I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

"Alright, I understand. You want that 'Spotlight' card..."

Li Yue thought for a moment, feeling it was necessary to further enhance the cohesiveness of the Sky Ark, and that once the Imaginary Continent took shape, this cohesiveness could also be applied to it.

When the Titan is fully awakened, and a large amount of blood source is injected into the Copper Spoon...

Whether it's the Sky Ark or the Imaginary Continent, they will not only have walls and gravity, but also cohesiveness...

An independent path is gradually becoming clear.

Thinking further, if the Library wants to separate from Demon King City, it also needs to deal with A City, weakening its cohesiveness, otherwise it will never truly escape the Demon King's control.

Thinking of this, Li Yue made the shadow's mouth wriggle and nodded, saying, "Cohesiveness and Spotlight... I'll take care of it."

A City is following Redcoat's actions, and the Spotlight card was given to Old Goat by Gamma... In the end, it all boils down to further confrontation with the Great Altar.

Originally, Li Yue, who held dual authority, was plotted against by Old Goat, which led to him languishing in the Chaos Continent for so long, and almost dying in the Riftgold Mountain ritual.

It's about time to settle this score.

"What other needs do you have?" Li Yue asked the Copper Spoon.

"There's also..." The Copper Spoon was about to answer, but was suddenly stopped by Tom.

"Nothing more."

【My master.】

Tom was very sensible.

【As for the method of teleporting the Sky Ark troops to the ground, and the coordination with satellites, the setting of the firepower network, the composition of the Brain Spirit reconnaissance array, and... we should all be able to handle it ourselves.】

Tom briefly sorted out the current problems of the Sky Ark in his mind, so that the one hidden in the shadow would know.

"Very good, then you guys get busy, continue to optimize some details, and when I get the cohesiveness and Spotlight card..." Li Yue dragged Shadow and Shadowchild back to the Great Library, not planning to stay in the Underground City for too long.

"Please wait a moment." Tom suddenly called out to the shadow.

【A very powerful demon race has recently emerged in the Underground City... Should we recruit them...?】

Tom didn't make a sound, but silently asked in his heart—even if he didn't know what was in the shadow demon's body, he knew that his entire future was dictated by that existence.

"Hmm?" The shadow inquired.

【A one-legged monster named A Piew... leading his race... attempting to attack the surface, but seems to have strayed into the Abyssal Maw...】

【He is the king of the monsters... the thickest thigh in the Underground City...】

Monsters?

Li Yue didn't expect that a powerful demon could emerge from this race.

And even have the ability to attack the Abyssal Maw?

Isn't that what Akasha should be doing?

【The Abyssal Maw... is the Library's enemy...】

【The heat signature of the Abyssal Maw indicates that it is very active and is spreading towards the land outside Demon King City...】

【If a war breaks out in the future... these monsters may be our allies.】

Tom rattled off the information that Li Yue might be interested in, waiting for the shadow's guidance.

"Then, if you encounter it during the experiment, you can make brief contact under the condition of ensuring safety, and listen to its demands." Li Yue thought for a while, and changed to writing in Tom's pupils with the shadow.

If the Sky Ark takes shape, Li Yue will of course need a demon legion other than the skeleton army. If this A Piew is really the thickest thigh in Demon King City, then it's worth a try.

The Copper Spoon had no idea what the shadow and the scholar were communicating, and found it boring after listening, burying itself in optimizing the design drawings.

【Understood.】

Tom lowered his head, respectfully seeing off the shadow demon.

Back in the Library, he first arranged for a Brain Spirit to go to the Colosseum to sign Wang Mu and Kakarot up for the Slaughter Cup, and then Li Yue quietly pondered where to start to dismantle the Great Altar.

Recalling the burning flag stuck in the Great Altar, Li Yue felt that he definitely couldn't wait for the scene of Memphis awakening and the Abyssal Maw fighting the Great Altar.

He still had to rely on himself.

"How do we do it?" Shadow asked.

Akasha didn't know what was going on, and didn't care, gnawing on a book while drinking tea; Shadowchild was still recalling everything that had just happened, trying hard to learn.

"The Great Altar definitely has to be dealt with. No matter what Old Goat wants to do, with me here, he won't succeed." Li Yue had never intended to let the Great Altar go.

"First of all, I want to contact A City..." Li Yue pondered, making a decision, "Next time you are forcibly conscripted, bring me along and go to the Bone Cart Cult together."

That's right, Li Yue was going to the Bone Cart Cult.

With Transformation, Shadow Space, and the ability to shrink his brain to the size of a goldfish... Li Yue felt that going directly to Redcoat's side would make it easier to contact A City.

What's more, Skollgrik's half of the bone sword was still on Redcoat's body, and he would eventually have to return it.

"They don't communicate much." Shadow wasn't sure if Li Yue could find A City.

"If it doesn't work, use the Staff of Deception. Anyway, we have a vampire here." Li Yue materialized the Staff of Deception and directly inserted it into Akasha's head.

Akasha was completely unaware.

"As long as we can talk to A City, we will have a chance." Li Yue recalled the small city with matchstick-like limbs and feet, feeling a little nostalgic.

"And it's about time to figure out what exactly the Great Altar wants to do in the Drizzle Corridor..."

"As long as you take me to Redcoat's side, even if he is very good at keeping secrets, Daemon Benben, Mai Mai, and Winnieke may not be."

Regarding Old Goat, the next goal is clear—to deal with A City, seize the 'Spotlight' card, and take back everything that should be taken back.

But this time, Li Yue is in the dark, and Old Goat is in the light.

When the moment comes to snatch the cohesiveness and Spotlight card, the Sky Ark can take off, and the Library can be independent from Demon King City.

Then the sky's the limit.

Li Yue finally saw a few outlines of the future.

"Then let's set off!" And three demon sons suddenly rebelling and killing Redcoat and Old Goat in the Drizzle Corridor inexplicably appeared in Shadow's mind.

Even if it's a bit extreme, that's roughly the idea.

"Don't rush, you guys go first, I still have to go to the Lund River..." Advancing to the Imaginary Object stage is of course even more urgent. Li Yue felt that according to the itinerary, it would be more efficient to deal with the penultimate anchor point first and then meet up in the Drizzle Corridor.

The experience gained in Absolute Mountain also needs to be digested—Li Yue felt that after walking through the Lund River, the Imaginary Continent in his head would be more complete, and Van Helsing, Hannibal, Don Quixote, and Amuro could all come to life.

The Sky Ark carries an Imaginary Continent, and an independent demon is about to occupy the sky.

"That door is the skeleton of the Lund River; the other door is the Drizzle Corridor, but it hasn't reached it yet." Shadow pointed to the two doors inlaid on the bookshelf.

And at this moment, candle flames suddenly ignited on several demon sons and Akasha.

Kakarot in Mist Marsh, Wang Mu on the border of Sand Country, Nier in Prosperous Wasteland City, Winnie by the Lund River, and heretics and behemoths all over the continent... all lit up with candle flames.

That was the signal that the opening battle of the Centennial Slaughter Cup was about to begin.

Tonight.

"It's starting! It's starting!"

The Dice of Fate changed its faces, and the guests at the Demon Ball all raised their heads, seeing a candle flame flickering in the middle of the Colosseum's desolate earth.