Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?-Chapter 401 - 403: Ji Shan, Harmonization!

"Dad...I'm a bit nervous," said Ji Shan, his voice tinted with anxiety.

"How should I reassure you? Stay calm? Cut it out, I'm nervous too. It has always been just me going in, but today, I have to help you, and it's my first time," Qin Muye retorted.

"Damn, can't you be more reliable? This is about Harmonization. If I succeed, the Spirit Realm will eventually become a part of me. By then, my Primordial Spirit could be strong enough... maybe I'll even take one more of your attacks before you kill me." Ji Shan thought about it—it seemed like he had some backing after all.

If anything went wrong, there was someone to cover for him, so why should he be nervous?

Now, he felt the one who needed calming was Qin Muye.

Ji Shan thought if he got nervous and made a mistake, it wouldn't matter; Qin Muye would help him. But if Qin Muye got nervous and slipped up, that could lead to real trouble.

"Dad, you mustn't get nervous. If I get nervous, it's fine, you'll cover for me if I fail, but what will I do if you get nervous?" Ji Shan quickly changed his tone as he spoke.

"..." Qin Muye was speechless, his forehead lined: "Fine, you've got quite the philosophy worked out. Enough chit-chat, let's get moving."

"All the Evil Demons in the Spirit Realm have been dealt with, it's empty now. It's a good time to take advantage of the Spirit Realm Three Demons' disappearance and act quickly to avoid prolonged troubles."

Qin Muye didn't waste time bantering with Ji Shan. Being nervous was out of the question. He had the experience, and there was no need to worry about mishaps.

With Ji Shan's abilities, he could handle such minor issues.

His presence wasn't to cover for Ji Shan, who had prepared for twenty-three years and naturally wouldn't face much trouble.

His real purpose was to guard against the Three Demons of Greed, Hatred, and Delusion, preventing them from launching a sneak attack while Ji Shan was working.

Of course, a sneak attack would be the best-case scenario; it would mean that the adversaries hadn't triggered a catastrophe that might pose an existential threat.

If the Spirit Realm Three Demons allowed Ji Shan to complete his Harmonization Divine Power without any intervention, that would indicate a serious problem. It could mean they were engaged in something critical that even allowed them to neglect the Spirit Realm.

Ji Shan's Primordial Spirit floated out from his body. Qin Muye noticed that Ji Shan was quite unique; he had trained his body into something akin to a vessel or an external incarnation of divine skills, leaving only his Primordial Spirit as his true self.

Once inside the Spirit Realm, the Primordial Spirit began to expand and spread, slowly encroaching.

Qin Muye guessed that it would take Ji Shan at least three to five months to complete the Harmonization Divine Power. The exact time was hard for Qin Muye to pinpoint since such events couldn't be scheduled to the day—there were too many variables to consider.

Just like when Qin Muye had planned to devour the Secret Martial World, even with extensive preparations, one couldn't guarantee everything would follow the plan, as most things aren't absolute.

"Honestly, this is my first official visit to the Warlock Dynasty," Qin Muye mused. He mostly stayed in the Mage Tower before, and even when he came out, it wasn't his true body that left; he used Shadow Equipment.

But that was quite normal because, for Qin Muye, this "server" was very dangerous, given the numerous seventh-tier entities.

Now things were different; he had enough power for self-protection, otherwise, he wouldn't have ventured out.

As for being invincible, well, overconfidence is not desirable.

"Harmonization has officially started. The Three Demons of Greed, Hatred, and Delusion show no signs of movement. It seems we have a big problem," Qin Muye extended his perception to its limit, yet detected nothing unusual.

From the data Qin Muye had obtained, the Three Demons were deeply bound to the Spirit Realm subspace. They would be instantly aware once Ji Shan started the process of refining it for his Harmonization Divine Power.

It was like someone trying to refine Qin Muye's own Endless Abyss; he would perceive it the moment they started.

In any normal circumstance, the Spirit Realm Three Demons would have already acted. Even if they might not defeat Qin Muye, they wouldn't just let things slide.

If the Spirit Realm disappeared, then even the Three Demons might face death. Indeed, they were undying, but that was predicated on the existence of the Spirit Realm subspace.

Even with overwhelming strength that granted them immortality, losing the Spirit Realm meant also losing their defy-death ability—a downgrade of epic proportions.

If it were Qin Muye's place, akin to having the Endless Abyss under threat of being blown up, he would certainly have to return to defend it, lest he risk his home being stolen.

"I hope the Spirit Realm Three Demons are just observing in the shadows, looking for my weaknesses," Qin Muye naturally hoped for the best but prepared for the worst.

While remaining vigilant, Qin Muye turned his gaze to the civilization of this world, naturally represented by the Great Nether Dynasty.

Even more practically speaking, it's possible that even the Spirit Realm Three Demons are part of the Great Nether Dynasty, their unique and transcendent status merely leading to the current situation.

"It seems there's nothing special, just a dynasty in its twilight years."

Qin Muye watched the civilization and combined this with the internal rebellion of the Great Nether Dynasty, but he couldn't detect any problems—at least, not that he could see.

Except that negative emotions were escalating.

"Should I intervene?" the thought popped up in Qin Muye's mind.

One thing was certain: there was definitely something problematic about this rebellion in the Great Nether Dynasty, with a seventy percent likelihood it involved the Spirit Realm Three Demons and a thirty percent likelihood it concerned Emperor Shen You.

Intervening wouldn't be difficult, but then what?

There was no point in doing so, since the Great Nether Dynasty truly was in the last years of its reign. If not for Emperor Shen You's existence, it would likely have already perished.

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"Let's put Emperor Shen You aside for now. The urgent task is to find out the situation with the Spirit Realm Three Demons," Qin Muye thought.

He felt that it was not going to be easy for Emperor Shen You to break through, or rather, it might be outright impossible, given the limits in place.

Even if the Emperor managed to break through to the seventh tier, given his current pace, it would not be possible without a good half year.

On the other hand, the fact that the Spirit Realm Three Demons were willing to abandon the Spirit Realm for their unfathomable plan was definitely troubling.

Qin Muye's gaze fell upon the entire Great Nether Dynasty, benefiting from the weakened Divine Thought protection due to Emperor Shen You's seclusion—a stroke of luck for Qin Muye.

Thankfully, with the Spirit Realm Three Demons missing and a significant reduction in Spirit Realm Demons, without Emperor Shen You's protection, who knows how many magicians would have succumbed to madness.

"Perhaps, the Spirit Realm Three Demons have already merged into this civilizational upheaval, seeking to draw something from it that would catalyze their own profound transformation," Qin Muye muttered softly.

...

Emperor Shen You opened his eyes, and a vast amount of Divine Thought surged out, turning the entire palace into an ocean of Divine Thought in an instant.

"The Lord of Demon Soil, huh? It looks like he's also guessed the matter of the Spirit Realm Three Demons," Emperor Shen You said softly.

Qin Muye's observation was straightforward and unhidden, and Emperor Shen You didn't mind it. Indeed, his Divine Thought protection over the entire Great Nether Dynasty had decreased significantly—but that was inevitable.

After all, contemplating the Eleventh Realm as a Warlock was no easy task, and even though he received the gift of the End of Reincarnation, it was still not easy to break through directly.

Besides, the Great Nether Dynasty was already chaotic enough. A few more magicians dying from weakened Divine Thought protection might be a good thing, saving him the trouble.

As for this rebellion, he didn't take it to heart. On one hand, he couldn't stop it because he knew this rebellion was driven, no, rather led, by the Spirit Realm Three Demons.

On the other hand, the idea of more people dying appealed to him. Once he broke through as an Eleventh Realm Warlock and took control again, a reshuffle and re-planning of interests might usher in the second millennium-long dynasty.

Of course, that was predicated on a successful breakthrough; otherwise, this mess wouldn't be easy to clean up.

Regardless of the outcome, as long as enough people died, the existing shares of the pie would certainly be freed up.

"I need to accelerate the pace. The Spirit Realm Three Demons seem to be striving for an even higher realm, and they might have received some gift they shouldn't have," Emperor Shen You knew that if he could obtain the End of Reincarnation, then the Spirit Realm Three Demons might also have acquired one of the other four contracts.

Or perhaps they had obtained something from that extraterrestrial Insect Race, for they wouldn't have discarded the Spirit Realm so decisively otherwise.

As one of the top powerhouses in the world, Emperor Shen You also noticed Ji Shan's actions. However, with Qin Muye nearby, he didn't find it fitting to probe further. Moreover, it was just as well that the Spirit Realm was gone, sparing him a host of troublesome matters.