Chapter 703

Chapter 703: Forced by the Times

“Destroyed by the True Immortal?”

Tiankai was taken aback, then immediately smiled.

She quickly realized that this was the Divine Monarch from the past, who was unaware of the changes in the future!

He himself had personally severed the possibility of a True Immortal invasion into the Red Heaven realm!

Indeed, in the past, the human race was bound to win. Even if the demons defeated all the Royal Path powers and celestial clans, they would ultimately be swept away by the incoming True Immortals. No matter how powerful the demon forces were, they would not emerge.

Her Majesty Dream Princess and Her Majesty the Initial Demon possessed unparalleled strength and had watched the history of humanity for hundreds of thousands of years for a reason.

They would not engage in ventures with no chance of success; those who stood at the pinnacle of the world were devoid of reckless emotions and only focused on the Success Rate and possibilities.

However, the current era was different. With the arrival of True Immortals, the power in the Red Heaven would drastically diminish, leveling the playing field with the Royal Path.

The Divine Empress could be invincible and block everything…

The Monster King could do the same!

But soon, Tiankai frowned again. A genius like the Divine Monarch, if he intended to change the rules, how could he not consider this point?

“Do not expect to battle the human race. The demons belong to countless tribes, yet humanity belongs to only one. The total resources of the world are limited. Currently, the human race occupies a mere ten percent of the world? Or even less? Even if it is less, the demons have no chance of winning; concentrated strength far surpasses dispersed power.”

“The True Spirit clans cannot unite to oppose humanity, nor can they respect a single person… If that were the case, why not respect humanity? At least there would still be seemingly equal treatment, peaceful living space, and rules that must be followed under Dao artifacts.”

“With so many advantages, it is enough to completely divide the True Spirit clans. I do not believe you have any possibility of resisting the human race.”

Shui Changdong spoke again, his gaze looking towards the distant future as he tried to dismantle Tiankai’s beliefs.

If he were part of the demon race, he would certainly not give up the struggle, not out of loyalty to his race but due to the character and philosophy inherent in humanity.

After many lifetimes, he had fully liberated his nature.

Fearing for one’s life is human nature, while sacrificing for justice is also human nature—he now found joy in both.

Whether personally creating a prosperous world or becoming a foundational figure, both were worthwhile grand endeavors for him.

Tiankai shook her head, looking up at the sky as if gazing across and making eye contact with all who were watching this battle. She said, “No one can stop any of this. You ended humanity’s infancy with your own hands. Therefore, you must naturally bear the corresponding consequences.”

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“Bastard! This demon dares to speak to the Divine Monarch like that! She truly is a beast! She is undoubtedly an innate disaster; I should have had no expectations!”

“Ridiculous! This is a live broadcast directed at the entire Red Heaven realm, yet they allow such a fox to face the great sage! And look at what she’s saying; she openly wants to betray the Celestial Empire!?”

“Kill her! She must face the death penalty; otherwise, where is the dignity of the human race? Wouldn’t the majesty of the Celestial Empire be thrown into the dust?”

Countless people were filled with righteous indignation, unable to contain their emotions.

Most of them were ordinary beings, not entirely clear about the relationship between the True Spirits and the human race, so their outrage, merely at the disrespect towards the Divine Monarch, was enough to fuel their desire to kill Tiankai countless times. Even if she were human, it would be the same, let alone being a “beast.”

Tiankai’s unmatched beauty could not save her from the fact that she was a demon. In the eyes of the vast majority of ordinary beings, she had already been sentenced to death.

Her dialogue with the Divine Monarch struck a radically different chord among the many human practitioners of the Red Heaven; it wasn’t that they showed any compassion toward the True Spirits, but rather, they simply recognized the terrifying implications of what they were witnessing.

“Faming, if I’m not mistaken, Tiankai’s meaning is…”

Director from Zixue, Chi Hua, started to say but fell silent.

“It seems so; the True Spirit clan is about to take action. Although we anticipated this day, the intensity may exceed our imagination.”

Shui Faming’s eyes flashed with a hint of darkness.

As a director from Zixue, he wielded immense power and stood at the highest level of the Red Heaven realm, his perspective far exceeding that of just a student in the Ten Seats.

The True Spirit clans had long coveted the throne of the Lord of the Red Heaven. Historically, the area occupied by the human race in the Red Heaven realm was less than ten percent, even with the establishment of the Celestial Empire. Under the current leadership of the Divine Monarch and the Divine Empress, it was still no more than twenty percent—only considering the land, while the demon tribes had vast space for reproduction.

With such astonishing resources, even if divided among countless clans, some unbeatable demons would inevitably arise, particularly since demons have long lifespans, allowing them to accumulate a large number of unbeatable elders.

In the million years of human history, although they have constantly enhanced the spirit energy of the Red Heaven, the competition for that energy among the demon tribes ultimately benefited the demons.

As a result, during the era under the Divine Empress, the spirit energy of the entire world was being devoured by the Master of Heaven’s Cavern, sent to the multiverse, while the gains of the multiverse were entirely injected into the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven rather than the Red Heaven realm, leading to the arrival of the end of the law era.

This indeed affected the human race, but it also directly severed the demons’ hopes of accumulating strength.

It is essential to understand that there is not just one Monarch among the demons; there are too many super forbidden places in the Red Heaven realm, and each of these places may hide an unbeatable supreme being.

Even if they are dormant, these existences require vast amounts of spirit energy. If the energy is insufficient, they will either be forced to awaken and invade the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven or wait for their demise… naturally, most demon Monarchs would not sit idly by; they would certainly seek battle with the human race.

For this reason, the battle between Tiankai and the Divine Monarch drew attention from countless observers, even the major forbidden places in the Red Heaven realm pierced through time and space to gaze upon the event.

Morning Continent was a land that always existed in the time of morning, filled with ambiguous powers, leading to a distinctly different cultivation system.

While most other continents cultivated using the Spiritual Law system, where Spirit Law and Physical Law served only as support, Morning Continent was different; almost no one practiced Spirit Law or Physical Law, instead focusing entirely on Spirit Law. Their accomplishments in the realm of Spirit Law were remarkable, leaving behind countless relics and forbidden places that remain unsolvable to this day.

Among them was one of the Red Heaven’s super forbidden places, the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Layers.

The Ninety-Nine Heavenly Layers was located at the farthest western point of Morning Continent, radiating golden light and filled with countless Imperial Golden Lotus flowers, exuding lethal danger.

It was unknown who left the Imperial Golden Lotuses or if they were born from the heavens and the earth. The people of Morning Continent only knew that even a Major Achievement Honored Being touching a golden lotus would be directly resolved into the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Layers.

It is said that each golden lotus represents a world, which easily leads Honored Beings to relinquish their lives, resolving into part of the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Layers. This power was considered too unfathomable, and it was rumored that only an unparalleled Monarch could break it, hence the name "Imperial Golden Lotus."

In fact, historical records do not show that any Monarch had clashed with the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Layers, and there were no records of any Monarch attempting to intrude.

Even if a Monarch had once entered, it was likely done secretly, leaving no traces or records.

Until contemporary times, the Master of the Celestial Empire’s cave stepped forward to uncover one or two details about the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Layers, no longer leaving it as a blank slate.

The Ninety-Nine Heavenly Layers was left behind by ancient demon gods, remnants of a being who was half a step from Becoming a God. These remnants transformed into the real Ninety-Nine Heavenly Layers, each day comparable to a dimension in the Red Heaven. Although it was weaker than the ever-growing Three Heavens dimension, it was similar to the dimension controlled by Dream Princess.

With a full ninety-nine layers, it formed a super forbidden place in the Red Heaven, where the dense power of demon gods made it difficult for even Monarchs to intrude, let alone conquer.

This forbidden place had existed for over a million years, far exceeding human history, and it had naturally nurtured some extremely terrifying existences.

These fearsome demons had been sleeping deep within the forbidden place, unconsciously absorbing power and constantly perfecting themselves while waiting for their chance to emerge.

Ten thousand years ago, the Divine Monarch’s achievement of the Dao awakened many ancient beings, including the ancient demon king sleeping in the deepest part of the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Layers.

They had not yet completed their development, so they would not emerge, but they did not continue to sleep either; instead, they remained alert, observing the significant events occurring in the Red Heaven.

As Tiankai confronted the Divine Monarch, these ancient beings were similarly drawn to the spectacle.

Ten thousand years ago, when they realized the rules were being modified again, they were astonished that the human race had produced another one who achieved the Dao and were greatly impressed by the Divine Monarch’s determination.

Now, seeing the young Divine Monarch and gaining insight into his past thoughts, they certainly would not hesitate to pay attention.

They also wanted to see who had interrupted their slumber and forced them to emerge.