I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

They might be misleading us, gathering strength to prepare for Lucifer's return, because a newly revived Lucifer is likely to be weak for a period, making him easier to kill.

Figo understood and said, "Let's turn the tables on them, deceive them, and buy the human race six hundred years of peace?"

"That's right, the names of half-demons still contain the word 'demon,' and more than half of them will awaken innate abilities like demons."

After 2400 years, their hatred for the demons is not as strong as it once was. If the demons choose to accept them, they might turn against us, which would be extremely dangerous for us.

Urik said, "Moreover, for us, catching the Light is more convenient and provides a greater boost than for the Demon race, and peace is in our favor."

"This is questionable. If the Holy Demon King has been putting on an act, then his act must have some depth. So far, we have not found any flaws or loopholes. He has fathered thousands of half-demon children with women of different races, and he treats every wife and child well."

The Skeleton Emperor said, "He even proposed to that girl in your navy."

Figo was taken aback, then chuckled: "Dowuna? So the key is in the second point."

The giant skeleton nodded slightly: "We are intentionally reducing the birth of ship spirits!"

Chapter 310 Never Left

Ship spirits, a special kind of life form that cannot be avoided in the history of the stars.

Pluto, the Hades of the Blue Sea, helped Joy Boy defeat Im and destroy the Great Kingdom. After his fall, he left behind the Will of D, which has been passed down to this day, and Roger was deeply influenced by it.

The star Draco in the sky was also established by Rilentortofer after he returned to the starry sky from the Land of Lights with the help of the ship spirit Solnos.

The 13 kings from 10,000 years ago defeated Lucifer with the help of the ship spirits.

The descendants of the 13 kings were transported to Qinghai by the ship spirits, making Qinghai a land of hope. The sea monsters of Qinghai are fish mutations caused by the fall of the ship spirits, and it was these mutations that provided the soil in Qinghai for the birth of the ship spirits.

For the past seven thousand years, their survival at sea was made possible by the spirits of individual ships!

As is well known, the conditions for the creation of a ship spirit are that the crew members on the ship love, unite, and help each other.

The current competitive model of merchant groups has indeed greatly reduced the possibility of the emergence of ship spirits, but Figo has never thought in that direction.

He frowned slightly and repeated, "Intentionally reducing the birth of ship spirits?"

“Some questions have crossed my mind from time to time, but I think many people do, without the ability or inclination to delve into them,” said the Skeleton Emperor.

Why is it that in the vast starry sky, all the lights that everyone lights appear as sparks on the lamps?

Why is it that even when sinking into the starry sky, the final destination of a lamp or fire star is still the star? The lamp or fire star is clearly not as large as the starry sky, yet the range it enters is infinitely wide? What exactly is it to the starry sky?

What conditions did the Fire Star meet to become the fertile ground for the birth of the ship spirit?

You know best that for a ship spirit to be born in space, that planet must have had a ship spirit perish there, and that ship spirit must be powerful. Does that mean that an incredibly powerful ship spirit once perished on Mars?

He asked earnestly, and the six dukes in the room listened with seriousness. Figo pondered for a moment and said:

“If we keep asking, we should be exploring the origin of life and the birth of the universe. Some things don’t need to be traced back to their origins. Just like sunrise and sunset, they are natural laws. If we think too deeply about them, we will only get into trouble.”

“That is indeed possible, but having lived on the planet Lampfire for too long, we have to consider some things more,” said the Skeleton Emperor. “Besides the ship spirits, there is another kind of creature that can be born naturally on Lampfire.”

Figo narrowed his eyes slightly. The aggregation of countless lights, was it Lucifer, the King of Demons?

"As for the reason for the birth of the Demon King, the 13 kings at the time could only speculate. No one had ever seen it with their own eyes. We had to prepare. After we desperately killed the Demon King Lucifer, we didn't want to face any more troublesome new races or creatures," said Ipolito.

"Of course, there are also superficial reasons," said Duke Youan of the human race. "The excessive loss of ship spirits has caused the sea beasts to gradually spiral out of control."

The mermaid queen, one of the 13 kings, merged with the strongest ship spirit, Poseidon, and became the main force in killing Lucifer. Her descendants were able to summon sea beasts to cooperate in the past 7000 years.

But now the sea beasts are growing stronger, recognizing only the ship spirits and not the merfolk. According to incomplete statistics, there are now nearly a hundred sea beasts at the fifth level of the Light Realm, though they are scattered throughout the vast sea of ​​lights, not united and therefore not very conspicuous.

“They are the strongest forces on Mars right now,” Urik laughed. “That old guy, the Holy Demon King, is being watched by sea beasts so he can’t go out to sea at will. Star King, you should also be careful.”

Figo pursed his lips: "I will."

Bambri smiled and said, "My intuition tells me that you're craving it, King of the Stars."

"Haha..." Figo laughed and shook his head.

Everyone laughed.

Who among us here isn't physically strong? And who among those with strong physiques isn't a glutton?

Oh, the skeleton can't laugh.

Everyone glanced at him and laughed even louder.

"If any sea monster provokes you, it's best not to kill it if possible, as killing it will cause a lot of trouble. But cutting off tens of thousands of tons of its flesh isn't excessive. Remember to share it with us afterward..."

“I can buy it with lights.”

"It would be best if we could help with lighting the lamps or offer free food at zero cost."

Once the most important things were clarified, the conversation shifted to food, and the atmosphere gradually relaxed.

Next, the dukes asked Figo about the situation of their fellow races in the starry sky, while Figo inquired more about the situation of the Mars forces not available online, as well as the whereabouts of the Celestial Dragons. The exchange remained quite friendly.

As night fell, the group left Albita Palace, chatting and laughing, and dispersed. Once they could no longer see each other, the smiles of some of them faded, and their expressions turned serious.

Everyone has their own ideas.

In the Albita Palace, the Skeleton Emperor sat on the throne in the main hall, when a voice suddenly came from beside him: "If you've been pretending for too many years, you're no longer pretending."

Figo, who had already left the Albita Palace, somehow returned and sat casually on the armrest of the Skeleton Emperor's chair.

The Skeleton Emperor was not surprised and said, "That's true, but it doesn't matter. When they really face the demon race, they know their limits."

“I hope so. Even you don’t trust them enough, do you? Otherwise, there would be no need to hint for me to come back and talk to them alone,” Figo said.

“No, I’m just worried that some of them might not be them,” said the Skeleton Emperor.

"Ok?"

Have you heard of the most important battle fought 3000 years ago, at the beginning of the founding of Capri?

The Skeleton King changed the subject.

“I’ve heard of it,” Figo said. “Back then, the Demon Clan had three pillars, the only three powerful beings on the Star of Light who could ignite all five lamps.”

After the humans landed, the three pillars arrived simultaneously. You, who had only lit four lamps at that time, single-handedly fought one of them, battling for 17 days until you killed him, lit five lamps, and returned, allowing the humans to finally establish a firm foothold on land.

"Actually, I lost," the Skeleton Emperor said. "I was no match for him. At the most critical moment, unexpected reinforcements came to my aid."

Figo was taken aback: "Who?"

"Rylen Topher!"

“Him?” Figo asked in surprise.

3200 years ago, Lillentoff entered the planet of Light and Fire. His lifespan was limited, and he could not change anything by himself. So he struggled to break away from the planet of Light and Fire and established the planet of Dragons, spreading rumors about the land of immortality. How could he have helped the Skeleton Emperor fight against enemies 3000 years ago?

"He didn't die of old age in the starry sky as rumored, but returned to the planet Lampfire and lived for another two hundred years?" Figo asked.

"No." The Skeleton Emperor shook his head, flames flickering in his eyes, deep and terrifying.

"He told me he never left!"

Figo's eyes suddenly narrowed.

He hadn't heard such words that made his hair stand on end in a long time.

"This is... a little scary."

Chapter 311 Athos's Light

Inside the magnificent domed building, water vapor and mist filled the air, creating a scene reminiscent of a fairyland.

Beside a vast hot spring bath, as wide as a lake, a muscular man wearing only swimming trunks is lying on a deck chair, seemingly dozing.

He was about eight meters tall, looked middle-aged, and had a mustache on his upper lip that stretched vertically down past his mouth, partially covering his large mouth and extending to his chin.

The hairstyle is even more unique, resembling a mushroom cloud, with a vertical bottom and an explosive top, while two fiery red curved horns pierce through the hair on the forehead.

On either side of him, two slender demon women, also dressed in swimsuits, were punching and kicking him as if he were an enemy, the muffled booming sounds like explosions, but in reality, it was just a massage for him.

Suddenly, the man's ears twitched slightly, his comfortable expression vanished, and he gestured for the two demon women to stop. With a helpless look, he picked his nose with his right little finger and flicked it away.

He turned to look diagonally behind him and said, "How many times have I told you not to bother me during rest time? Which sea area has seen high-level lights again, or what did those two idiots do?"

Behind him stood a solemn-faced elder of the demon race, who bowed and said, "Holy Demon King, news has come from Capri that the Star King Gaston Figo has arrived at the Star of Light."

"Gaston Figo?" The Holy Demon King picked his other nostril, paused for two seconds, then suddenly his eyes bulged, his body sprang up, and his mouth gaped open: "Gaston Figo?!"

Seeing the old man's resolute expression, the Holy Demon King's face changed drastically, as if he were facing the end of the world.

"This is bad, this is bad. Why is he here? He'll influence the thoughts of those half-demon guys, and that will make it even harder for me to marry Asmodia... What should I do?"

The old man kept his eyes down, seemingly lost in thought, and did not answer.

The massage women on either side covered their mouths and chuckled, muttering, "They really can't forget it."

"Of course, that half-demon princess can attract even women, how could our Holy Demon King possibly resist her?"

"You two, show some respect to me!"

The Holy Demon King grumbled in displeasure, then yanked his hands outwards, throwing the two of them into the water with screams.

But once the water calmed down, the Holy Demon King put on a bathrobe and walked out, followed by bursts of pleasant laughter.

After leaving the bath to change his clothes, the Holy Demon King asked the old man beside him, "Where is the deputy commander?"

"At Princess Senevi's place."

“Shenivel,” the Holy Demon King said with a headache, “she’s been arguing with me lately because I didn’t give our son that level three lamp… Never mind, go and call the deputy commander out. I’ll wait for her in the palace.”

"Yes."

A dozen minutes later.

A female demon with wheat-colored skin and a highly curvaceous figure hurriedly entered the Holy Demon King's Palace.

"Lord Saint Demon King, you were looking for me?"

The Holy Demon King smiled and said, "Don't act all businesslike. I'm here to talk to you about something personal."

"Personal matters? Personal matters are not as important as protecting the Queen. I'll be going now, Holy Demon King."

"Hey, hey, hey, stop right there!" The Holy Demon King slammed his hand on the armrest. "Shenivi never goes out. What danger could she possibly be in my palace? Yana, Vice Commander Yana! I just received news that Gaston Figo has arrived at the Star of Light."

"...The King of Qinghai?"

Yana paused, looking somewhat dazed.

She had been at the Star of Light for over six years without realizing it. After Beelzebub died, she learned the truth about him and was heartbroken. She took Beelzebub's body straight to the 'Land of Immortality'.

At that time, the information about the Land of Immortality had not yet been revealed, and the truth about the Demon Clan had not been disclosed. She never expected that there was another world here. After many twists and turns, she came to the Holy Demon Clan and, for some reason, became the deputy commander of the guards protecting the Holy Demon King's consort.