Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 297: Chapter 299: Lying Low and Confusion

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“No, this is not our problem, it’s a problem with the world!!!” Greedy Demon roared, seemingly quite resentful. To him, he felt he should be stronger.

“It’s not the Lord of Demon Soil?” Even Emperor Shen You was taken aback; things just got interesting.

“More than that, the other party isn’t the Mechanical Emperor either, but another existence similar to the Mechanical Emperor. They show none of the emotions the Mechanical Emperor once possessed, like a piece of stone,” Greedy Demon said, his tone laced with fear.

“But whatever the case, it proves that being in the Tenth Realm of the magicians is not the end-all, there are higher realms still,” Emperor Shen You never shied away from difficulties; after reaching the Tenth Realm, he felt as if he had hit the world’s ceiling, unable to advance a single step further.

“The one who made a move is not the Lord of Demon Soil; the Lord of Demon Soil embodies pure evil, while the person who fought with the Mechanical Emperor does not have such evil,” said Infatuated Demon, his voice tinged with apprehension.

“The other side can’t possibly lose. This world is beyond saving. I must leave quickly, otherwise, once I’m monitored…”

“Hmph, I don’t need your help. The world restricts us, not the other way around. They are not beings of this world,” Greedy Demon said angrily, before dissipating.

“Emperor Level beings, that’s impossible. This world definitely cannot have beings that surpass the limit,” quivered the Demon Insect Dominator, as if recalling the days of being dominated.

“Perhaps, you should calm down, or I will send you back to the Spirit Realm,” Emperor Shen You said evenly. To him, each of the three demons—greed, anger, and infatuation—had their flaws, with Greedy Demon being the most prone to extreme anger.

“It seems you’ve all been quite frightened,” Emperor Shen You laughed lightly, then added, “But this also demonstrates something; we still have room for further advancement.”

“It must have been the Mechanical Emperor’s subroutine that attracted them, as it contains a Rectification Agreement to exterminate life.”

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“If such powerful beings exist beyond the heavens, then why didn’t the Mechanical Emperor take action, instead lying dormant for so long?” Emperor Shen You was puzzled. He had clashed with the Mechanical Emperor before and knew the latter’s strength was nowhere near his own.

“It’s just that the opponent is too powerful; it’s not easy for me to make contact. Moreover, if the Lord of Demon Soil is so strong, why didn’t they act, just like the Mechanical Emperor?” Emperor Shen You was puzzled about this as well.

“Prepare Ghost Energy, stockpile enough resources to leave this world; for now, we can only wander in the void for some time.”

“The most commonly used method is to tighten the timeline; everything is predetermined, unless the Lord of Demon Soil has someone backing them, otherwise, there’s no chance.”

Growing stronger is an eternal theme. Only with enough strength can you survive better.

Don’t look at how it throws its weight around in this world; back in its own Insect Race’s vast world, there were already countless beings of the same power level just walking around.

But they did not dare to tempt Emperor Shen You or to erode him now. Emperor Shen You had desires, but he had them before too. Would desires make him unstoppable?

If they couldn’t beat him, they just couldn’t. It wasn’t like the appearance of desirable emotions within him would weaken him, perhaps it might even make him stronger.

They all fled from higher-energy-level worlds. To them, this world was just a minor one, so it went unnoticed. With their strength, they could just as well dominate and grow here.

To them, Emperor Shen You was now consumed by both greed and infatuation, yearning for more power and utterly obsessed.

The neighboring Mechanical Emperor who had been wiped out was the same—it was merely a subroutine, after all; creating a copy if desired would take but a moment.

Moreover, now that someone had actually broken through this limit, he was even more disinclined to believe that this world had an upper ceiling. He was more convinced that he had not yet reached that level.

The recent clash of those two powerful beings was even more crucial. The extent of the impact was not vast, but the ripples that faintly emanated during the battle made Emperor Shen You realize, these were foes beyond his match.

The fight between Hercules and the Terminator was nothing but physical combat, and only the last Magnetic Field Rotation and Dionysus’s Dark Star had a bit of substance; otherwise, it was mostly just a brawl, with Titan excelling in close-quarters combat.

Yet even so, a flicker of zeal passed through Emperor Shen You’s eyes.

But now there’s no chance left, all I can do is run away.

Yet, as an Emperor of Divine Power who cultivated his own way up, Emperor Shen You doesn’t believe in this. Although he hasn’t undergone a qualitative transformation, the growth of his Divine Thought indicates that he is still getting stronger.

To understand certain battle skills is even more ludicrous. Each of them is a veteran of numerous battles; how could they possibly not know how to fight?

Even if his Divine Thought is growing all the time, at his level, the amount of energy is no longer the decisive factor. What he seeks is a transformation that will strengthen himself.

The immense Abyss slowly receded, eventually returning to the surface of the Extreme East Sea. If not for the disappearance of the heavens beyond the sky above, everyone would have doubted whether what just happened was merely an illusion.

If he really had gone, once he met with disaster, then the entire Great Nether Dynasty would fall apart—and that was not what he wanted to see. The Great Nether Dynasty was his true foundation, painstakingly built not just for show but to last and be passed down.

If Divine Thought really dared to probe inside, it would be torn to shreds in an instant by the magnetic field and Divine Power, and might even backlash against the intruder.

Emperor Shen You completely ignored this, recalling that the Spirit Realm Three Demons once said there was a ceiling to this world, which was their level, and that there would be no stronger beings.

Seeing this, Emperor Shen You went back to his own affairs, preparing to send the Envoy to probe Qin Muye’s intentions.

Emperor Shen You was no fool; he wouldn’t dare extend his Divine Thought into a battle that was obviously not his to interfere with.

Emperor Shen You fell silent himself; he truly hadn’t expected the Demon Soil to be so powerful that it could easily erase the existence of the Mechanical Emperor.

The remaining Greedy Demon and Foolish Demon exchanged glances, saying nothing, but also dissipated.

He really wanted to know why the opponent was lying in wait, with such strength, why they had cowered and settled for a corner in the past.

He was of King Level, above which was Emperor Level, and the most powerful existences were the Dominator Level beings who ruled over everything before he came to this world. The entire world revolved around them, which was truly terrifying.

Although he called himself a dominator, in the Insect Race’s grand world where he came from, he was just a slightly more powerful middle manager, and the true higher-ups were the Emperor Level Insect Race.

The Spirit Realm Three Demons are not afraid if you’re mad or strong; they fear those with no desires at all, for if such an adversary were to make a move, they could definitely slaughter them without mercy.

At this time, neither Emperor Shen You nor the Spirit Realm Three Demons, after having been entangled for so many years, had the inclination to fight anymore.

The Demon Insect Dominator was not like Emperor Shen You and the Spirit Realm Three Demons, native to the land; like the Mechanical Emperor, he too was a foreign invader.

The Demon Insect Dominator knew that the Insect Race and Intelligent Machines shared a very favorable characteristic: they could be mass produced.

If it were the Mechanical Emperor, there might be a chance to analyze and create new Intelligent Machines, but if it were Emperor Shen You and the Spirit Realm Three Demons, probably all they could do was gaze at the special effects.

To have Emperor Shen You visit in person wasn’t a move he dared make. Although he had spent his life battling against heaven and earth, that did not mean he was without fear. As a ruling emperor, he had the necessary foresight.

Alongside, three twisted figures were projected over, quite blurry, and quite ugly and evil.

Because the distance was too far and there were various barriers, Emperor Shen You did not know what the battle inside was like. Only the part where Hercules took the Terminators and moved away from Qin Muye’s territory to battle was observed by Emperor Shen You.

Because they realized that beings stronger than themselves had been born, if they were to fight amongst themselves, their fate wouldn’t be much better.

For these two Great Demons, it was good news. Being with desires meant being good friends, but a desireless stone would instill in them a sense of fear.

One cannot simply watch powerful beings interact and instantly comprehend certain principles or Divine Skills. More often, it’s a case of the innocent suffering as a result of another’s misfortune.

As for what one might understand from their battle? What could he possibly understand, seeing only exploding energies and bursts of both visible and invisible forces? Not even able to discern the fighters’ moves, what could be learned?

This Insect Race has no good reputation across the myriad worlds; despite separating from the Insect Nest’s hive mind due to some minor incident and coming to this world, it’s clear the Rectification Agreement initiated by the Mechanical Emperor was in effect, and he was certainly within the purge range.