My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel Chapter 405 - 406: The Demon God Descends
Under the respectful guidance of the two powerful Dragon Race warriors, Gu Xing passed through the deep mountain passage and reached the core heart of Dragon Island’s mountain interior.
This was not a resplendent palace, but rather, an immense naturally-formed domed cavern.
Crystal Stones embedded in the rock walls emitted a soft glow, casting the entire space in a quiet and solemn light.
At the end of the cavern, a majestic figure stood with its back to the entrance, hands clasped behind.
Gu Xing could clearly sense that the Power of Laws flowing through the surrounding space was naturally submitting and converging towards that figure.
"Dragon Emperor, Master Gu Xing has been brought."
The leading Dragon Race warrior knelt down on one knee, his voice full of reverence.
"Hmm."
A calm response came from the front, revealing no hint of emotion.
The two Dragon Race warriors bowed once more, then silently and swiftly withdrew from the cavern, leaving the space to Gu Xing and the Dragon Emperor.
The cavern fell into silence.
Gu Xing stood still, gaze fixed on the silhouette of the Dragon Emperor, his mind racing, pondering how to start the conversation.
The power gap between the Human Race and the Dragon Race was as vast as the difference between cloud and mud.
The Dragon Race had hundreds of Totem Level powerhouses, not to mention the Dragon Emperor, an existence beyond the totems.
In contrast, the Human Race could count their Totem Level battles forces on one hand.
To the Dragon Race, this collaboration was almost like unilateral support.
What substantive benefits could they gain from it?
As Gu Xing struggled internally, unable to organize his words, the Dragon Emperor slowly turned around.
His appearance was not the elderly visage imagined, but rather that of a middle-aged man.
His golden eyes were deep like the vast starlit sky, seemingly able to penetrate all illusions of the world.
The Dragon Emperor did not immediately look at Gu Xing but first gazed towards a short distance away...
At the pile of shattered, lusterless transparent crystal remnants on the ground.
In his eyes flickered an unmistakable complex emotion.
"Do you see those shattered crystals?"
Gu Xing followed his gaze and nodded, "I see them."
"That was where Qingyan slept; you must have met her by now."
Hearing this, Gu Xing roughly pieced together that Long Qingyan was the Dragon Emperor’s daughter.
"Yes, Dragon Emperor! I was fortunate to meet Miss Qingyan at the South Sea, who led us to Dragon Island."
"The South Sea... Timeless Relic..."
The Dragon Emperor murmured, his eyes glinting with reminiscence.
After a while, he seemed to awaken from long memories.
"Getting old... easily trapped in memories, forgive me for showing such emotion."
"You spoke too highly, Dragon Emperor."
Gu Xing hurriedly replied.
Before such an ultimate power in the Alternate Space, he should maintain appropriate humility.
Yet the Dragon Emperor waved a hand, indicating no need for formalities.
His gaze quietly fell on Gu Xing, directly addressing his purpose:
"You’ve come for the alliance between the Human Race and Dragon Race to jointly fight the Demon Race, haven’t you?"
Gu Xing felt a slight shock but was not surprised.
At the Dragon Emperor’s level, seeing through his thoughts was not difficult.
He took a deep breath, candidly acknowledging, and solemnly made his request:
"Dragon Emperor sees clearly! I am acutely aware of the Human Race’s weakness; such a request might be presumptuous and overreaching."
"But the Demon Race is the common enemy of all living beings in the Alternate Space, facing mutual extinction."
"I earnestly plead with the Dragon Emperor to grant the Human Race a chance to ally, standing together against external threats!"
"Though weak, the Human Race would give its all to uphold the alliance!"
He put himself in a low position, ready for a tactful refusal or to pay a huge price.
However, the Dragon Emperor’s reaction was beyond his expectation.
Almost without hesitation, and without any condition imposed.
"Yes!"
"..."
Gu Xing was utterly stunned, his brain momentarily blanking out.
He almost questioned whether he had misheard, instinctively repeating:
"You... you agree?"
Seeing his bewildered expression, the Dragon Emperor revealed a faint smile:
"Yes, I agree."
This... this was agreed upon?
Such a crucial matter concerning the fate of both races was decided so offhandedly?
No bargaining, no additional conditions, it went so smoothly it felt unreal to Gu Xing!
As Gu Xing was filled with overwhelming joy, about to bow and express his gratitude, the Dragon Emperor raised a hand to stop him.
The Dragon Emperor’s gaze grew profound, seemingly piercing the cavern’s rock walls, looking into the boundless depths of time and space.
He shifted the topic:
"There’s no need to say more about the cooperation!"
"Young one, don’t you want to know more?"
"Don’t you want to know the true essence of the world?"
"Have you ever wondered who set the ten ancient Demon Gates sealing the Demon Abyss in the Demon Realm? Why have they existed for so many ages?"
"The Demon Race does not originally belong to this Alternate Space; they hail from the destructive chaos of the Demon Abyss."
"Yet why are there passages to the Demon Abyss in our world?"
...
This barrage of questions quickly sobered him from the joy of the alliance’s success.
The Dragon Emperor regarded the pensive Gu Xing with a guiding tone of profound intent:
"Don’t you want to know the answers to these questions?"
Gu Xing lifted his head to meet the Dragon Emperor’s eyes, nodding heavily:
"I do! Please, Dragon Emperor, enlighten me!"
...
Meanwhile.
Demon Realm.
The catastrophe had finally erupted!
At the core of the Demon Realm, the ten Demon Gates were now entirely shrouded in substantial Demonic Qi!
"Boom——!!!"
Amidst a loud noise, the tenth Demon Gate...
The passage corresponding to the tenth Demon God "Yuan"...
Was the first to reach a critical point!
The runes on the gate body successively shattered and perished!
"Crack... Boom!!!"
Ultimately, with a sound that echoed throughout the entire Alternate Space, the tenth Demon Gate completely opened!
The darkness behind it gushed forth like a breached flood!
At the center of that absolute darkness, where even time and space seemed nonexistent...
An indescribable figure slowly took a step forward!
His descent was in itself a form of ultimate rule!
At the moment he stepped out, the Demon Realm’s sky shattered like fragile glass, revealing the twisted Void beneath!
The ground silently collapsed and perished beneath his feet!
The rules of the entire Alternate Space groaned under unbearable strain at this moment!
A cold, all-destroying aura of coercion swept through the entire Alternate Space with the Demon Realm at its center!
Every corner, every living being, at that moment, felt a fear ingrained into their very souls stemming from a primal instinct for life!
Demon God—Yuan, his true body had arrived!
He quietly hovered over the shattered Demon Realm as if savoring this long-missed land.
"Back again... finally, once more stepping onto this land... what a nostalgic scent it bears..."
...
Human territory.
The once-clear sky suddenly darkened without any warning!
It wasn’t cloud-covered, but as if light itself had been forcibly stripped from the world!
"Why is the sky dark?!
"It’s so oppressive... I can’t breathe!"
"What’s happening?! Have the Demon Race attacked?!"
Panic swept through the major cities of the Human Race.
Ordinary people felt an unbearable horror as if some catastrophe was imminent.
And the powerful Beast Masters, particularly those who reached Monarch Level or Totem Level, sensed it with even greater clarity and terror!
In the Northern Territory, Long Zhenguo and Verocan, stepping out of the tent almost simultaneously, their expressions drastically changed.
They abruptly looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with unprecedented shock!
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