The chapter begins with Soryu, Raizen Kurotsuki, and Kael Draven, at the moment when their attacks have suddenly come to a halt.
The three of them look in the same direction, wondering what has happened.
Suddenly, from within the pitch-black darkness, a handsome man walks toward them with a calm and stylish stride.
Soryu looks at him and says,
"Damn it, Raizen Kurotsuki! Why did you enter my fight? Let me handle this fight. You've already defeated so many people. Now let me take care of this one."
Raizen looks at him calmly.
"Soryu, we're only here because of our objective. We didn't come here to fight and kill this demon."
"Oh, right. I almost forgot that I had something to tell him."
Kael Draven looks at them with confusion.
"What are you two talking about? And are you friends with this crazy brat?"
"No. We're simply members of the same organization."
Kael's expression becomes serious.
"That means you're going to fight me too? A two-versus-one? Fine. Come at me."
"No. Listen to me first. I didn't come here to fight you."
"Then why did you come here?"
"I only came here to make you understand something. So shut up and listen to what we have to say."
The moment Kael hears this, his expression turns furious.
"How dare you? You have the audacity to order me around?!"
Soryu immediately panics.
"Hey, wait! Not him, you idiot!"
But the Demon King doesn't listen.
He immediately launches an attack toward Raizen.
"Oh, so you won't listen unless I attack you? Fine."
Raizen raises his hand.
"Space Manipulation."
Suddenly, Kael's entire body becomes frozen in midair, completely unable to move.
Raizen calmly looks at him.
"I told you. Defeating you will only take a few seconds. So stop wasting time and listen to what I have to say."
Kael struggles against the invisible force.
"No! I will never listen to you people!"
"Oh? So you're saying you won't listen to us?"
Raizen turns toward Soryu.
"Soryu, you know what the order was, right?"
Soryu nods.
"Yes. I know."
He looks toward Kael.
"If you refuse to listen to us, then the order is to eliminate the entire Demon Clan."
Kael's eyes widen.
"And not only the clan. We have also been ordered to capture every remaining child and woman."
Soryu continues,
"Honestly, I'm even worried about what will happen to the demon women if they fall into the hands of people with disgusting intentions."
Kael becomes furious.
"You bastards! Don't you dare do anything like that!"
"Then listen to us."
Raizen's expression remains calm.
"Cooperate with us. Do exactly what we tell you to do."
He pauses.
"And don't worry. Your remaining six Demon Kings are also being hunted as we speak."
Kael's expression changes.
"What? All of them?"
"Yes. All of them."
Raizen looks directly at him.
"So this is the last time I'm asking. Yes or no? Will you cooperate with us?"
"The entire future of your clan depends on your answer."
Kael remains silent for a moment.
Finally, he lowers his head.
"Fine… I'm ready. Please, don't do anything to my clan."
"Good."
Raizen releases the Space Manipulation.
"You should have agreed from the beginning."
Three Days Later...
The scene changes.
All seven Demon Kings are gathered together in one place.
They sit around a massive hall, discussing the mysterious people who recently approached them.
"Who are those people? What exactly do they want?"
One of the Demon Kings speaks.
"That one is Zerakh Noctis — Demon King of Darkness. I honestly don't know what they're planning."
Another Demon King speaks.
"And that one is Ravok Zeth — Demon King of Chaos."
Kael looks at them.
"How did you agree to listen to them?"
Ravok answers,
"They offered us something."
"What?"
"They offered us benefits if we joined them."
"What kind of benefits?"
Ravok smiles.
"I asked them the same question. They gave me one answer…"
He pauses.
"And after hearing it, I agreed."
Kael looks surprised.
"You didn't fight them?"
The other Demon Kings shake their heads.
"No."
"None of us fought them. We simply saw the benefits they were offering."
Then one of the Demon Kings looks at Kael.
"Why are you asking us that? Does that mean you actually fought them?"
Kael answers,
"Yes."
The entire hall becomes silent.
Then—
"Hahahahahaha!"
All the Demon Kings burst into laughter.
Suddenly—
BOOM!
The massive gates of the hall open.
One after another, the members of Kurotsuki walk inside.
For the first time, all ten members are revealed.
The Ten Members of Kurotsuki
1. Kuroha
2. Raizen
3. Shinra
4. Kazan
5. Yukiro
6. Reizan
7. Aketsu
8. Jinrai
9. Soryu
10. Zenkai
The atmosphere inside the hall immediately becomes heavy.
Then the identities of the Seven Demon Kings are revealed.
The Seven Demon Kings
1. Veyron Drax — Demon King of Destruction
2. Azrael Vorn — Demon King of Death
3. Kael Draven — Demon King of Blood
4. Zerakh Noctis — Demon King of Darkness
5. Ravok Zeth — Demon King of Chaos
6. Maldrik Veyl — Demon King of Tyranny
7. Aetherion Khaos — Ancient Demon King
Kael looks toward Kurotsuki.
"Why have you called us here? What exactly is your objective?"
Before anyone can answer, Raizen speaks.
"Before we tell you our objective, I want to ask you something."
He looks at the seven Demon Kings.
"Do you want to bring your Demon Lord back into this world?"
The eyes of every Demon King widen.
"What…?"
"The Demon Lord?"
Raizen nods.
"Yes. The Demon Lord."
He pauses.
"But not only the Demon Lord."
"We intend to revive every Ancient Monster that was banished by the Heavens—every being that once stood against the Heavens."
The Demon Kings become silent.
"But what will you gain by doing something like that?"
Raizen smiles slightly.
"Our goal?"
"Revenge against the Heavens."
His voice becomes colder.
"The Heavens have controlled everything according to their own will for countless years."
"So once we revive all the Ancient Monsters…"
"…the Heavens will face their worst nightmare."
One of the Demon Kings asks,
"But how are you planning to accomplish something like that?"
Raizen answers calmly.
"Don't worry about that."
"Just do what we tell you to do."
The Demon Kings exchange glances.
One of them finally speaks.
"No. Something doesn't feel right."
"We don't believe you can accomplish something like this."
"If you truly wanted our cooperation, you would have told us everything from the beginning."
Raizen sighs.
"Why do you people never understand?"
"Fine."
"You want to know how we're going to do it?"
The entire hall becomes silent.
Raizen continues.
"We will merge every existing timeline into a single timeline."
The Demon Kings' expressions change.
"What?!"
"Yes."
"Every timeline will be joined together into one."
"And all the hidden monsters that existed in the ancient eras…"
"They will also be revived."
One of the Demon Kings asks,
"How can you possibly do that?"
Raizen finally gives them the answer.
"For that…"
"We need the Aeon Core."
The atmosphere becomes extremely tense.
"Two billion years ago, the nine rulers of the Quasi-Supreme Realm joined forces."
"Together, they created fragments of the Aeon Core."
"Their goal was to create a completely new timeline."
"A timeline where there would be no evil…"
"Where peace would exist everywhere."
"But the Heavens did not approve of their plan."
"Eventually, three of the nine rulers betrayed the others."
"They were tempted by something…"
"And at the most crucial moment, those three betrayed everyone."
"Because of their betrayal, the Aeon Core was divided into four fragments."
"Those fragments were scattered across different timelines."
"The foundation of the Aeon Core was also on the verge of destruction."
"But the remaining rulers sacrificed themselves together with the three traitors…"
"To preserve the foundation."
The Demon Kings listen in silence.
One of them finally asks,
"Then where is the foundation now?"
Raizen's expression becomes mysterious.
"Now…"
"The foundation exists at the intersection of Time, Space, and Creation."
He pauses.
"A place known as…"
The Dao of Void.
The scene becomes silent.
And somewhere in the distant future…
Die Yuan will eventually set foot upon that very path.
But the real question is—
Will Die Yuan eventually meet Kurotsuki and the Seven Demon Kings?
And what will happen when the Aeon Core finally begins to awaken?