"Demon God Dàrén, how can we make the two small worlds meet earlier?" Wan Dao asked, excitement lighting up his face as he waved his fists.
The Skywing Demon God didn't mind his recklessness. He smiled and said, "That's exactly why I'm announcing this today. From now on, the eight great Demon Domains, plus the northern land of absolute Yang and the southern land of absolute Yin—ten places in total—we'll mobilize all the resources of the Demon Race, gathering every ounce of their strength. In these ten locations, we'll set up ten world-shaking formations. These formations will release an incredible driving force, pushing the Polar Night Demon World to accelerate through the Void! Within a hundred years, we have to complete all ten formations. With their momentum, we have a very real chance of compressing twenty thousand years of time into just the first thousand! This is the acceleration plan for our Polar Night Demon World!"
"Everyone!" the Devouring Demon God shouted, "This is the entire resources of a small world! If we can seize them all, our Polar Night Demon World will be unstoppable! Building these formations will cost astronomical resources and require countless demons. There may even be unavoidable sacrifices along the way!"
"But compared to the resources of a whole small world, it's worth it, isn't it?!"
The Devouring Demon God's words stirred everyone's blood.
"Worth it!"
"Worth it!"
Yun Jin joined in the chant, though her heart trembled.
Led by the eight great Demon Gods, every demon's power was poured into forging ten supreme formations, pushing the Polar Night Demon World toward the Vast Azure World, forcing the two small worlds to merge ahead of schedule.
This was the Demon Gods' plan!
What ambition!
What ruthlessness!
The Vast Azure World was in grave danger!
"Soon, a materials list will be issued. Every Demon Clan, contribute what you can. Those who obstruct the Polar Night Demon World's grand plan will be executed without mercy!" The words of the Violet Lightning Demon God carried a chilling undertone.
"Execute without mercy! Execute without mercy!"
Countless demons roared, already imagining the scene a thousand years later, invading another small world and slaughtering without restraint.
Just thinking about it sent waves of excitement through them.
After the last major announcement, the water curtain slowly dissipated. But the impact had only just begun. Demons everywhere buzzed about the other small world.
Some worried it might burden them to construct ten massive formations.
But under the frenzy of collective enthusiasm, the plan faced almost no resistance and quickly became the consensus of the entire Demon Race.
In reality, once the eight great Demon Gods had made a decision, it represented the will of the entire Demon Race. Even those who might object dared not voice it.
Originally, after the disciple competition ended, the eight great Demon Gods would take their teams and leave. But this time, they were prepared. On this barren plain, they built a Demon God Palace.
In the future, each Demon God would place a projection here, making this palace the command center for the acceleration plan.
Endless orders would be issued from here, and the other demons would be responsible for carrying out the will of the eight Demon Gods.
The Devouring Demon God specifically instructed Yun Jin, "My projection will stay here for a while. You can send the flying ship back to the Devouring Divine Palace."
Yun Jin hurriedly said, "Demon God Dàrén, I want to contribute to the acceleration plan too. Can I stay?"
The Devouring Demon God smiled, "Leave the dirty work to the lower demons. You're a high-ranking Devouring Demon. Don't concern yourself with trivial matters. Focus on your cultivation. Only after a thousand years will you be able to plunder even more resources in that small world."
Suppressing the unease in her chest, Yun Jin said, "Demon God Dàrén, I can't break into the Zhenmo Realm before the Eternal Night. My cultivation has hit a bottleneck. Just training won't get me further. I thought that if I could help with the acceleration plan, it would give me some experience, and maybe… I could breakthrough."
The Devouring Demon God paused.
He remembered.
Liu Yue was different from other Devouring Demons. She'd grown up wandering, breaking through only through experience. Perhaps the lack of world-class geniuses in the Devouring Demons for a long time was due to his overprotectiveness.
In the future, he could test letting the clan's talents learn from Liu Yue and train across the lands.
Seeing Yun Jin's hopeful gaze, he smiled, "Since you're willing to help, I won't refuse. But the plan is still in its early resource-gathering stage. There won't be much you can do yet."
Yun Jin hurriedly said, "I might not help much gathering resources, but what about running the formations later? Demon God Dàrén, there has to be a trusted demon in charge, otherwise others will slack off and the work won't get done."
She had to join this plan. And she had to get deeply involved. Only then could she find a chance to sabotage it.
Wan Dao Master remained here too, clearly thinking the same thing.
"You have a bold heart," the Devouring Demon God said with a smile. "The formation leader must at least be a Zhenmo, and a strong one at that. Your talent is remarkable, but you're not ready yet."
Yun Jin gritted her teeth. "Then what if I defeat those Zhenmo?"
The Devouring Demon God laughed at her competitive fire. "In our clan, strength comes first. If you can defeat any of my disciples, I'll let you enter the competition to become a formation leader."
Yun Jin asked, "Will many demons compete for this spot?"
The Devouring Demon God's tone was heavy, "Ten percent of all the resources we collect from the entire Demon Race will be under the formation leader's control. Do you think that position is competitive?"
Yun Jin's eyes narrowed. She understood immediately.
The implication was clear.
"By competing for this position, you could embezzle part of the resources. And in the end, those resources would go to…"
The eight great Demon Gods.
Most of the resources would end up in their hands.
So, the acceleration plan wasn't just to make the two small worlds meet early. It was also a way to seize the wealth of the world for themselves. Since the eight great Demon Gods stood to gain massively, they would never halt the plan.
So who suffered?
Hundreds of millions of low- and mid-level demons.
A thought suddenly flashed through Yun Jin's mind.