Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

The four demon lords sat in pairs on either side of the Demon Lord's Hall.

Normally, if these four demon lords were to get together like this, things would definitely not be so harmonious.

After all, they probably often engage in underhanded tactics behind the scenes, raiding each other's territories, plundering resources, seizing land, and killing each other's underlings. The intensity of their competition is far more terrifying than it appears on the surface...

But now they all sit quietly in their seats in the main hall, without saying a word.

Only in the presence of a powerful demon lord could they behave so obediently.

"Everyone is here."

A dignified and deep voice rang out.

The Demon Lord's true form did not appear.

Only a pair of scarlet, enormous, and menacing eyes lit up the main hall.

"Demon Lord." Hei Ri placed one hand on his chest and bowed slightly, "Welcome back from seclusion."

"No need for a formal welcome." The Demon Lord's deep, resonant voice echoed in the hall: "You must have all put in a lot of effort recently for the Azure Dragon Treasure... It seems that the four Demon Lords are all eager to advance to demigods."

The expressions of the four demon lords all changed immediately.

The Demon Lord said, "What, you all thought I was in seclusion and that I didn't know about your little schemes in private?"

"You've all gone to great lengths for the Azure Dragon's remains, haven't you?"

"My lord, we..." Cold sweat broke out on the head of the ghost.

"No need to be so nervous," the Demon Lord said. "The desire to advance to demigod status is the common ambition of every cultivator in all living beings; there's nothing to hide. Besides, we are demons, so why be so hypocritical?"

The four demon lords remained silent.

"I don't intend to waste words today, so I'll try to be concise," the Demon Lord said slowly. "The reason I've summoned you all here is to inform you—the Four Demon Lords, suspend all conquests by your demon armies, halt wars with other dark races, concentrate your demon armies, and await further orders."

Black Sun, Flame Princess, Nether Soul, and Ancient Evil all showed expressions of astonishment.

"Stop all conquests...Should all war activities cease?" Yan Ji asked, frowning.

Demon Lord: "Yes."

"But..." The Ancient Demon Lord was silent for a moment, then hesitated and said, "If we stop all war activities and take all our armies back from the map of the myriad races, what if other dark or light races take the opportunity to attack us?"

The Ghost also said, "Yes, especially the demon race. We demons are old rivals, with at least a dozen battles, large and small, every year. What if the demons take the opportunity to attack..."

“You don’t need to worry about that,” the Demon Lord said. “I have already reached an agreement with the Ghost Emperor. There will be no war during this period. The war between demons and devils will be temporarily suspended during the Summit of All Races.”

Everyone was even more surprised.

The war between demons and devils has lasted for thousands of years, with countless warriors dying at the hands of the other side every year. How can it be stopped so easily?

and......

Isn't this too sudden?

"There's one more thing." The Demon Lord paused, then added, "Our Demon race will also be participating in this All Races Summit hosted by the Light races."

"The Summit of All Races???" Black Sun was completely taken aback, his eyes filled with suspicion: "Our Demon Race is participating?"

The Demon Lord said, "To be precise, all of the top 500 dark races among all races will participate. They were invited by the Light Alliance."

One surprising thing after another came from the Demon Lord's mouth, leaving everyone completely unprepared.

The Summit of All Races is a grand meeting convened by the Light Alliance to bring together the top-ranking races of the Light faction to discuss a peace agreement for the sake of peace among all races. Why would the Dark races be allowed to participate?

The four demon lords looked at each other, each seeing doubt in the other's eyes.

"You will find out the details later. For now, you just need to go back and prepare."

"Yes, Lord Demon Lord."

"..."

Yan Ji remained silent for a long time, then frowned.

What is going on here?

The Summit of All Races...

A truce between demons and devils...

The Demon Lord has emerged from seclusion...

Is it all for the Azure Dragon Treasure?

I have a feeling that something terrible is about to happen...

For some reason, Yan Ji suddenly started to worry about Ye Ge.

No, why would I be worried about that human?!?

Flame Princess gritted her teeth.

What does that guy's life or death have to do with me?!

......

Kingdom of Fallen Angels.

"Your Majesty, are you saying that our Fallen Angel race was also invited to this All Races Summit?"

Yueyou's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Before her, atop hundreds of steps, sat a majestic black throne. A beautiful, noble, and alluring fallen angel queen with six pairs of dark wings sat there.

"Yes," the Fallen Angel Queen said calmly, "The top 500 races among all races will participate, including all dark races."

Yueyou raised an eyebrow: "What's the Light Faction Alliance up to this time?"

The Fallen Angel Queen pursed her lips and smiled slightly.

She seemed to understand the intricacies of the matter.

But she didn't say it.

"Moonlight, I asked you to study the Deep Blue System. How is your research going?" the Fallen Angel Queen asked.

Yueyou replied, "The current research and development is going smoothly. As you instructed, I led our Fallen Angels research team to crack the core technology of the Deep Blue system on the market, and we are now developing our own exclusive system!"

The Dark City's Deep Blue System has now reached a penetration rate of over 80% among all races.

In particular, their civilian system only costs 1 gold coin, which is affordable even for the lowest-ranking and least advanced races among all races.

They, the fallen angels, are now heavily reliant on the Deep Blue System on the battlefield, even though they are nearing the point where they cannot survive without it.

It's like living in the 21st century on Earth without cell phones, computers, and the internet. How the hell could you survive?

But this leads to an important problem.

Their use of the Deep Blue system means that technology has been monopolized by others.

If any conflict arises with Dark City in the future, they will inevitably be at their mercy!

The Fallen Angel Queen saw through this, which is why she was asked to try to crack the secrets of the Deep Blue system and develop her own system.

"Although the research and development is progressing smoothly, but..."

Yueyou paused, then added, "We still encountered some problems."

Fallen Angel Queen: "What's the problem?"

“We’ve cracked the technology of Deep Blue,” Yueyou said with a complicated expression. “But for some reason, we’re completely unable to replicate many of Deep Blue’s important functions…”