221: Chapter 221 The Demon Lord's Worries and Gu Jixiao's Confidence

The Demon Sovereign's palace was located in the heart of the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty, a massive black hall floating within the Chaos Void Realm. Inside the hall, there were no lamps; only the dark runes flowing on the walls emitted a faint, cold light, stretching the Demon Sovereign's silhouette long and lonely.

He sat cross-legged atop a high platform, surrounded by a faint wisp of Devilish Qi. Those eyes, which had witnessed the rise and fall of countless eras, were currently staring at a slowly rotating Jade Slip in his palm. Within the Jade Slip, the tremor that had come from the depths of Chaos just now—the Dao Sorrow—was sealed.

Even though half an hour had passed, that wail originating from the depths of the Great Dao's Origin still left him with lingering fears.

Dao Sorrow was a phenomenon that only occurred when a Heavenly Venerable level expert fell. It was not the aura of death, but the wail of the Great Dao itself when a path was severed. For an existence at their Realm to feel "sorrow," the fallen person must at least be an existence on the same level as him.

Furthermore, Ancient Heavenly Venerable and Dao Ghost Heavenly Venerable were both old monsters who had lived for untold tens of thousands of years, with endless methods and countless life-saving trump cards. To have both of them transmit Dao Sorrow at the same time...

The Demon Sovereign slowly tightened his grip on the Jade Slip, his gaze turning deep.

"Lord of the Abyss Cave..."

He murmured the name, his tone carrying a wariness that even he hadn't noticed.

Regarding the Abyss Cave, he knew far more than Gu Jixiao thought. It was a forbidden land that had existed since the beginning of Chaos, said to connect to unknown Domains beyond Chaos. Over countless eras, many self-assured and powerful existences had attempted to venture deep into the Abyss Cave to investigate, only to vanish without a trace, as if completely swallowed by that endless darkness.

And the Lord of the Abyss Cave was the Dominator of that place.

The Demon Sovereign had once seen a few fragmented records in a tattered ancient text—the Lord of the Abyss Cave was not a creature of Chaos, but an existence from beyond Chaos. It was trapped in the depths of the Abyss Cave, suppressed by the Great Dao of Chaos, and could not truly descend. But if it were allowed to break free...

He took a deep breath, pushing down those stray thoughts.

The conversation with Gu Jixiao just now seemed ordinary, but in reality, it deepened the hidden worries in his heart.

Gu Jixiao's reaction was far too calm.

The fall of two Heavenly Venerables was a major event enough to shake the Foundation of any power. Yet, Gu Jixiao merely nodded slightly, his tone as indifferent as if two insignificant ants had died.

"Rest assured, that so-called Lord of the Abyss Cave can never be a match for Us."

This sentence echoed in the Demon Sovereign's mind, causing him to frown slightly.

He admitted that Gu Jixiao was indeed very strong. This founder of the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty had risen from insignificance and unified the myriad Domains of Chaos in just ten thousand years; his talent, Luck, and methods were rare throughout history. Even the Demon Sovereign himself had been defeated by Gu Jixiao back then before choosing to submit.

But the Lord of the Abyss Cave was different.

That was an existence that even the Great Dao of Chaos could only suppress but not eliminate.

The Demon Sovereign slowly rose and paced to the hall's entrance. Outside was the endless Chaos Void Realm, where gray mists churned incessantly. Occasionally, starlight would pierce through the mist, only to be swallowed an instant later.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking toward a certain direction deep within Chaos—where the Abyss Cave was located.

"Ancient Heavenly Venerable is afraid of death; it is indeed possible he surrendered," the Demon Sovereign muttered to himself. "But Dao Ghost Heavenly Venerable has a fierce temperament and would rather break than bend. If truly driven to desperation, he would surely choose to go down in a mutual destruction."

But to make it so that Dao Ghost Heavenly Venerable couldn't even manage a mutual destruction before falling...

The Demon Sovereign's pupils contracted slightly.

This meant that the strength of the Lord of the Abyss Cave was already so formidable that it could completely crush a Heavenly Venerable level expert, leaving the opponent without even a chance to fight for their life.

He turned to look deep into the hall, where there was an illusory portal leading to Gu Jixiao's place of secluded cultivation.

"Your Majesty..."

The Demon Sovereign sighed softly.

He knew Gu Jixiao too well. This Heavenly Emperor was conceited to the extreme. From the moment he established the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty, what he wanted was not just to unify Chaos, but to ensure that only his voice remained in the entire Chaos. Any existence that could potentially threaten his rule would be eradicated at any cost.

But in the face of an existence like the Lord of the Abyss Cave, was this conceit a source of confidence or a fatal flaw?

The Demon Sovereign could not be certain.

The only thing he could be sure of was that if Gu Jixiao truly underestimated the enemy, by the time the Lord of the Abyss Cave fully broke the seal, the entire Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty, including himself, would face a cataclysmic disaster.

"Expand the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty to the entire Chaos as soon as possible..."

The Demon Sovereign repeated Gu Jixiao's command, his lips curling into a slightly bitter arc.

This Heavenly Emperor was still only concerned with expanding his power and displaying his majesty, unaware that the true threat was already quietly approaching.

He remained silent for a long time, finally raising his hand to draw a communication talisman in the void.

"Order all Domains to accelerate the pace of conquest," the Demon Sovereign's voice was low and calm. "Additionally, send people to secretly investigate the movements of the Abyss Cave. Report immediately if there is any abnormality."

The communication talisman turned into a stream of light and vanished into the depths of Chaos.

The Demon Sovereign stood before the hall's entrance, gazing at the churning gray mist for a long time without moving.

His intuition told him that peaceful days were numbered.

When the Lord of the Abyss Cave truly descended, there would likely be no place of peace left in this vast Chaos.

And the only thing he could do was to make as many preparations as possible before then.

Even if Gu Jixiao didn't think much of it.

Even if it eventually proved that his worries were superfluous.

He still had to do it.

Because this was his way of survival, having lived as the Demon Sovereign until now.