194: Chapter 194: The Secret Key to All Worlds, Jiang Xuan’s Death?

At night, above Emperor City, two figures stood side-by-side. Jiang Xuan looked at Jiuyou beside him and joked with a smile, "I didn't expect a Devil Emperor in the Middle Stage to come. It seems you're not that highly regarded in the Demon Race."

Jiuyou's face was cold. "Unless one becomes a Devil Emperor, even a Genius is just an ant in their eyes. The fact that I knew a Devil Emperor was coming to kill you already shows I'm highly regarded. Other Demon Race Prodigies wouldn't have the qualifications to know."

Jiang Xuan nodded with a smile. "Then how do you explain these five thousand Demon Race troops? In the Human Race, besides me, no one could have annihilated them."

"Let the Demon Ancestor take the blame for this. Give him something to do, otherwise, isn't he living too comfortably in the Yao Race?"

Jiang Xuan's expression was strange. Would these two Clones fight if they met in the future?

"As long as you have a plan, that's fine. Oh, the Demon Race on Zhotian Continent are just vanguards. If other Demon Race descend from outside the heavens, you must tell me, even if it means exposing your identity."

Jiuyou's gaze sharpened. He had already learned about the Demon Race's identity in the Demon Realm and was about to tell Jiang Xuan, "Regarding this matter, I do know a few things."

"Oh? Tell me." Jiang Xuan's eyes showed curiosity. He had forgotten about Jiuyou. He had been in the Demon Realm for so long and was still the number one Prodigy; he couldn't possibly be ignorant of these matters.

"The Demon Race on Zhotian Continent come from a world called the Heavenly Demon Realm. In that world, Devil Emperors are not the strongest. Above Devil Emperors, there are Heavenly Demons, and beyond that, there are Demon Gods!"

Jiang Xuan's pupils constricted. He hadn't expected the Demon Race on Zhotian Continent to be so powerful, two Realms higher than a Devil Emperor, and even the existence of Gods.

The so-called Heavenly Demons should be similar to Heavenly Emperors, while Demon Gods correspond to the Realm of the Progenitor Dragon. Jiang Xuan had a deep appreciation for the latter's power.

His Progenitor Dragon Bloodline hadn't fully undergone Fusion, yet it already gave him a powerful Physical Body and various inconceivable Divine Abilities. One could imagine how powerful that Demon God was; in front of him, Jiang Xuan was like an ant.

"Why do they want to invade this world? Is it merely to treat the beings of this world as blood food?" Jiang Xuan asked, puzzled.

Jiuyou shook his head. "I don't know, I only know it seems to be related to the Heavenly Dao."

"Heavenly Dao?"

Jiang Xuan frowned. What did it have to do with the Heavenly Dao? Could it be that his guess was correct, that the Heavenly Dao of the Heavenly Demon Realm wanted to devour the Heavenly Dao of Zhotian Continent to strengthen itself?

"Hoo..." Jiang Xuan let out a long breath. His strength was still insufficient. With the Heavenly Dao and Gods involved, his mere Quasi-Emperor Cultivation couldn't jump out of the chessboard.

"System, oh System, can't you give more missions?"

Jiang Xuan couldn't help but complain internally. How could such few missions be enough for anyone?

[Ding! Congratulations to Host for completing the mission, Three Realms Battlefield. Reward: 20 million limit points, one mysterious gift package.]

"Hmm?" Jiang Xuan exclaimed softly, "It seems the Demon Ancestor has also dealt with the Demon Race army."

Looking at the 20 million limit points credited, Jiang Xuan was overjoyed. He still needed 20 million to Breakthrough to Devil Emperor. By then, he would be the only Extreme Dao Devil Emperor on the continent!

Then, Jiang Xuan looked at the mysterious gift package again. "System, open the gift package."

"Whoosh."

As Jiang Xuan's words fell, a dazzling white light suddenly emanated from his hand, and an aura not belonging to this world lingered around his palm.

Jiang Xuan's eyes were filled with intense anticipation. What kind of treasure would this thing be?

However, after the white light dissipated, only a bronze fragment lay quietly in Jiang Xuan's hand.

"This is? That bronze fragment?"

Jiang Xuan's heart stirred. Another bronze fragment appeared in his hand, identical to the one rewarded by the System. What exactly was this thing?

Why did it have an aura not belonging to this world, and why couldn't his Divine Sense completely investigate it?

[Ding! Congratulations to Host for obtaining a piece of the Myriad Realms Key. Collect all pieces to undergo Fusion into the Myriad Realms Key, allowing free travel through the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms without being detected by the Heavenly Dao of other worlds.]

What! Hearing the System's introduction, Jiang Xuan was greatly astonished. This key was simply a Heaven-Defying treasure!

From the strength of the Heavenly Demon Realm, it could be seen that this world was not the only one on Zhotian Continent. Moreover, the rules of Heavenly Dao operation were different in each world.

Some worlds could only Breakthrough to Devil Emperor, just like Zhotian Continent, while others could Breakthrough to the Realm of God.

If Jiang Xuan had the Myriad Realms Key, wouldn't he be able to go to some high-Rank worlds to do missions? At that time, he could bring a large group of people to other worlds, and once everyone Breakthrough to a Realm higher than a Demon God, then... Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan was incredibly excited. However, for something as Heaven-Defying as the Myriad Realms Key, collecting all pieces would not be an easy task.

Jiang Xuan carefully examined the key in his hand and found that these two pieces together were only half of the key. He still needed two more pieces to complete it.

Fortunately, it wasn't too many. With good luck, he might collect them all before the Heavenly Demon Realm's invasion.

Putting away the key, Jiang Xuan bid farewell to Jiuyou. There was no need for him to remain on the Three Realms Battlefield. The mission was already completed, and staying longer would only be a waste of time.

The next day, Jiang Xuan used cross-Realm teleportation to return to the Jiang Family on Zhotian Continent. He informed his parents and Revered Master Wu Tian about his feigned death, then changed his appearance and traveled around the continent, seeing if he could trigger any missions, awaiting the opening of the Emperor Road.

Half a month later, the Three Realms Battlefield closed. When the Prodigies brought back the news of Jiang Xuan's demise, Kyushu Continent was instantly in an uproar.

Countless Prodigies were filled with righteous indignation, shouting to fight the Demon Race to the death to avenge the Young Emperor, and even cursing the Demon Race for being shameless, sending a Devil Emperor to assassinate a Human Race Prodigy.

The Devil Emperors in the Emperor Alliance who had favored Jiang Xuan even ordered the cleansing of all Demon Race within the continental borders. The greatest possibility for Jiang Xuan being assassinated by a Devil Emperor was that the Demon Race had learned of his talent and wanted to eliminate him quickly. For a time, a wave of demon-extermination swept across the nine provinces of the world.

Of course, there were also those who gloated, feeling a morbid pleasure at seeing the unparalleled Young Emperor fall, as if witnessing someone more powerful than themselves fall from grace was an exciting event.

There were also Cultivators who sighed endlessly, lamenting the demise of a generation's Prodigy, like a meteor streaking across the sky, a momentary brilliance... In the Gu Imperial Clan's deliberation hall, bursts of laughter came from the room. "Hahahaha! Good, good death! That little beast is finally dead!"

Gu Zhongtian's expression was ecstatic, and he laughed uproariously. He had suffered too much during this period, living in fear every day, afraid that one day Jiang Xuan would bring the Yao Race to annihilate his Gu Imperial Clan.

Now it was good. With the news of Jiang Xuan's demise, his Gu Imperial Clan's greatest threat had been removed, and he no longer had to worry about Jiang Xuan's revenge.

He looked at his Old Ancestor with an excited expression, admiringly saying, "Old Ancestor, you truly have a way. This move of killing with a borrowed knife is too brilliant."

Gu Ni held his head high, his old face full of smugness, casually glancing at Gu Zhongtian, his lips curled up high, and he said with a faint smile, "Heh heh, just a wet-behind-the-ears kid. How dare he offend my Gu Imperial Clan? This is his fate. You should learn well."

Gu Zhongtian quickly flattered, "Yes, yes, Zhongtian will definitely follow Old Ancestor and learn well in the future."

"Heh heh, Old Ancestor, I'll have the clan hold a grand feast for three days to anger those old fellows, hahahaha..."

Before long, laughter once again echoed from the room, reverberating throughout the entire Gu Imperial Clan.