"I will arrange for more people to guard here," said Huang Yi.

"It’s a pity our two avatars are already the maximum strength the outside world can withstand, so we can’t dispatch more avatars. Otherwise, we could guard here ourselves," the Mage Emperor regretfully said.

They could certainly divide into many avatars, but the total strength of all avatars could not exceed the external rule limit.

...

Southern Africa, inside a seaside villa.

A black man and a yellow-skinned Chinese man sat on the sofa, drinking with gloomy faces, wearing automatic translation earphones. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

These two were the only remaining New Kings of the Demon Clan—Spirit Demon and Heavenly Demon.

Now Spirit Demon had already resurrected from the Underworld, and Heavenly Demon had returned to the Demon Race Microcosm.

But they couldn’t go anywhere, only shrink back into the Microcosm, holding a grudge in their hearts, not even wanting to log back online.

"Now we’ve both become Void Gods, it’s hard to further enhance our strength," Spirit Demon shook his head, swirling his glass, "Above that is Divine Enthronement, but we’ve signed a Master-Servant Contract with the King of Hell, preventing Divine Enthronement forever, unless we have something like Pact of Water, like Miyamoto Musashi and T.N.T. did, to wash away the contract."

Heavenly Demon gazed at the deep blue ocean outside the window, speaking softly: "They used to be the leaders among Demon Clan players, receiving substantial cultivation from the King of Hell. Later, we rose to power and squeezed them out, thinking they’d been eliminated, only to find they’d stashed away such a trick. I must admit, older folks are wiser; those predecessors might be laughing at us now, our situation is awkward."

Speaking this, he took a sip of wine and continued, "However, the Third Generation Virtual World is about to open; we can fight again then. But regrettably, I couldn’t avenge myself; God of Slaughter is such an unbeatable adversary, I’ve never been able to defeat him openly."

Spirit Demon chuckled, shaking his head: "I’ve never beaten him openly either; last time, I used the Eye of the Soul to assassinate him. But we can’t give up lightly; I’ve gathered some intelligence. Era of Corporation has deeper intentions for creating the Virtual World; they’re selecting outstanding individuals through it for a task capable of revamping human destiny, offering unparalleled fame, wealth, and even unimaginable benefits. I don’t want to miss this opportunity."

"Oh? There’s such a thing? What exactly is this task?" Heavenly Demon was startled, quickly sitting up straight.

Spirit Demon shook his head, saying hesitantly, "I don’t know the details; seems related to outer space. Temporarily irrelevant to us, not until after the Third Generation Virtual World ends will it begin. But in this Second Generation Virtual World, God of Slaughter and Sword Emperor are likely already chosen in advance. Ice Queen, Dao Feng, Dream Against the Heavens might also be selected. Even if they don’t enter the Third Generation Virtual World, it doesn’t matter; they just need to wait for notification. But not for us, we have to keep striving in the Third Generation Virtual World, fighting for that chance."

Heavenly Demon nodded thoughtfully: "If that’s the case, our actions in the Virtual World become even more important; we definitely can’t give up easily. Yet now, even the King of Hell has no way against The Second World, what do you have?"

"I’m not aiming to fight The Second World; I just don’t want to perish alongside the Demon Clan. Since Miyamoto Musashi can refine Pact of Water, we can buy from him, no matter the cost, to break away from the Demon Clan and preserve ourselves."

"If it’s only for that, it can be done; the Demon Clan is no longer useful; it’s time to leave," Heavenly Demon nodded but quickly thought of a problem, "But now the Demon Race Microcosm is isolated from the outside world; even if Miyamoto Musashi agrees to sell us Pact of Water, we can’t get it."

Spirit Demon mysteriously smiled and said, "Don’t worry about that! Yesterday, Zang Yue told me the Moon Clan would help experts from The Second World into the Demon Race Microcosm. If Miyamoto Musashi can persuade God of Slaughter to allow entry, he can give us Pact of Water. But such a precious item would certainly not be easily refined; one bottle could sell for a fortune, you must be prepared to exhaust your wealth."

"Exhaust my wealth?" Heavenly Demon frowned, hesitating. Initially, he was just an ordinary person, not a second-generation rich, nor with a background. Now, he finally has some savings; he’s not willing to casually hand it over.

Spirit Demon put down the glass, leaning forward, staring at Heavenly Demon: "You must focus on the future; being selected by Era of Corporation, what’s this cost? Exhausted wealth can be earned back, but missing that chance would lead to a lifetime of regret."

Heavenly Demon bit his lip, finally nodding: "Alright! If you can persuade Miyamoto Musashi to sell us Pact of Water, I’ll find a way to meet his conditions. But our hatred for God of Slaughter is far greater than Miyamoto Musashi and T.N.T’s; even if we break away from the Demon Clan, escaping God of Slaughter’s pursuit is nearly impossible; he’s already so powerful beyond our handling."

"I’ve considered this too!" Spirit Demon smiled, an expression of strategic wisdom, "The King of Hell mastered some secrets to becoming a Divine King, the most critical one being ’Break and Rebuild’."

"Break and Rebuild?" Heavenly Demon was startled.

"Yes! Death God and Emperor Huang Quan go to the Land of Origin precisely for rebuilding! Actually, in our universe, becoming a Divine King is almost impossible, at least from the King of Hell’s understanding it’s so, unless there’s a method unknown to him. Whether God of Slaughter or Sword Emperor, even with extraordinary encounters, should be unable to become Divine King."

"Would Divine King’s Crystal not work?" Heavenly Demon asked.

"Ignoring if Divine King’s Crystal can be found, even if they acquire it, they must proceed to the Land of Origin to take the final step. But the Land of Origin is the focus of the next generation Virtual World ’Origin,’ so I speculate, in this generation Virtual World, no one can become a Divine King, must go to the Land of Origin for ’Rebuilding’. But that’s for the next generation Virtual World. I’ve already acquired the ’Rebuilding’ method from the King of Hell, if necessary we can head to the Land of Origin to rebuild, anyway this step has to be experienced, just a matter of timing."