Cultivation Online

”If any demon that lacks the required constitution is exposed to the air in Death Paradise, their blood will lose its power and eventually die if their exposure is prolonged,” Supreme Ruler Grant explained. ”Fortunately, the poison is confined to Death Paradise and won’t spread outside. If it did, we would have been wiped out long ago.”

’I will need to investigate this further myself later...’ Yuan thought to himself.

”Now tell me about the other two Supreme Rulers and why they want to invade my world,” he then inquired.

”Their reason for wanting to invade your world?” Supreme Ruler Grant stared at Yuan with a blank expression for a moment before muttering, ”I have no idea.”

”What?” Yuan frowned.

”I-I swear!” he hastily continued. ”They have never mentioned anything like that to me!”

”And you accepted it without question? Are you really that stupid?” Yuan asked.

Supreme Ruler Grant shook his head and admitted, ”To be frank, I didn’t. After all, the idea made sense back then… and it still does even now! Not to mention, it would resolve our issue, even if it’s only a temporary one. At least, it would give us some more time to find another solution.”

Yuan looked at Supreme Ruler Dena and asked, ”Do you have anything to add?”

She shook her head

”No, I barely spoke with them before.”

”In that case, I’ll have to figure it out myself when I visit them,” Yuan sighed. ”Unless I stop them, they will definitely invade my world later.”

”Where do you want to go first?” Supreme Ruler Dena then asked.

”What’s the closest?”

”The Bone Atoll.” ”The Bone Atoll, it is.”

She nodded.

”Then I’ll take us there now.”

”Wait.” Yuan said before turning to look at Supreme Ruler Grant. ”You’re coming with us.”

”What?!” Supreme Ruler Grant exclaimed. ”Why do I have to come with you?! This is your problem, not mine! And I’ve already agreed not to invade your world, so just leave me alone!” ”You can either come with us, or you can go to hell. Which do you prefer?” Yuan glared at him.

”You…! Do you have no shame?! How can you still threaten me after our agreement?! Are all humans as despicable as you?!”

”No, some are even worse.” Yuan smiled.

”Anyway, even if you already promised not to invade my world, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re still involved in this whole situation and my world is still in danger, so until we completely resolve this issue, our agreement is on hold.”

”What about him?” Supreme Ruler Dena’s gaze shifted to Lev, who was waiting for them in a safe area with Purple beside him.

”I’ll let him decide.”

A moment later, Yuan asked Lev, ”We’re going to meet the Supreme Ruler of Bone Atoll right now. Do you want to come along or stay here? Once again, I cannot guarantee your safety.”

”I doubt it’ll be more dangerous than what I’ve already experienced on our way here,” Lev said with a stiff smile. ”In fact, I’m beginning to think the safest place in this world is by your side, so I’ll follow you even to the end of this world!” Yuan nodded.

”Then let’s go.”

”At least let me heal first—” Supreme Ruler Grant requested, but was interrupted when Supreme Ruler Dena suddenly used Void Manipulation, teleporting them millions of miles in the blink of an eye.

However, the distance from the City of Blood to the Bone Atoll was so immense that it required several more teleportations to reach their destination.

”So this is the Bone Atoll, huh?” Yuan muttered as they returned to the Bloody Expanse.

”We’re still in the Crimson Continent,” Supreme Ruler Dena corrected, then moved forward a few paces.

”Come here,” she then said.

Yuan nodded and flew to her.

The moment he crossed an invisible threshold, the air shifted. It wasn’t just the scent or atmosphere that changed, either. The gravity also grew several times heavier, as if he’d walked into another world. But when he looked around, the landscape remained unchanged.

”Wow…what an odd feeling,” Lev said as he entered the Bone Atoll for the first time.

”Though we all share the same plane, the three regions are separated by invisible barriers—each one a bubble with its own rules and environment,” explained Supreme Ruler Grant.

”This also means that the rules from one continent don’t apply to another continent,” he added.

”Isn’t that right, Supreme Ruler Dena?” Supreme Ruler Grant uttered her name without fear.

”You can’t utter her name in the Crimson Continent even as the Supreme Ruler?” Yuan asked.

”Of course not. A rule that doesn’t apply to everyone isn’t a proper one,” he sneered.

”Wow, I didn’t think you were capable of saying such a thing,” Yuan said with a surprised face.

Supreme Ruler Grant frowned at his comment.

”Are you implying that I am evil and have no sense of justice?” Yuan silently shrugged.

”Umm… if the rules in this region are different… how do we know what’s against the rule and what isn’t? What if we accidentally invoke Demon God’s Wrath?” Lev suddenly asked.

”Unfortunately, there’s no way to know unless you ask the residents of this region. This is also why people avoid traversing to other regions,” said Supreme Ruler Dena.

”No way… then how do we avoid breaking the rules by accident?”

”It’s quite simple. Don’t talk unless necessary, and don’t make unnecessary movements.”

”...”

Lev was speechless, and he was beginning to regret following them to another region, where he could die by uttering a forbidden word by accident.

Yuan looked at Supreme Ruler Grant and said, ”As the Supreme Ruler, you should be familiar with the rules of this place, no?”

”Nope.”

”And you expect me to believe that?” Yuan refused to believe that a Supreme Ruler would not know the rules of a neighboring region even if he rarely visited them.

Supreme Ruler Grant shrugged.

”Believe it or not, this is actually my first time leaving the Crimson Continent. When we have our meetings, we would meet at the tripoint, where the borders for all three regions are connected.”