CHAPTER 970: CHAPTER 557: LAW KEY, THE DEMON GOD’S DESIRED OBJECT

"I don’t need to explain to you. Wait until you qualify to speak equally with the Divine."

Facing Lu Heng’s doubts, the Three-headed Serpent Demon God offered no explanation, just as he said, a Demon God does not need to explain to a mortal.

Even if Lu Heng is wary of him, he cannot proactively pose a threat.

Lu Heng, however, wanted more information and pursued: "When I first met you, I noticed one of your heads exudes a heavy Abyssal Aura. I’m very curious now, are your three heads sharing one body, or are they actually separate independent entities?"

This question directly addressed the secret of the Three-headed Serpent Demon God; he did not respond, instead withdrawing his will directly from Azik’s body.

Azik’s body shuddered, then collapsed to the ground, clutching his head, enduring spiritual pain, and gasping: "Did I lose control again?"

Lu Heng nodded and replied: "Yes, he spoke through you."

Azik held his head, endured for a moment, slowly recovered, and asked: "What did he say?"

Lu Heng replied: "He mentioned a method to break open the Winged Demon Ancestral Court, but there’s no guarantee of success."

Azik got up and began configuring the bridge.

Lu Heng saw his poor state and asked: "Perhaps you should find a way to remove the Eye of the Demon Snake from your body?"

Azik shook his head, replying: "No need, it’s still useful for communication, he could easily control someone else."

For a Demon God, implanting the Eye of the Demon Snake into an ordinary living being is indeed simple.

If the Three-headed Serpent Demon God desires, he can make any Star Realm Merchant his eyes.

Azik finished checking the bridge’s setup and information, already aware that the team is now searching for the Law Key to open the Winged Demon Ancestral Court.

He turned back to ask: "Any leads?"

Lu Heng shook his head: "Not yet, uncertain when we’ll find it."

Azik piloted the Star Realm Ship along the edge of Outer Space, saying: "I’ll circle around and see, perhaps the Law Key is hidden within a space crevice."

...

Meanwhile, in the search for the Law Key, the Sword Holder Alliance Army continued clearing Demons from the Planet.

The most difficult to clean up were the Earthworms.

These filthy creatures hide thousands of meters underground, and any rash pursuit might lead to ambush.

Thus, the task of clearing Earthworms was handed over to Xavier Matrix’s drilling self-destructing robots.

As time passed.

It has been two months since the deployment of the nanomechanical factory.

The number of nanomechanical factories is already astounding; judging by Xavier Matrix’s posture, they plan to fill every underground cave with drilling self-destructing robots.

At this moment, in the underground caves, millions of drilling self-destructing robots are active.

Occasionally, explosions erupt from beneath the ground.

If the explosions are powerful enough, they might even collapse the surface.

...

Time has reached the sixty-second day of determination.

The Abyss Demons on the Planet have mostly been cleared.

Sometimes, Xavier’s reconnaissance aircraft search all day without finding a single living Abyss Creature.

Now, only the Winged Demon Ancestral Court remains unbreached.

Every day, Lu Heng’s task is to keep an eye on the Winged Demon Ancestral Court, while remaining vigilant for potential Otherworld Abyss Demons.

This operation has dragged on; it has been two months now.

The longer the delay, the more variables arise.

Should an Abyss Demon God appear, the final outcome remains uncertain.

The Sword Holder teams, along with Xavier’s reconnaissance planes and detectors, have searched the Planet for over a month.

To date, they haven’t found the anticipated Law Key.

Given such a long search, if the Law Key were a visible object, it ought to have been found.

Since it’s not found, it might either not exist, or this Law Key is an "entity" beyond observation by anything less than a True God.

Regardless of the Law Key’s existence, they cannot keep searching aimlessly.

This morning.

Lu Heng convened Sword Holders on the Starship to discuss what comes next:

"The so-called Law Key is harder to find than expected. We can’t keep wasting time; a decision must be made immediately."

Present, the leaders of the Sword Holder civilization pondered similarly.

Whether it’s Orelana or Sorreville Copper Furnace, they are leaders of their nations.

They have been away from their countries for a long time and cannot delay further.

If it cannot be found, they need to return quickly.

Understanding their concerns, Lu Heng continued: "We may have to accept never finding the Law Key, thus possibly temporarily abandoning the Winged Demon Ancestral Court.

"However, it’s not a complete abandonment. Professor Xavier’s nanomechanical army will remain on this Planet.

"Should the Winged Demon Ancestral Court move, we can swiftly respond.

"The Winged Demon Clan is entirely cleared; the few escaped Winged Demons can’t cause significant trouble, so this operation is deemed successful."

Orelana nodded in agreement: "That’s good, I indeed need to return to Kolos."

Sorreville Copper Furnace and Sona shared similar thoughts.

The only one not urgently leaving is Mia.

Because in Stone Hammer Castle, her father holds fort, so she can afford some time away.

As for Lu Heng using Power of Godslayer to chop through the Winged Demon Ancestral Court Law Barrier.

That method was already attempted a few days ago.