Chapter 1755: A Cooperation

When "Ming Hou"—ranked in the first sequence among the many great demon lords of the Dark World—spoke at this moment, a terrifying pressure instantly rose within this space, dark and profound to the extreme.

From deep within the darkness, those gazes—malicious, sinister, evil—were once again cast upon the group led by "Li Li Tianwang."

The desperate, fearful howls born of countless negative emotions condensed to the extreme filled the ears, driving one to madness.

Yet Li Li Tianwang remained unmoved, merely sending forth an indifferent voice: "The Withering-Thriving Aspect did not fall into the hands of the Outer Shenzhou Allied Forces. That should count as good news; paying the price of ten Sin Demon Lords for it is well worth it."

The Great Demon Lord Ming Hou revealed a smile. The four Heavenly King skulls hanging from his neck erupted at this moment with venomous, frenzied roars, and he said with a laugh: "Then is your purpose in coming here to hand the Withering-Thriving Aspect over to our Dark World?"

"Of course not." Li Li Tianwang refused flatly.

"Li Li Tianwang, with the mere few Heavenly Kings of your Convergence Society, do you have the right to refuse us?" The one speaking now was the fair and delicate child holding a black alms bowl—the Heavenly Ancestor Great Demon Lord.

His face was full of innocent, childlike smiles, yet within his pupils flowed an extreme gloom and ruthlessness. The black alms bowl in his hand slowly tilted, beginning to lock onto Li Li Tianwang's group. Within that bowl, it seemed a world of ultimate evil existed on its own, from which emanated the cries of countless infants. This weeping, imbued with an eerie power, caused even powerful beings like Void Heavenly King, Viper Heavenly King, and Gu Heavenly King to feel their own rank faintly trembling.

Only Li Li Tianwang remained utterly still.

After a long while, he finally said indifferently: "The so-called Withering-Thriving Aspect is not worth mentioning before the answer you have always wished to know."

The expressions of the three Great Demon Lords—Ming Hou, Heavenly Ancestor, and Mara—froze at this moment. At this instant, even the endless rank-pressure flooding the dark space rapidly receded.

The Great Demon Lords deep within the darkness further suppressed their evil rank, and faintly, what seemed to be the sound of coarse and heavy breathing emerged.

As the highest echelon of the Dark World, they all knew what Li Li Tianwang's words meant.

This was also the main reason why, although the Dark World regarded the beings of Outer Shenzhou as livestock, it maintained cooperation with the Convergence Society.

Finally, the Great Demon Lord Ming Hou slowly spoke: "So, after all these years, you should tell us—where exactly is our Lord?"

That's right. The answer these Great Demon Lords of the Dark World most wished to know was this: in the primordial era, the source of their Dark World, the Lord of all alien beings—what the beings of Outer Shenzhou called the "Source of All Evil"—where exactly had the last Sect Master of the Formless Saint Sect hidden it!

As alien beings, even powerful ones like the Divine-Fruit Great Demon Lords before them—Ming Hou, Heavenly Ancestor, Mara—all existed because of the Source of All Evil.

It was their origin, and their one and only Lord.

But ever since that Sect Master of the Formless Saint Sect emerged from the deepest part of the Dark World back then, the alien beings of the Dark World had been able to sense that the Source of All Evil had vanished.

Originally, the Dark World could endlessly birth alien beings, drawing negative emotions from the beings of Outer Shenzhou. But ever since the Source of All Evil disappeared from the Dark World, the rate at which alien beings were born had begun to noticeably slow.

And as the highest echelon of the Dark World, the Great Demon Lord Ming Hou was even more aware that the Dark World had been consuming the foundation left behind by the Source of All Evil all these years—the "Sea of Malice."

But now, the Sea of Malice was growing increasingly depleted. If this continued long-term, the birth of alien beings would be curbed.

Therefore, for the Dark World to endure forever, it must recover its Lord.

But for alien beings to enter the Ten Great Shenzhous, there were many restrictions. Over these long ages, the Dark World had exhausted countless schemes, raising numerous alien calamities across the Ten Great Shenzhous, attempting to sense any trace of the Source of All Evil.

But all received no response.

So in the end, when Li Li Tianwang of the Convergence Society came seeking them, and offered this as the condition for cooperation, the many Great Demon Lords led by Ming Hou all agreed.

Facing the dark space that had suddenly fallen silent, the black flames in Li Li Tianwang's eye sockets flickered once. Then he turned, his gaze cast toward "Li Li Lingjing," whose expression had remained cold and indifferent like a statue the entire time.

And at this moment, Li Li Lingjing's pupils, like black whirlpools, began to turn. The next instant, an extremely faint aura of primal, chaotic, ancient malice emanated from within her body.

When this wisp of aura appeared, deep within the dark space that had previously been frozen, surges of heaven-shaking, terrifying malice fluctuations suddenly erupted.

In the darkness, one after another indescribable, eerie giant shadows stirred, their gazes carrying fanaticism and wild joy as they stared at that figure.

Even the three top-ranked Divine-Fruit Great Demon Lords—Ming Hou, Heavenly Ancestor, Mara—suddenly changed expression.

Their gazes fixed intently on Li Li Lingjing's figure. They themselves originated from the Source of All Evil, so they naturally sensed very clearly that the wisp of primal malice aura was indeed their Lord, who had vanished from the Dark World for over ten thousand years!

Only... this aura was far too faint.

And at this moment, the void behind Li Li Lingjing slowly twisted, and from deep within the void, an object was reflected—a mysterious black coffin.

The bodies of Ming Hou, Heavenly Ancestor, and Mara suddenly trembled. Their gazes gradually reddened, because within that black coffin, they faintly detected an aura that compelled them to worship.

This aura made them understand—their Lord was within!

In an instant, within the dark world, one after another Great Demon Lord could not help but reveal eerie forms. Vast, terrifying malice ranks transformed into sky-filling tentacles, attempting to act.

And Li Li Tianwang said in a ghostly voice: "This coffin is a supreme seal set by that Sect Master of the Formless Saint Sect. Would you like to try it?"

At these words, the Great Demon Lords who could no longer restrain themselves instantly froze in place. Even the three top Divine-Fruit Great Demon Lords—Ming Hou, Heavenly Ancestor, Mara—the redness in their eyes receded.

The name of that Sect Master, even across such vast stretches of time, still caused these alien beings to feel dread.

"How do we open it?" The Great Demon Lord Ming Hou's voice was gentler than ever before.

"I took the Withering-Thriving Aspect precisely to break open the seal. However, that alone is still not enough. Three years from now, when the War of Convergence fully begins, I will naturally have means to completely shatter the seal. Of course, this may require some power from the Dark World." Li Li Tianwang said.

The three Divine-Fruit Great Demon Lords exchanged glances. That woman of matchless beauty, holding a holy white lotus, broke into a smile, and asked in a clear, soft, charming voice: "Within this coffin, there seems to be an extremely powerful force as well."

"That is the 'Pseudo Ten-Grade' Annihilation Aspect, also the founder of our Convergence Society. Back then, that Sect Master sealed it together with the Source of All Evil within the coffin." Li Li Tianwang said calmly.

"Pseudo Ten-Grade, Annihilation Aspect?! It is that Sect Master's aspect legacy!"

At these words, the eyes of the three Divine-Fruit Great Demon Lords all hardened, and wariness surfaced within them.

That level had even surpassed the Divine-Fruit Heavenly Kings, touching upon a realm no one had ever reached.

The Great Demon Lord Ming Hou was silent for several breaths, then slowly said: "As long as our Lord can return, my Dark World is willing to cooperate with you once more."

Having received a response, Li Li Tianwang nodded slightly. Then he did not linger here any longer. The void behind him twisted, forming a dark passage. He turned and, leading the Heavenly Kings of the Convergence Society, stepped into it.

Watching their figures gradually disappear within the dark passage, the three Divine-Fruit Great Demon Lords—Ming Hou, Heavenly Ancestor, and Mara—did not intervene, but their gazes grew deep and cold.

"It seems their reliance is that 'Pseudo Ten-Grade' Annihilation Aspect." The Great Demon Lord Mara's clear voice was charming and moving, yet within it, faintly, carried a trace of mockery.

Ming Hou said indifferently: "Back then, even that Sect Master could not withstand the erosion of our Lord. What can a mere aspect legacy of his do?"

"A mere Convergence Society dares to make deals with my Dark World. They don't know what's good for them."

"But it doesn't matter. Once our Lord appears, whether it's the Annihilation Aspect or anything else, it will be nothing but a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

It turned its head, its gaze fixed on those powerful and terrifying existences in the darkness. A cold voice rose, and in the end seemed to spread throughout the entire Dark World.

"Prepare yourselves. Three years from now, my Dark World can bypass the Wang Hou battlefield and descend directly upon the Ten Great Shenzhous. At that time, we will certainly let the beings of this Outer Shenzhou know what true fear is."

The pupils of the Great Demon Lord Ming Hou flowed with a bone-piercing coldness. The power of their Dark World far surpassed that of the Ten Great Shenzhous—seventy-two Great Demon Lords, of which the top ten in sequence were all Divine-Fruit.

It was precisely this terrifying foundation that had pressed the Heavenly Kings of the Ten Great Shenzhous until they could barely breathe.

Over the years, the Heavenly Kings of Outer Shenzhou had lingered on in dire straits, relying only on that Primordial Covenant and the natural barrier of the Wang Hou battlefield to keep the tendrils of the Dark World from ever extending outward.

But now that the barrier has been torn open, the Ten Great Shenzhous will surely, three years from now, experience a truly despairing apocalypse.