Chapter 757 - Battle God Palace's Opportunity
"Something big!"
Lord Lebrantz left two vague words before plunging into the depth of the Bone Sea that even his evil eye could not see the end of its seemingly bottomless abyss.
In this lightless world, sea monsters with varying degrees of strength thrived.
Some were only the size of a palm with ordinary, but with their sharp teeth and large numbers, they could devour Lesser Demons down to their bones within seconds.
Such sea monsters were called Corpse Eaters or Corpse-Eating Fishes.
Although the Corpse Eaters are only timid creatures that eat unmoving objects usually, they can become a terrifying force that devours anything and everything in sight with a voracious appetite when starved for weeks.
Nevertheless, such sea monsters only exist on the upper sea levels, while at the lower sea levels, much stronger and larger sea monsters exist.
When Lord Lebrantz swam past a school of Corpse Eaters, they quickly scattered in all directions before regrouping a short while later after Lord Lebrants was gone.
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Back on the surface level, the other Mid-rank Greater Demons glanced at each other with confusion due to Lord Lebrantz's hasty departure.
"What the hell was that about? Lord Celimurt frowned with displeasure.
"Beats me," Lord Setma shrugged before adding, "But how could Lord Lebrantz leave like that? The Evil Eye Clan sure doesn't give any face to the other nine great demon clans."
"Since Lord Lebrantz was in a rush, it might have been really urgent that he didn't give us any face. After all, he did mention something about the Demon Emperor-level Tomb being elsewhere," another Mid-rank Greater Demon with three heads stated.
It was also a member of the Nine Great Clans, the Three-Headed Serpent Clan, and stood on equal footing with the other Mid-rank Greater Demons.
But when the Three-Headed Serpent Greater Demon repeated Lord Lebrantz's words, the other Mid-rank Greater Demons dismissed them.
"The Demon Emperor-level Tomb could be elsewhere? How is that even possible? The Nine Great Clans have scoured the secret realm in the past few openings and learned most of its layout; the Bone Sea is the only place our Nine Great Clans couldn't fully explore."
Lord Celimurt stated.
"Lord Celimurt is right," Lord Setma agreed before adding, "The depth of the Bone Sea is guarded enormous and mighty sea monsters that could even kill Arch Demons."
"Although our Nine Great Clans never succeeded in locating the Demon Emperor-level Tomb in its deepest depths due to the obstruction, there are indeed other Demon King-level Tombs in the Bone Sea."
"As such, the Nine Great Clans have concluded that the Bone Sea is the only region in the entire Eternal Night Secret Realm where the Demon Emperor-level Tomb could be."
"Right. Exactly," the Greater Demons nodded in agreement.
"The predecessors have established this after many years of exploring the secret realm. So how could the Demon Emperor-level Tomb suddenly be in the east? That's the Abyssal Wood Forest's direction…"
Suddenly, the Greater Demons felt the wind currents in the Bone Sea becoming stronger as it blew towards the eastern directions.
At the same time, they felt faint spatial tremors and changes in the atmosphere's energy.
"…"
"Did everyone feel that?"
"Yeah… Such a strong spatial storm… It seems like it wants to pull everything towards it. Something like this wasn't recorded in my clan's secret realm findings."
"It was recorded my clan either."
The Mid-rank Greater Demons voiced their doubts one by one as the silent Three-Headed Serpent Greater Demon watched them.
"Why don't we think about it this way; there were no records of such a strong spatial storm because it never happened, and the Demon Emperor-level Tomb could have been hidden in a separate space until now."
The Three-Headed Serpent Greater Demon gave the other Mid-rank Greater Demons food for thought, letting them see the situation from a different perspective.
The Mid-rank Greater Demons fell silent and seriously considered the possibility.
"If the Demon Emperor-level Tomb was truly hidden in a separate space and finally made its appearance in the east, then we cannot ignore it. We can't let the humans have the most important inheritance in the secret realm," Lord Celimurt solemnly stated.
"I'm leaving," Lord Setma immediately stated before turning to an Early-rank Greater Demon from the same Black Jackal Clan and ordered, "Go in inform the clan leader."
"Understood, Lord Setma."
Shortly after, both Black Jackal Greater Demons departed separate ways; one headed towards the source of the spatial storm, and the other dived into the depths of the Bone Sea.
The other Mid-rank Greater Demons made similar arrangements with their clan members and went their own way.
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Sometime later, the Battle God Palace camping in the high mountains north of the Bone Sea's outer rim noticed changes to the Bone Sea.
"There seems to be something different in the Bone Sea. Please give this servant the permission to go and investigate it, Young Master Zion," Bonz knelt on one knee before Zion and volunteered with a resolute look.
Young Master Zion glanced at his servant's decisive look before he uttered, "The majority of the demons have already entered the Bone Sea. So it'll be extremely dangerous to even go near it, you know?"
"This servant is aware of the risk. However, if there's even the slightest possibility that the demons have left the area, we mustn't miss the opportunity, Young Master. Please let this servant investigate and pave the way for you."
"Seems you've made up your mind, Uncle Bonz."
"Yes, Young Master."
"Then be careful, Uncle Bonz."
"Thank you, Young Master! This servant will keep that in mind," Bonz promised.
Shortly after Zion watched Bonz take his leave, he uttered, "Uncle Puxi."
"Yes, Young Master!" Uncle Puxi stepped forward and answered.
"Please follow Uncle Bonz. Uncle Bonz is gifted with good eyes, but you are more cautious by nature. I trust you make safer decisions and return with Uncle Bonz in one piece after the investigation."
"Understood, Young Master. I hear and obey."
Puxi left shortly after.
Zion watched his two servants leave hastily before disappearing into the Bone Sea in the distance.
Half an hour later, the two servants returned in one piece.
"As this servant suspected, the demons have truly left the Bone Sea, Young Master. Although this servant doesn't know why they left, now is the best chance to enter the Bone Sea."
Bonz reported.