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Over the years, the order of the nine monarchs ruling the planes has never been challenged or impacted.
But without a doubt, no one wants to be subordinate to someone else.
There are always some people who not only refuse to be subordinate to others, but also put this into practice.
In the demon plane, demon lords who are not under the rule of the nine monarchs but have established their own achievements and rule over a region are all such beings.
What they sought was not to attract the attention and appreciation of a certain monarch, and then receive his bloodline, thereby going a step further and breaking through to the level of a hegemon.
The true goal of these demons is to become monarchs themselves.
The origins of the nine monarchs are unknown. There is no record in the Demon Plane of how the nine Demon Monarchs were born, nor is there any information about how demons evolved to possess the potential to become Demon Monarchs.
However, there are still demons who walk this path.
Among them, the vast majority saw the forbidden area as their hope.
The entire Demon Plane has thirteen forbidden zones, each extremely dangerous, where even the Demon Lord seems to have difficulty getting away with it.
Within the forbidden lands, there are always lucky individuals who obtain extraordinary opportunities, defy fate, and master secret techniques that unleash power far exceeding their own abilities.
Lord Bale was one of them.
He once entered Thunder Valley, one of the thirteen forbidden areas, and mastered the secret art of lightning. His lightning elemental power erupted with unparalleled skill, clearly demonstrating his overlord-like strength. There are even rumors that if he were to unleash his full power to the limit, he could completely rival a great demon.
"This Baler's mastery of lightning techniques must be the power of the law."
After returning to the Demon Plane, Xu Yuan wandered around for two months before arriving in Baler City. He then stayed in Baler City for another month, curious about what kind of secret techniques could be mastered in this so-called forbidden area.
After a month of investigation, he had made a general judgment.
It was exactly as expected.
"Laws comprehended from the forbidden land? Were they comprehended through the environment of the forbidden land, or is there some unique granting mechanism within the forbidden land?"
Xu Yuan's so-called bestowal mechanism is naturally a reward mechanism similar to the divine examination.
If such a mechanism existed, the level of the forbidden area would be several notches higher for him.
After all, only a deity could devise such a mechanism.
While individual god-level life forms are powerful, gods possess unique abilities and their application of rules is far superior to that of god-level life forms—this is beyond doubt.
If the thirteen forbidden areas are truly related to deities, then they represent the legacy of the thirteen deities.
For the strength of the demon plane, it is indeed quite good.
After all, the Demon Dimension may seem inferior to the Douluo Dimension, but that's only in comparison to the current Douluo Dimension.
Compared to the Douluo Star when the God Realm still existed, the current Demon Realm is far stronger.
Ten thousand years ago, there were only a few Limit Douluo on Douluo Star, and twenty thousand years ago there were even fewer, just a handful.
Of course, if we include soul beasts, the overall strength of Douluo Star is indeed stronger.
Even with the addition of soul beasts, it would only increase the combat power by four more at the limit level.
Adding the ultimate combat power among human soul masters, their numbers indeed exceed those of the Demon Lord.
However, even so, it only exceeded the number of demon lords in the demon plane.
In reality, each demon lord has a representative, a figure left behind in another plane after a successful invasion. The Lord of Hell is one of Alba's representatives, and also a lord, capable of unleashing his full combat power.
Based on this calculation, the Demon Dimension is stronger than Douluo Star ten thousand years ago.
Having the lineage of thirteen deities seems plausible.
The only puzzle is why these gods would leave their legacy in the demon plane.
Xu Yuan shook his head, not continuing to ponder.
"While the possibility of divine inheritance exists, there are other possibilities as well. The thirteen forbidden areas may also have multiple causes."
"Xiao Jia, are you sure there are no dragons in your Dragon Plane that can rival the Demon Lord?" Xu Yuan asked a dragon beside him.
At this moment, Xu Yuan was lying in his rented courtyard, with a giant dragon lying beside him.
The dragon is a full six meters long, and when it lies on the ground, it is two and a half meters tall.
It is large and heavy, covered with a thick layer of keratin, like a suit of armor, with barbs on its back and tail.
Xiao Jia exhaled a breath of stale air and respectfully said, "Benefactor, there really isn't, otherwise we wouldn't have been enslaved by that Archie."
A hint of sadness appeared in Xiao Jia's bloodshot eyes.
The pride flowing in their blood makes dragons inherently unwilling to submit to humans.
However, the Dragon Plane was targeted and occupied by Archie. The dragon race was enslaved by him, and some dragons were even traded as commodities.
This situation was an absolute disgrace for the dragons.
However, this is the tragedy of the weak.
Xiao Jia was extremely grateful that Xu Yuan had won the auction in Baler City; otherwise, he would never have the freedom he has now.
Xu Yuan did not treat him as a slave. Instead, he terminated his contract and asked him about the situation in the Dragon Plane.
"Given the quality of your bloodline, if you continue to grow, you have a real chance to become a great demon-level dragon. With some effort, you should be able to rival the Demon Lord."
After a long silence, Xiao Jia told Xu Yuan about the predicament of the Dragon Plane.
"My bloodline is flawed. Although it may seem to be of high quality, problems will actually begin to appear once I reach the Lord level."
"Oh?" Xu Yuan looked at Xiao Jia in surprise.
"This is a curse of the Dragon Plane, a curse that all dragons suffer. Although there are always people in the race trying to break through the limitations of their bloodline, they can only reach the Overlord level at most, and they are no match for the great demons under Archie's command."
"A curse?" Xu Yuan was very surprised by Xiao Jia's explanation.
"Ten thousand years ago, the Dragon Plane experienced a cataclysmic event. In that event, all the overlord-level dragons died. Afterward, the dragons discovered that there was a problem with their bloodline."
Xiao Jia's tone was very low.
From his bewildered and unwilling tone, Xu Yuan could tell that Xiao Jia and even the dragon clan had no idea what had happened back then.
A cataclysmic event caused a defect, akin to a break in the bloodline of the entire dragon race.
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Upon hearing what Xiao Jia said, the nine dragon kings in Xu Yuan's dream space all fell into deep thought.
Ten thousand years ago?
What happened 10,000 years ago?
What kind of celestial upheaval could cause a break in the bloodline of the dragon race across an entire plane?
Even the nine Dragon Kings were not clear about what this celestial change was for a time.
"Does your dragon race have any records of the scene of the celestial upheaval?"
"Yes, the entire plane was in turmoil. A huge crack appeared in the sky, the seas churned, and the sea level rose, submerging the continents for a full ten years. Then the sea level dropped, and the entire plane gradually returned to normal."
The mainland was submerged for a full ten years.
Xu Yuan was stunned.
Will sea levels rise out of thin air and submerge the entire continent?
Not scientific.
No matter what changes occur in the ocean, it shouldn't cause the overall sea level to rise, right?
It's understandable for tsunamis to occasionally inundate some cities on the edge of a continent, but to inundate an entire continent is an exaggeration.
"Have you investigated the cause of the celestial changes since then? Have you found out why these changes occurred?"
Xiao Jia shook his head.
"The power of the sea is inexhaustible. When there were monarch-level dragons in our tribe, we could still explore the ocean. But with all the monarchs and overlords gone, we no longer have the right to explore the sea."
"What about other races?" Xu Yuan pressed.
Xiao Jia said, "Other races are the same as us dragons."
The same ending?
Xu Yuan understood.
It's possible that something has changed in the entire plane.
Has the very origin of this plane been destroyed?
It should be understood that for any cultivator, even a superhuman being who grows on their own through their own bloodline, all their power originates from the plane of existence.
Without the soil of a plane, cultivation is naturally impossible.
If the origin of the Douluo Continent is damaged and the entire cultivation system is destroyed, perhaps all Soul Masters will be unable to continue cultivating to the level of Quasi-God.
Conversely, if Douluo Star were to be promoted to a god-level planet, and its cultivation system were to receive a boost, opening up new paths, then Soul Masters would be able to continue their cultivation beyond level ninety-nine and advance even further.
The entire population of the Dragon Plane has been suppressed, which is likely due to damage to the plane's origin, resulting in damage to the laws related to the cultivation system.
As for those few individuals who can break through the limitations and become overlords under such conditions, it is estimated that they did not reach the realm, but rather it was an explosion of power.
"By the way, have any of you dragons broken through to the Overlord level in the Demon Plane?" Xu Yuan asked.