizon scene, many demonology experts also reached a conclusion, revealing the true meaning of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.

At that moment.

The live stream's barrage, which had been a roaring river of Dahe, was cut off like a dammed flow; the barrage stopped abruptly.

Countless viewers stood stunned, their minds undergoing a storm of thoughts.

The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons actually symbolizes a king.

Then, what kind of demon king could command demon gods?

【The Ancient City!!】

Someone suddenly remembered the Ancient City, hammered the keyboard so hard they nearly broke it, and sent out a barrage message.

In an instant.

The live stream and major forums were struck like by a nuclear air drop, erupting with a roar.

【That massive Ancient City, could it be the residence of the demon inside the phoenix carriage?】

【Quick, go check, what era does the style of that Ancient City resemble?】

【Great demons have their own era's glory; finding out what era the Ancient City comes from might reveal who the demon inside the phoenix carriage is.】

【If the Sakada Group returns alive, that would be good; they should be able to see the characters on the city's plaque.】

Regarding 'Ancient Japanese Cities', 'Ancient Japanese Demon Kings', 'Japanese City Styles'...

A series of search keywords became the hottest topics on major search engines, becoming trending search terms in a short time, as countless people frantically searched and investigated.

The Ancient City was massive, with a majestic momentum resembling a heavenly palace; it would not be an exaggeration to call it the dwelling place of gods.

Indeed, it would not be an exaggeration to say it was a divine city fallen from Gao Tianyuan.

No one believed the ruler of the Ancient City would be mediocre; without a doubt, it must be an unreachable existence.

On the horizon, the demon commanding the demon gods fit the conditions of the Ancient City's ruler perfectly.

Looking down on all beings, unseeable, supreme.

Unfortunately, the scene provided by Yunhu made the characters on the Ancient City's plaque unclear; one could only see the plaque itself, but not the characters, as clouds blocked them.

Only Sakada Wenzhijie and the others saw them.

Countless people were both anxious and itching with curiosity, desperately hoping Sakada and the others would survive, even if just one of them made it.

Because others couldn't see it didn't mean Sakada, who had entered the Supernatural world, couldn't; the Yunhu image showed Sakada and the others staring at the Ancient City with expressions of awe.

If even one survived, they might know the characters on the Ancient City's plaque.

Time passed.

A shocking change occurred above the Arakawa District, growing more intense, and more and more people learned of it.

At airports across Japan, tickets for flights from within the country to Tokyo were sold out, with reservations already booked for the next month.

Many people went mad, desperate to go to Tokyo to investigate for themselves.

Not just airports; subway, train, and high-speed rail tickets, any transport ticket capable of reaching Tokyo, were all sold out.

Some saw a business opportunity, buying several tickets at once and reselling them at high prices.

In a short time.

Ticket prices from various places to Tokyo were inflated several times over.

The most extreme case was a scalper selling a ticket for a Tokyo flight at midnight tonight for 100,000 yen, and someone actually bought it; a tycoon purchased that ticket.

In response, countless scalpers vomited blood, tears streaming down their faces, hating themselves for selling their tickets too low.

For scalpers, this was the day with the highest GDP in history, breaking new records.

The frenzy continued to climb.

In some factories, a group of workers held their phones watching, having no mind to work.

"Hey, why aren't you working quickly!"

The factory manager shouted loudly, yet his eyes never left his phone.

His shout received no response from the workers.

Are you kidding? This is a moment to witness history; the shocking change above the Arakawa District is no different from aliens meeting humans for the first time to establish diplomatic relations; this is the day demons might finally be proven to exist, and who wouldn't want to be a witness?

"Son, come out quickly!"

A father, shocked while watching the live stream on his phone, shouted aloud.

Shout after shout made the son, who was doing homework, feel irritated and impatient.

"Dad! I'm doing my homework, stop shouting, okay? If there's something, talk to me after I finish my homework; I have a lot of homework today, I..."

"Study, study, all you do is study! What the hell good is studying? Get out here and start streaming! The world is about to be invaded by demons, and you're still studying!"

"Huh?"

The son was stunned.

Is this really my father? Are you sure that's something a father should say?

With a look of confusion, the son walked out of the room...

"Dad! There's a demon!!"

Loud laughter erupted from an apartment, coming from a middle school student.

He laughed wildly, stared at the streamer on his computer screen, picked up his phone, and started making a call.

"Hahahaha, Miyata and you guys, see if you dare laugh at me for being a chuunibyou idiot anymore! I told you, there must be demons in the world."

This was a chuunibyou teenager who watched too many anime and always believed in demons.

Now, he had accidentally seen the live stream from the Arakawa District and was shouting and laughing in excitement.

He took out his phone to call the classmates who mocked him.

Moreover, he was inexplicably excited; with demons emerging, perhaps his opportunity was about to arrive. Maybe he would encounter a demon next, get his left hand stained with demon blood, and thus have his left hand mutate into a demon-suppressing Demon-Breaking Hand, setting him on the heroic path of subduing demons.

At this moment.

The Yun Lake churned, waves crashing; the lake scenery changed, and countless people turned their heads.

Far on the horizon, the Che Luan glowed with demonic light, radiating brilliance. Though it moved slowly, it had already crossed ten thousand li, arriving silently above the location of the Dai Nyudo and other demons.

The speed was bizarre, shrinking the earth to an inch, bringing the infinite distance of heaven and earth infinitely closer.

As the Che Luan stopped, all demons in this heaven and earth bowed their heads.

Even the Dai Nyudo, called a Great Demon by demonology experts like Professor Zhongtian, knelt with his body bent, bowing his head in submission.

At this moment.

In the twilight universe, all sounds fell silent; only a single voice of reverence remained in heaven and earth.

"Greetings to the Lord of Chi Mei Chimei Wangliang!"

Everything, whether Chi Mei Chimei Wangliang or the myriad demons of the heavens, knelt and bowed.

The Common Lord of Ten Thousand Demons!

Above the nine heavens, the stars shone brilliantly, faintly visible. The stars revolved around the Che Luan like subjects honoring the moon; the Che Luan's radiance was such that the sun and moon could not compete with its brilliance, making it the most dazzling light in this world.

The Demon Lord has emerged, and heaven and earth sigh in awe.

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