Imperial City, Imperial Palace.
After Shane's resolute actions, the pressure that had cloaked the entire Imperial City dissipated over the past few days.
The citizens all breathed a sigh of relief. Feeling both a lingering fear and relief, a new round of fervent discussions erupted, energizing the Imperial City once more.
The Imperial Knight Order could finally focus on their duties and engage in the reconstruction of the Imperial City and the palace.
Meanwhile, Shane and his group returned directly to the palace and sat down in the bedroom for a much-needed discussion.
This time, Jiasinta came to the Imperial City with two objectives.
One was to stop the Demon Clan that had entered the Human Realm from causing havoc, which could break the fragile peace maintained by the Demons.
The other was to discuss future matters with Shane upon learning his true identity.
"It's unavoidable," he started.
"I'll tell you clearly now." Jiasinta, with Jesse and Lis, sat opposite Shane, in front of Harvis, Cappelen, Rocque, and Tilly; addressing Shane who was accompanied by Lilith and Tielle with a stern expression.
"Your current situation is somewhat tricky."
This statement made everyone present look at each other.
Shane, however, remained composed.
Because he had anticipated this situation.
"The Demon Realm has descended into chaos due to the revelation of your identity," Jiasinta bluntly stated. "For Humans, a thousand years might seem long, but among the Demon Clan, there are many who have existed since a thousand years ago and personally participated in the ancient War of the God, Human, Demon."
Time can make people forget many things,
Such as the horrors of war.
But for the Demon Clan, a millennium isn't enough to erase everything.
"Learning that the Hero has re-emerged in this era has triggered an extreme reaction from many in the Demon Clan," Jiasinta looked directly at Shane, saying, "The Demon Clan's dread and fear of the Hero are certainly bigger than you might imagine; and with the Demon King gone, you can understand how fearful many Demons are of your presence."
One could say that the Demon Realm was indeed in disarray.
Otherwise, legendary-level Demon Clan Officers like Glen wouldn't have been able to traverse freely through the portal between the Demon Realm and the Human Realm and come to this world.
Ai Yi had mentioned that a special token was needed to travel from the Demon Realm to the Human Realm, or vice versa.
But the number of Demons who had come to the Human Realm these past few days was unusually high; to say they had all used official procedures and had official permission without any hindrance would be naive to anyone with any sense.
Thus, as Jiasinta mentioned, the chaos in the Demon Realm was what had caused such significant problems with the transit between the two realms.
Perhaps the large influx of the Demon Clan army was due to "gatekeepers" among the Demons deliberately disrupting order, opening the gate to let them in to cause trouble for the Hero?
This showed just how turbulent the Demon Realm was.
"And what about Ai Yi and Sera? What do they say?"
Shane didn't care about the situation in the Demon Realm, he cared only about Ai Yi and Sera's stance on this matter.
Jiasinta's expression turned darker.
"Chaos has erupted to a certain extent in various territories of the Demon Realm. Many long-surviving upper-level Demons and even Demon Clan Officers may be secretly instigating it, causing many places to start voicing their frustrations."
"Many are demanding that the Demons should make the Divine Race and the Human Race provide an explanation," Jiasinta said gravely. "Furthermore, many conspiracy theories are also surfacing one after another, causing many Demons to suspect whether the Divine Race and the Human Race are plotting against them."
The emergence of the Hero has that vast of an impact on the Demon Clan.
Who'd have thought he is the nemesis of the Demon Clan?
Who'd have thought he is the ultimate weapon used by the Divine Race to combat the Demon King?
Now, with the Demon King gone and the Demon Clan willingly co-existing peacefully with the Divine Race and the Human Race for just a millennium, the Hero, the nemesis of the Demon Clan, has been summoned once again. Thus, as a member of the Demon Clan, they inevitably suspect that the Divine Race and the Human Race are intending to act against them.
They said no nuclear weapons if we surrendered, yet you secretly prepared them; who wouldn't be suspicious and angry?
This was the situation the Demon Clan was in, causing the chaos to worsen day by day.
"The Divine Race has already issued a statement claiming that the Hero Summoning hadn't been reinstated, and the emergence of the Hero was an accident. They are investigating the cause," Jiasinta said. "But the Demon Clan certainly won't take this at face value."
Given this situation, one can imagine what actions the radical faction within the Demon Clan might take.
"Many voices are already saying that since the Divine Race and the Human Race plan to act against the Demon Clan from behind the scenes, the Demon Clan need no longer restrain itself," Jiasinta declared bluntly. "In just a few days, calls to renew the war against the Divine Race and the Human Race have spread across the territories of the Six Great Demons in the Demon Realm."
At this statement, everyone's expression changed.
"This… this is a joke, right?" Tilly, unable to suppress her emotions, blurted out hastily, "Just because the Hero has been summoned again, the Demon Clan wants to start a war?"
"Aren't you scared?" Cappelen was also shocked. "You have no Demon King now. Starting a war again, aren't you afraid of being annihilated completely?"
It was Harvis, not Jiasinta, who responded to Cappelen and Tilly.
"The Demon Clan has always been stronger than the Divine Race and Human Race; they are not afraid of war," Harvis stated calmly. "Besides, the Demon King may be gone, but the Supreme God has also fallen into an eternal deep sleep; the conditions are quite equal."
As such, the Demon Clan naturally did not fear war.
"And what about the Hero?" Rocque glanced at Shane and spoke in a solemn tone. "Aren't the Demons afraid of the Hero?"
This question was not answered by Harvis either.
"The Demons fear a fully grown Hero," Tielle calmly stated. "That's why, upon learning of the Hero's arrival, they are so anxious; they do not want to give the Hero time to reach Transcendence Level."
Once the Hero reached transcendence, that was truly terrifying.
The transcendence of the Hero was accompanied by the transcendence of the Holy Sword.
At that moment, the Holy Sword would be utterly transformed, shedding its old self and unleashing its true power.
Regarded as essentially closest to the Demon King and the Supreme God, the Holy Sword became the most fearsome only after the Hero reached the Transcendence Level.
Throughout history, several Heroes who successfully transcended were comparable to the Demons, leaving them helpless.
Considered as the strongest Hero in history, Mitra, after reaching transcendence, even became equal in rank to the Fate Goddess Lidas, who was closest to omnipotence.
With the help of Supreme God Ominis, such a Mitra eventually even successfully vanquished the Demon King.
If there were many in the Demon Clan who had experienced that battle, they would naturally be terrified upon hearing of the Hero's arrival, unable to eat or sleep, wishing they could immediately strangle the Hero in the cradle.
If it were not known that Lilith was protecting Shane by his side, perhaps a mighty being would have already stormed into the Imperial City, attempting to forcibly annihilate Shane.
Of course, they didn't do that, and in so doing, spared their own lives.
After all, although Shane had not yet transcended, when unleashing his full strength before the duration of "Reincarnation Destiny" ended and his Magic Power was completely drained, he could match those on the Transcendence Level.
As long as they were not Demons, they posed no great threat to Shane.
Therefore, so many voices had emerged in the Demon Realm.
Among these voices, surely some thought that the Demons should immediately rush to the Human Realm and exterminate Shane?
"These people coming in these days are basically just pawns being manipulated," Jiasinta said with a hint of concern, "If this continues, for sure many will become restless."
That is to say, Shane was truly being targeted by the entire Demon Clan.
Moreover, many in the Human Race were also covertly scheming in the dark, hoping to stir up trouble and profit from the chaos.
As for the Divine Race, after issuing a statement, what seemed to be a vigorous action to do something had suddenly ceased all activities.
"Not long ago, due to the inability to suppress various voices within their clan, the Demons decided to gather ahead of schedule to discuss matters," Jiasinta announced.
Shane knew that the Six Great Demons originally wanted to discuss the incident concerning the "Primordial Demon" in Taiger Forest.
This time, with his identity exposed, they might not even have time to talk about that.
"Before leaving the territory to head to the Moon Demon Territory, the master gave us an order that no one is allowed to come to the Human Realm to oppose you, with violators to be killed without mercy."
With that, Jiasinta's tone became somewhat melancholic.
"It seems the master really cares about you."
This tone, if unknown, one might think this Violent Dragon was some scorned woman locked away in deep resentment.
In contrast, Shane, upon knowing this, felt somewhat relieved.
It was good that his own precious one still stood by him.
Knowing this was already enough for Shane.
As for what Supreme Sela and the other Demons were planning, Shane was somewhat concerned, but not to the point of being vexed.
After all, he had done as much as he could.
As a visitor from an Otherworld, he didn't have a strong sense of belonging to this world, and naturally, he wouldn't compromise himself just to prevent the peace from breaking.
If the Demon Clan ultimately decided to fight, he would likely take Ai Yi and, with his whole family, flee far away to find a place where they could live happily ever after for the rest of their lives.
That way, a world war might indeed be averted.
Jiasinta felt that she should remind Shane.
"Today, you killed quite a few of the Demon Clan, and there will definitely be more trouble coming your way," Jiasinta said, "If it ends up becoming a large-scale conflict leading to irreconcilable differences, it might indeed lead to the destruction of world peace."
Therefore, Jiasinta came to advise Shane.
"Do you want to lay low for a while before anything progresses..."
Jiasinta was about to suggest as much.
However, at that moment, an Orderly suddenly rushed in frantically.
"Your... Your Highness...!?"
The Orderly yelled in panic towards Harvis.
"The... The Supreme Demon of the Demon Realm, Sela, has just issued a proclamation to the God, Human, and Demon clans!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned.
"A proclamation?" Harvis was also taken aback, "What does it say?"
The Orderly immediately put on an unprecedentedly dramatic expression,
"One of the Six Great Demons, the Dragon Demon Ai Yi, will enter into a marriage pact with Hero Shane to demonstrate the eternal peace among the Three clans!"
As this statement echoed across the room, everyone was dumbfounded.
Especially Jiasinta, completely frozen in place, immobile.
Shane was utterly astonished.
After a long pause...
"Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh————!?"
A shout rang out through the skies.