Bai Ye faintly sensed that a powerful enemy had arrived in the channel world! This level could very possibly exceed that of a Demon King.
"I thought I could rest for a while, but it seems I'll have to get busy again..." Bai Ye sighed inwardly.
"City Lord, what's wrong?" Demestune rushed over. Having advanced to the Upper Demon King realm, she too had faintly sensed something.
"Has the channel to the Tites world also opened?" Demestune's expression grew excited. Having been a Middle Demon King for a long time, she naturally knew much about the Heavenly Tower and the channels.
"Quite a few people should have arrived," Bai Ye said with a mysterious smile. "You can find new sparring partners."
Upon hearing this, Demestune's face flushed with shyness, but her eyes glowed with a terrifying green light. She had been enjoying Bai Ye's advances recently, and while it was pleasant, having new sparring partners would be even better.
"Go to the Blue Star channel in the south and escort everyone who emerges from there to our Narath region."
The channel south of Narath was where Bai Ye had emerged earlier, leading to his own ranch.
"Understood."
"And what about the other channels?"
"Leave them for now, and we'll see how things develop," Bai Ye gazed into the distance. He had been away from Blue Star for over two months; he wondered how humanity had developed. Had the relations between nations further improved, or had they returned to their scheming ways?
Or perhaps, after two months without news of him, someone might think he was dead? Bai Ye found it plausible.
However, Bai Ye had no idea that while he had been here for just over two months, nearly two years had passed on Blue Star...
In the heart of the city of Elias, at the Heavenly Tower.
At this moment, Margaret, along with four Saint Kings and numerous demon soldiers, stood outside the Heavenly Tower.
With a clang, the great doors of the Heavenly Tower opened, and three figures slowly emerged amidst blinding light, with several more figures faintly visible behind them.
"Greetings, Your Majesties!"
The countless demon warriors knelt in unison, as did Margaret and the five Saint Kings. Though they were Upper Demon Kings, the pinnacle of the channel world, and low-level demons referred to them as Saint Kings, they were nothing before these three.
At any moment, they could be easily crushed if they displeased them.
Three imposing figures emerged. The most striking was an eight-winged elf, radiating a comforting holy light. She was elegant and noble, but her face could not be discerned.
The other two were a half-demon fully clad in glorious golden armor, and a human-like demon with an exceptionally robust build, sporting two horns on its head.
"Margaret, what is so urgent that you've used the Heavenly Tower's energy ahead of schedule?" the demon king inquired, looking down.
"Reporting to His Excellency Azure Ox, someone from that barren world broke through ahead of time. They are a powerful individual who has already touched upon rule-based magic. We were no match for them, and our foundation of several hundred years was nearly destroyed..." Margaret said with bitterness, gesturing to the ravaged wasteland around the Heavenly Tower and the dilapidated city of Elias.
What? The three monarchs were simultaneously shocked. They quickly noticed the dry lakebed outside the Heavenly Tower city. Faint traces of magical energy still lingered there.
Indeed! The three monarchs understood.
"I never expected that barren world to have such a powerful individual!" the half-demon monarch swept his gaze around and asked, "Where is Wu Xin? Why isn't he here to welcome us?"
Hearing this, Adolf, who had been holding back his frustration, finally couldn't contain himself. The boundless pent-up emotion made his voice tremble with a hint of tears.
"Reporting to His Excellency Han Wu, His Excellency Wu Xin... he is dead, killed!" Adolf pointed at Margaret and said furiously,
"It was them, it was their demon clan that killed him!"
Azure Ox and Han Wu both frowned, and the clear weather suddenly became oppressive.
"What happened?"
"The City Lord of Bright City, Ye Ge..." Adolf's lengthy explanation finally concluded the matter.
Han Wu's face became somewhat grim, and a killing aura permeated the surroundings. Azure Ox glanced at Margaret with a complex expression. Margaret slowly nodded. wΑp.kanshu伍.net
The atmosphere suddenly turned sour, filled with a murderous intent. The numerous demon soldiers dared not make a sound.
The Elven Emperor spoke, "Where is Clarence?"
At this statement, the several Upper Demon Kings lowered their heads again. The elven Saint King said, "His Excellency Clarence... he also perished in battle, killed by those enemies from another world, in this very conflict..."
The elven Upper Demon King recounted the events, pointing at the ruins. Recalling that world-shattering battle, many demon soldiers' eyes still showed fear. Had it not been for the arrival of the monarchs, many more would likely have fled.
Even the noble and holy Elven Emperor gradually emanated a killing aura. "Those who offend my kin shall be exterminated!" The person was fierce and spoke little, but the Elven Emperor's pleasant voice revealed immense dominance.
Among the demon soldiers, the elves' blood surged, and they loudly echoed: "Shall be exterminated!!!"
"All elves, heed my command!"
"Yes!" Tens of thousands of elven warriors responded loudly.
"Command all demon plants, control all vegetation, and search for information on all inter-dimensional intruders. Spare no effort, exterminate them all!"
"Yes!"
The elves acted with swiftness and decisiveness, their entire force mobilized!
Han Wu the Emperor also issued his command. "All half-demon warriors, follow me to Narath and punish those arrogant individuals who have offended our clan!"
"Yes!" With their backing, the repressed half-demons straightened their backs and responded excitedly.
"Wait!" Azure Ox the Emperor suddenly stopped the half-demons.
"Hmm?" Han Wu narrowed his eyes.
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On Blue Star, the entire globe was in an uproar. Governments and factions that had mastered demon artifact technology and super-soldier capabilities were in a frenzy.
For at that moment, all the channels across the globe had opened.
Alliances and joint organizations hastily assembled their troops and began entering the channels to explore the other worlds.
In Great Xia, along with nations from the Asia-Pacific region like Country R and Han Country, they were discussing countermeasures. Compared to other countries and power blocs, Great Xia appeared much calmer.
"The channels in the five military regions – East, South, West, North – are to be strictly guarded. No demon is to be allowed to penetrate the interior."
"The same applies to the channels of Country R and other nations. Do not venture in without authorization."
"Exploration troops are to assemble at the Wolong Mountain Range. Apply to Miss Lidia for entry through the channel there!"
"Country R agrees!"
"Han Country agrees!"
"Thai Country agrees!"
...
Soon, under Great Xia's leadership, the Three-Alliance reached a relatively conservative strategy.
At the Wolong Ranch, a volcanic crater, a channel.
A little girl fluttered her wings as she flew over the lake, looking down with her beautiful, large eyes filled with excitement.
"Brother, I've fulfilled my promise. Great Xia has developed stably for two years..."
This little girl was Lidia. Two years had passed, and she had grown considerably, exuding the aura of a budding beautiful young lady. A subtle aura of a Demon King emanated from her.
"Miss!" Suddenly, a golden light streaked from the distance, arriving before Lidia in an instant.
"The Half-Demon Duke has been killed. The Western Alliance has lodged a protest." The newcomer was Da Peng.
"Hmph!" Lidia snorted. "If I were not afraid of Brother getting angry, I would have taken Gou Dan and killed them all myself."
Da Peng smiled. "There is another matter. Great Xia wishes for the soldiers of the Three-Nation Alliance to pass through our ranch to reach the channel world."