"Do you have any business with us?" the Wan Gu Demon Emperor, clad in yellow, asked Zhou Hong.
"Replying to Senior Wan Gu, I wish to unify the Demon Realm and wanted to ask for your opinion," Zhou Hong answered swiftly. However, deep down, he felt that these two women didn't exude the aura of beings who had lived for tens of billions of years. Instead, they felt like... two young delinquents.
He wasn't sure why. Logically, these Demon Emperors were the primordial ones, having lived for countless eons, ancient relics of time. Yet, in reality, they felt to Zhou Hong like two young girls in their early twenties. [Sudan novel network]
"If you want to unify, then unify. We have no objections," the other woman, dressed in green, said.
"Thank you, both seniors."
"No need for politeness. Actually, you are quite remarkable, to have cultivated from such a weak map... oh, I mean, such a weak world. It's truly commendable," the green-clad woman, Supreme Demon Emperor, chuckled.
Zhou Hong frowned slightly. Why would the Supreme Demon Emperor blurt out the word "map"?
"Thank you."
"Alright, there's nothing else. You may withdraw," the other Wan Gu Demon Emperor waved her hand.
Zhou Hong immediately nodded and turned to leave.
He soon walked out of the small door. When he looked back, it was pitch black behind him. The door was gone. Chao Tian Demon Emperor was waiting for him. To Chao Tian Demon Emperor, Zhou Hong seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
"Senior Zhou Hong, how was it? Did Supreme Demon Emperor and Wan Gu Demon Emperor permit you to unify the Demon Realm?" Chao Tian Demon Emperor asked.
"They said it was fine and didn't say much else. However, what's more curious to me now is, are they truly the most primordial Demon Emperors?"
Chao Tian Demon Emperor nodded. "Yes, is there a problem?"
"But why do I feel... their demeanor doesn't match? If they are the most primordial Demon Emperors, they must have lived for at least tens of billions of years, perhaps even hundreds of billions or trillions of years. Yet, those two women, they feel..."
"Very childish, right?" Chao Tian Demon Emperor quickly interjected.
"Yes, exactly like childish delinquents," Zhou Hong nodded. So he wasn't the only one who felt that way.
"So you have that feeling too? When I met them before, I felt the same way. They were doing that sort of thing under the table in front of me, seeking thrills. It's nothing like what a Demon Emperor who has lived for hundreds of billions of years would do."
"Heh, precisely," Zhou Hong also couldn't figure it out, always feeling that these two Demon Emperors had attained their positions through some sort of backdoor arrangement.
"Forget it. If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. After all, their strength can instantly kill us, which is enough."
"Let's go. Since they've permitted me to unify the Demon Realm, I'll go back and unify it first."
Soon, Zhou Hong returned to where he had started. The more than 100 Demon Emperors of the Demon Realm were still waiting there.
Seeing Zhou Hong return, they all bowed.
"Esteemed Demon Emperors, I have just visited Supreme Demon Emperor and Wan Gu Demon Emperor. They have no objections to my unifying the Demon Realm. Therefore, I now declare that the Demon Realm is unified. From today onwards, I am the Lord of the Demon Realm, the true master of the entire Demon Realm. As for you, you will continue to manage your respective territories. Although you remain Demon Emperors, you are all my subordinates. Are there any further questions?"
Everyone replied in unison, "Understood."
As long as Zhou Hong didn't strip them of their territories, they naturally had no objections. It was merely a matter of them obeying Zhou Hong's commands.
"Then everyone may return," Zhou Hong waved his hand, a hint of helplessness in his tone, as his declared unification of the Demon Realm felt more like a verbal one, with things remaining as they were.
Of course, Zhou Hong was not in the mood to establish a grand empire with these Demon Emperors as his ministers. Such an undertaking would require considerable effort, and he didn't want to expend that energy. A verbal unification would suffice.
"Your humble servant takes his leave!"
"Your humble servant takes his leave."
The hundred-odd Demon Emperors seemed to understand, each referring to themselves as "humble servant" as they departed, which made Zhou Hong want to laugh and cry.
Finally, only Zhou Hong and Chao Tian Demon Emperor remained.
"Chao Tian Demon Emperor, why haven't you left yet?" Zhou Hong asked, puzzled.
"Senior, I am different from them. They each have their own Demon Immortal Kingdom, but I don't. Of course, I did establish a Demon Immortal Kingdom in the beginning, but I eventually grew tired of it, disbanded it, gave it to others, and lived in seclusion for peace. During festivals, all the Demon Emperors would pay their respects, and I became the spokesperson for the Demon Realm. Any grievances or conflicts among the Demon Emperors would be brought to me for resolution."
Zhou Hong chuckled, "So, haven't I now replaced your position? From now on, any grievances or conflicts will be brought to me."
"Yes, although you claim to have unified the Demon Realm, you haven't established a grand Demon Immortal Kingdom. Therefore, it's merely a verbal unification, and in reality, you have replaced me as the spokesperson."
"Alas!" Zhou Hong couldn't help but sigh deeply.
"Senior Zhou Hong, your intention to unify the Demon Realm was to establish a grand Demon Immortal Kingdom, with only one immortal kingdom in the entire Demon Realm, right?"
"Yes," Zhou Hong nodded.
"Then why did you suddenly stop?"
"I no longer wish to. After meeting Supreme Demon Emperor and Wan Gu Demon Emperor today, I suddenly lost the desire. Even if I were to establish a grand Demon Immortal Kingdom and become the sovereign of the entire Demon Realm, I would still be nothing but an ant."
Chao Tian Demon Emperor was slightly stunned and asked, "Why did you have such a thought? You already possess the power of over a thousand stars, so why are you still an ant?"
"Haven't you noticed? The way those two delinquent girls, Supreme Demon Emperor and Wan Gu Demon Emperor, looked at us, was it not as if they were looking at ants?" Zhou Hong snorted lightly.
"This...!"
"I feel that those two delinquents definitely did not become Demon Emperors through painstaking effort and dedication like we did. They must have obtained their positions through another channel, like a backdoor."
"Backdoor?"
"It's like this: within your sub-world, you have two relatives who wish to become powerful. And you, out of familial obligation, directly made them powerful within your sub-world."
"Ah... no way." Chao Tian Demon Emperor seemed to have realized something, his body trembling.
"Heh, what's impossible about it? Each of us Demon Emperors has our own world, but who knows, in whose world we might be? Tell me, are we not ants?"