The Skywing Demon Race was born able to speak with space itself.
Yun Jin felt her expression shift. She couldn't say why, but a sudden chill crawled up her spine. She forced her face calm and fixed her gaze on the Skywing Demon God.
In his eyes, a fever bright glow flared.
"While probing the fabric of space, he said, I discovered that our small world is about to collide head on with another small world."
The audience went silent.
Yun Jin's heart lurched.
In the stands, An Ying and Ling Yun stood up before they even realized they were moving.
Luckily, the other demons were also shaken, and they all rose as well, so the two of them didn't stand out. But inside their hearts, a storm was already tearing through.
They had been thinking earlier about why their leader lost. That thought was swept away by this new revelation.
Their leader was a spatial body. His sensitivity to space was unmatched. That was how he could predict two small worlds would meet. They had thought that was still a secret.
But now, the Skywing Demon God had already discovered it too, and he had stated it openly in front of all the demons. No one knew how many demons were watching through the water curtains. This news would spread through the demon race in no time.
When those greedy and ravaging demons learned they were about to ram into another small world, what would they do?
An Ying and Ling Yun felt a sudden chill rise through them.
Vast Azure World was in danger.
Without thinking, they glanced at Wan Dao. He kept his usual calm, unmoved expression, and that alone gave them a little comfort.
"What does it mean to collide head on?"
Across the eight great demon domains, countless demons gathered before the massive water curtains became curious despite themselves.
"You all are young," the Devouring Demon God said, "so you might not know what a small world collision means. Let me explain.
I am three hundred and thirty thousand years old. Thirty thousand years ago, our small world collided head on with another. At that time, both worlds were only second grade.
When two small worlds collide, they must begin fusion or both will perish. When fusion completes, a brand new world is born.
We demons are born above all other beings. How could we ever share our world with them?
So thirty thousand years ago, under the leadership of the then Demon God, we pretended to cooperate. While appearing friendly, we silently gathered strength.
In the end, we slaughtered every living being in that world.
Only then did the map of the Polar Night Demon World take shape, and only then did our small world rise to a higher grade."
These secrets were normally kept buried deep, and every demon listening leaned in with burning attention. Most of them did not have the Demon God's lifespan. Thirty thousand years was beyond their memory.
But small world collision.
Slaughter the other side.
Just thinking about it made many demons lick their lips, unable to hold back their delight. It was too exhilarating.
The Purple Lightning Demon God continued.
"Besides that collision, we have brushed against other small worlds twice.
When small worlds brush past each other, the spatial barriers grow thin, and we can slip in and slaughter a round. But we can never swallow those worlds whole. We can't make them part of the Polar Night Demon World."
The Silent Horror Demon God spoke next.
"This time is different. This is only the second time since that collision thirty thousand years ago that we face another direct collision.
When two small worlds collide, they will fuse and create a new territory. The chance to expand our land is right before us.
We are a first grade small world now. The other side is very likely no match. Once we kill them all, that land will be ours.
Every demon, a grand upheaval is upon us.
When the worlds meet, we will march into their world, and we will grind every living being there into dust."
The eight great demon gods spoke one after another.
In the audience, the demons were already trembling with excitement.
They never thought they would hear news this earth shaking today.
"March into small worlds."
"Grind them into dust."
"Kill kill kill."
The crowd erupted.
Some were already drawing weapons as if they could charge into battle that very moment.
Yun Jin pressed her lips tight and curled her fingers into a fist. She thought she still had a long time to plan. But the demon gods had known about this meeting far earlier than she thought.
On the surface, it would still take two ten thousand years. But for them to announce it so early, they must have other preparations already in motion. Could she still have those two ten thousand years?
Her fist loosened, and she joined the roars of the crowd.
Wan Dao joined in as well.
Once the frenzy calmed a little, the Skywing Demon God spoke again.
"According to my calculations, if we let the two worlds drift naturally toward each other, it would take about two ten thousand years."
"Two ten thousand years is too long. None of us can wait. Can you wait?" the Red Tail Demon God shouted.
"We can't. We can't."
Every demon screamed back.
A smile spread across the Skywing Demon God's face.
"Then we have decided. The eight demon gods will begin implementing the Small World Acceleration Plan. This plan is our most important project from here on.
Our goal is to collide with the other small world within one thousand years."
One thousand years.
Yun Jin's expression changed again. Before, she could afford to breathe. Now, everything turned sharp and tight.
Most important of all.
In one thousand years, the Polar Night Demon World would have just entered the polar night phase. How could she possibly rise to the Jinxian realm in time?
Her cultivation would not be enough.
She would have no right to gamble her life against the demon gods.
And what would happen to Vast Azure World when two small worlds fused suddenly?
Would the polar night spread across it?
No one could say.
This sudden move from the eight demon gods smashed her entire plan to pieces.
Yun Jin felt irritation rise.
The demon gods were already pushing the small world collision. Yet the mission system had not revealed even a whisper of it. They were hiding their intentions far too well.
In the past ten years, she had gained much from the Devouring Demon God. She even felt a little smug, thinking she had the demon gods dancing in her palm.
In truth.
She could win a thousand times.
But the demon gods only needed to win once.
And then the entire Vast Azure World would lose with her.