“What are the two Demon Kings thinking about…” Fang Yun, his mind filled with thoughts of the Moon Guard, Moon Emperor, Moon God relics, Moon Phase God Stone, and so on, didn’t pay much attention to what the two Demon Kings were thinking.
The Ape Demon King chuckled awkwardly, “Moon Emperor, your status is even higher than that of a Great Demon King, roughly equivalent to the literary patriarch of your human race, or the Demon Emperor of the Demon Realm, you know?”
“Status is illusory, strength is what’s real. I’m still a role model for the literati of Jing Kingdom, but I’m merely a Presented Scholar,” Fang Yun said.
“Your Majesty, the Moon Emperor, you hold a high position but do not become complacent. You are truly a role model for our three tribes of Demon Barbarians. We admire you!” the Ape Demon King said.
The Bear Demon King, not as eloquent as the Ape Demon King, kept nodding and laughing foolishly.
Fang Yun immediately understood and said, “If the two of you have something to ask of me, just say it. You’ve done me a great favor. As long as it’s within my power, I’ll definitely help.”
The Ape Demon King was overjoyed, “Thank you, Your Majesty, the Demon Emperor! Look, the Moon God’s relic has disappeared. Could you help us write a note saying that this matter has nothing to do with us two demons? If you don’t write it, we’re afraid we’ll be executed.”
“Would it really be that severe? After all, you two are Demon Kings.”
The Ape Demon King said, “What if a Grand Academician of your human race lost an important relic of Sage Confucius, how would you deal with it?”
“He would be banished to the frontier, never to return,” Fang Yun said.
“Our Demon Clan is even more ruthless than the human race, as you surely know. So please, we beg you to help us. If there’s a chance, we’ll definitely repay you generously!” the Ape Demon King said.
“Since I’m the one who benefited, and it’s a simple task, I’ll clarify it.” Fang Yun said, putting down the tray and began to write, pointing out that the two Demon Kings not only did no wrong but also helped him.
After finishing, Fang Yun handed the paper to the Ape Demon King.
“Thank you, Your Majesty, the Moon Emperor!” The Ape Demon King was overjoyed.
“You’re welcome, just make things easier for me when I’m in the First Star City. By the way, do you have any books of the Demon Clan here?”
“Yes! Our Ape Clan is responsible for recording and organizing the history and classics of the Demon Clan. Would you like to see? I’ll have my nephews take you there. It’s not that I don’t want to accompany you personally, but I have to go to the Third Star City to report today’s details.”
“That’s fine. Let’s walk and talk, I want to ask when the Comet Corridor will open?” Fang Yun said.
“The Comet Corridor will probably open in two days, but the exact time cannot be determined. Because it was originally controlled by the Demon Ancestor, now we can only wait for the best time.”
“How many Demon Barbarians will participate this time?”
“There are only about thirty of you humans, but I’m afraid there will be over a thousand Demon Barbarians. After you leave the Comet Corridor, new Demon Barbarians will enter the Second Star City. I can’t be sure how many there will be by then.”
“Oh? Both cities can enter?”
“When the Comet Corridor flies over the Second City, its power will greatly increase. It’s not a test for the Demon Generals, but a test for the Demon Marshals. However, the Demon Barbarians who enter at that time will benefit, but they won’t become the King of Stars.”
“What’s the secret of the Comet Corridor?”
The Ape Demon King laughed, “My Ape Clan is in charge of the Demon Clan’s classics. I know it best. According to the ancient Demon’s speculation, the core of the Comet Corridor is a special piece of star fragment. The Demon Ancestor couldn’t use it, so he transformed it into the Comet Corridor, hoping to give the Demon Barbarians a chance to gain the power inside. But which star’s fragment it is, we can’t know.”
“I see! No wonder reaching the end of the Comet Corridor can make one the King of Stars. It turns out that one can gain a part of the power of the star fragment.” Fang Yun said.
The Ape Demon King nodded, looked around, and whispered, “After you enter the Comet Corridor, you must stay with the other humans. If you find that a Blood Demon Barbarian might reach the deepest part and sit on the throne of the King of Stars, immediately crush the Ice Stone and escape!”
“What is an Ice Stone?” Fang Yun asked.
“Everyone who enters the Comet Corridor can get an Ice Stone. If you encounter danger, you can leave. It was originally a means for the Demon Ancestor to protect the participants. But since the Demon Ancestor disappeared, the power of the Ice Stone has weakened and needs to be released slowly. If it is interrupted before the power of the Ice Stone is fully released, the Ice Stone will lose its effect.”
“I see, I’ll remember that.”
The Ape Demon King whispered, “The Comet Corridor is divided into seven sections. I suggest you stop when you reach the fifth corridor and don’t take any more risks. Because in the first five corridors, you can’t fight, any attack on others will be cleared by the power of the corridor. But starting from the sixth corridor, you can fight for the King of Stars.”
Fang Yun smiled, “If I don’t even dare to step into the sixth corridor, how can I become the King of Stars?”
The Ape Demon King hesitated for a moment, then sighed lightly, “Since you saved me, I won’t hide it anymore. This time in the Comet Corridor, the human race has no chance, because eight of the top ten Saint Sons among the Demon Generals have already arrived. Among them, three Saint Sons have talents not inferior to the Demon Emperor, all have the potential of the Great Saint!”
“Are they that strong?” Fang Yun asked.”Your human race has been accumulating talents over the past few decades, showing a great resurgence. In a few more decades, it might even revive the era of The Hundred Schools of Thought Contend. However, the Demon Realm is even more superior! The Demon Emperor, with his own power, suppressed the four great talents of the previous generation, not to mention the numerous talented princes under the Demon Emperor. The Demon Emperor’s ferocity has been restrained in recent years because he knows that these younger generations might surpass him.”
Fang Yun couldn’t help but recall what the Demon Emperor’s golden guard had said in front of the bronze giant gate, only allowing the top ten princes to enter. It seemed that the Demon Emperor didn’t dare to offend too many Demon Barbarians.
“I see, so who is the most outstanding prince entering the comet corridor this time?”
“The Wolf Savage Prince and the Third Prince can already be considered as talents of their generation, but there are three Demon General Princes who are even more outstanding than the Wolf Savage Prince, they can even be said to firmly suppress the Wolf Savage Prince!”
“Who are they?” Fang Yun asked hurriedly.
“One is the son of the Dragon Saint, named Dou Ji by the Dragon Saint. When this Flood Dragon was born, the Big Dipper and the brightest polar star in the Demon Realm shook at the same time. He was born with the stars moving, hence the name Dou Ji.”
Fang Yun’s expression was serious, and he nodded, “Dou Ji resonates, eight stars ring together, lightning flashes for two quarters before stopping, I’ve heard of it. His fame in the Demon Clan even surpasses that of Yan Yukong in the human race, I didn’t expect him to come too.”
Whether a Demon Barbarian is strong or not is judged by the movement of the stars at birth.
“The second is a Dragon Barbarian, Long Ling. He has the bloodline of the dragon clan, but also has a variety of mixed blood. His body is as strong as a mountain, and his ancestral spirit is a very strange bone dragon, extremely powerful, not weaker than Dou Ji.”
Fang Yun said, “I haven’t heard of this, it seems he has been living in the Demon Realm all along.”
“The third is a bird demon, named Ying Yan. It was born during the day, and the true sun fire entered its egg, mysteriously giving it a trace of phoenix bloodline. From the moment it hatched, its body was surrounded by flames, and it was deeply loved by the Eagle Saint.”
Fang Yun said, “I’ve heard of a bird demon in the Demon Clan with a phoenix bloodline, it should be him.”
“If these three princes can grow smoothly, they all have the potential to become Great Saints, and may even go further. If you are not as good as these three princes, entering the sixth corridor is a dead end. If you are not weaker than these three princes, making enemies in the comet corridor will leave you restless in the future; if you are stronger than the three princes and kill them, it is equivalent to offending three Demon Saints at the same time, which is still a dead end.”
“No wonder you don’t want me to go to the sixth corridor. Besides these three princes, there are other princes who are not weak. The power of the Demon Barbarian and the two races is originally stronger than our human race. In the comet corridor, they also seem to have an overwhelming power. However, as far as I know, the bird clan and the dragon clan have a very bad relationship, right?”
“Yes, the dragon clan believes that both the sky and the sea belong to the dragon clan, but the bird clan believes that the sky belongs to the bird clan, so the two clans often have friction. The Flood Dragon will definitely help the dragon clan at this time, so it has a big feud with the bird clan. In fact, there are contradictions between all the clans in the Demon Realm, just to varying degrees. However, if a clan conflicts with you, the other clan is more likely to help them. You need to understand this.”
“I understand, thank you.” Fang Yun said.
As Fang Yun walked and chatted, he learned a lot about the comet corridor.
Later, the Ape Demon King arranged accommodations for Fang Yun and the others. He let his nephew, an Ape Demon Marquis, lead a team of Ape Demon Generals to protect Fang Yun, and allowed Fang Yun to go to the library controlled by the Ape Clan.
After entering the library, Fang Yun immediately began to select according to categories, specifically choosing those that recorded the ancient history of the Demon Clan, and then read at a speed of ten lines at a glance. Any book he read would appear in the World of Strange Books.
Unfortunately, these books were all from the Demon Clan and could not be directly included in the World of Strange Books. Fang Yun could only record them after reading them.
Since he didn’t know when the comet corridor would open, Fang Yun would take a quick nap for half a quarter after reading for three quarters to avoid insufficient energy when suddenly entering the comet corridor.
Time slowly passed, and Fang Yun read more and more books, and his understanding of the Demon Clan and the Demon Realm became deeper and deeper.
After closing a book, Fang Yun was about to take another half-quarter nap when the Ape Demon Marquis came in and said, “Your Majesty Moon Emperor, your friend is in trouble. I failed to take good care of him, please forgive me.”
Fang Yun stood up and asked, “What happened? Let’s go back to the residence first!”
As the Ape Demon Marquis walked, he said, “The Wolf Savage Prince and Long Ling of the Dragon Barbarian Clan are good friends. Hearing that you took the Moon Phase Divine Stone from the Wolf Savage Clan, Long Ling brought people to find you, but ran into Han Shoulu and others. They said you weren’t there. Long Ling, who is usually irritable, cursed at you. Han Shoulu couldn’t stand it and retorted a few words, but who knew that Long Ling suddenly attacked and tore off Han Shoulu’s leg, then left arrogantly.”
“What! What about the other Presented Scholars? Do you Star Demon Barbarians allow Blood Demon Barbarians to commit murder in Star City?” Fang Yun questioned.
The Ape Demon Marquis helplessly said, “The other Presented Scholars were in other rooms and couldn’t arrive in time. As for the murder… he is after all the son of a Demon Saint, unless the Demon King in the city orders, we can’t arrest him. If it were an ordinary Blood Demon Barbarian doing this, we would have killed him on the spot!””Is the identity of the Moon Empress sufficient to capture him?”
“If Dragon Ridge dares to attack you in Star City, we will surely kill him on the spot, but he injured an ordinary human, barely a Moon Soldier, then we can’t capture him.”
“In that case, gather your men and come with me to find Dragon Ridge!”
“This… Actually, you don’t need to make an enemy of the Holy Son Dragon Ridge for an outsider.”
“He’s not an outsider. He was willing to give me the ‘Secret Records of the Holy Land’ when we first met. After I was poisoned, he didn’t hesitate to let me eat the precious Flood Dragon Pearl. He even knew that my Swallowed Lake Pearl couldn’t hold too much, so he specifically gave me the Drinking Pearl of the River first. What’s more, he has already taken me as his master! The Demon Clan bullies my disciple, how can I not take action!”
The Ape Demon Marquis said helplessly: “In that case, I will go and gather people right away. As long as you get hurt in a fight with him, we have a reason to take him down!”
As soon as the Ape Demon Marquis finished speaking, a thousand-mile starlight bridge descended from the sky, landing on the top of the mountain in Star City. (To be continued.)