Chapter 2077: Chapter 2074: The Secret of the Demon God Bead

"You’re out!" Respectable Kai’s eyes lit up when he saw Ling Feng appear before them again. "I really didn’t misjudge you this time, you actually did it?"

The two men beside him were also full of shock and delight. "Quick, did you bring out the Demon God Bead? Hurry, take it out!"

Ling Feng opened his palm, and the Demon God Bead appeared in his hand.

With a whooshing sound, Ling Feng only felt a flash before his eyes, and the Demon God Bead had already fallen into Respectable Kai’s hand.

"Such speed, I didn’t sense anything at all!" Ling Feng was secretly shocked in his heart.

But Respectable Kai’s originally excited expression vanished in an instant. He shouted in disbelief, "What’s going on? How can the Demon God Bead not have a trace of power in it? That’s impossible, isn’t this supposed to contain most of the previous Demon God’s power? How can this be an empty Demon God Bead?"

"What?" The face of the skinny man beside him also turned extremely grave. He hurried over, sensing the power inside the Demon God Bead, but he could only feel a hollow emptiness!

"Where’s the Demon God Bead’s power?" The skinny man instantly appeared in front of Ling Feng, one hand clamping around Ling Feng’s neck, his face twisted as he roared, "The Energy inside the Demon God Bead, where did it go?"

They had gone through so much trouble to finally find the Demon God Palace. Their goal was the Demon God Bead, yet now the Demon God Bead turned out to be an empty shell. How could they possibly stay calm?

However, the man’s power circled once through Ling Feng’s body and didn’t find anything abnormal. At this moment Respectable Kai spoke up, "This matter shouldn’t have much to do with this little fellow!"

"But the Demon God Bead..."

"The Demon God Bead containing the Demon God’s power is just a legend to begin with. As for whether it’s true or not, no one can be a hundred percent sure!" Respectable Kai said in a deep voice. "Besides, do you think he could have done anything to the Demon God Bead?"

The skinny man ground his teeth, then threw Ling Feng onto the ground, his face full of unwillingness.

"But we still have gains. We’ve found the Demon God Palace. We’ll definitely find a way to go in and explore..."

Before Respectable Kai could finish his words, there was a loud boom. The originally towering Demon God Palace actually completely collapsed in that instant!

"This..." Everyone was stunned. A Demon God Palace that had existed for countless years had just collapsed like that? How was that possible!

"A-Kai, am I hallucinating? The Demon God Palace... collapsed?" The sturdier man muttered to himself, "What in the world happened? Could it really be because the Demon God Bead was taken out?" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Respectable Kai pondered for a moment and said, "I think I understand now!"

"This Demon God Palace we found is very likely not the real Demon God Palace!" Respectable Kai said in a low voice. "That would also explain why there’s no power inside this Demon God Bead."

"So you’re saying our efforts were all for nothing?" The skinny man was a bit displeased.

"Not entirely. We still gained something at least!" As he spoke, Respectable Kai glanced at Ling Feng. "Tell me everything that happened inside this Demon God Palace, every last detail!"

Ling Feng nodded, then told them about the trials inside. However, he omitted the part about the Demon God statue pressuring him and shooting out a red light together with the Demon God Bead to inject power into his body.

"Looks like my guess was right! This truly isn’t the real Demon God Palace. The real Demon God Palace probably still hasn’t been found!" Respectable Kai sighed.

Ling Feng carefully asked, "What exactly is this Demon God Palace, and what use does this Demon God Bead actually have?"

"You’re just a small Second-Level Long-haired Demon, what are you worrying about that for?" The sturdy man sneered.

Respectable Kai waved his hand. "Don’t be so serious. If we find the real Demon God Palace next, we’ll still need Ling Feng little friend’s help!"

"The Demon God Palace was the Demon God’s residence back then. It’s just that for some reason, the Demon God fell, and only the Eight Great Demon Kings remained on the Phantom Demon Continent!" Respectable Kai said with a smile. "But legend has it the Demon God didn’t truly die. He poured all his power into the Demon God Bead, waiting for a fated person to inherit his mantle!"

"The Demon God is the supreme existence of the Phantom Demon Continent. Every one of the Eight Great Demon Kings wants to achieve the body of a Demon God. Only by finding the Demon God Palace, finding the Demon God Bead, and obtaining the Demon God’s inheritance can one become a Demon God!"

Ling Feng said thoughtfully, "So the Demon God Bead in the Demon God Palace is the only way for a Demon King to become a Demon God?"

"That’s right, that’s the secret of the Demon God Palace!" Respectable Kai shook his head. "It’s just a pity that after going through all that hardship, what we found still isn’t the real Demon God Palace."

"I told you that once you came out, I’d give you a great fortune!" Respectable Kai looked at Ling Feng. "Even though this Demon God Bead isn’t the real Demon God Bead, you did complete my task after all. Come with us now!"

Ling Feng was just about to refuse, but he caught the flash of cold fierceness in Respectable Kai’s eyes. His heart skipped a beat, and he pretended to be happy as he said, "Really? That’s great!"

Respectable Kai said to his two companions, "Let’s go, it’s about time we left too!"

"A-Kai, aren’t we going to search this place?" The sturdy man looked at the ruins of the Demon God Palace. "If I don’t search it once, I’ll really feel unwilling!"

"Do as you like, I’m leaving anyway!" Respectable Kai said. "The Dark Moon Demon King is probably already at my place. If I go back late, I’m afraid he’ll tear my castle down!"

Hearing the four words Dark Moon Demon King, the corners of the other two men’s mouths twitched. "Fine, then we’ll part ways again here! A-Kai, if you find any news about the Demon God Palace, don’t forget us!"

"Don’t worry, we share the same goal!" Respectable Kai smiled, then grabbed Ling Feng with one hand. His body flickered and vanished from where he stood.

Dangling from Respectable Kai’s grip, Ling Feng’s heart was filled with unease. He kept replaying that look in Respectable Kai’s eyes just now. Ling Feng knew that Respectable Kai was definitely not as gentle as he appeared.

Moreover, Ling Feng was convinced that this Respectable Kai was very likely one of the Eight Great Demon Kings!

While Ling Feng was letting his thoughts run wild, Respectable Kai had already brought him to a lofty mountain peak. At the summit stood a huge castle, and on the gate tower of the castle stood a tall, straight-backed man.

"Demon King Kai, you finally came back. I thought you were going to stand me up." The man said blandly, "I was just about to tear down your lair, but luckily you returned. It’s about time we settled that old score from twenty years ago."