Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

After finally catching Jiang Shaoli, a strong man in the forbidden spell circle, Xu Shen felt that he would be letting himself down if he didn't get some more information out of him.

So he quickly adjusted his mindset and asked about the layout of the demons in Shenzhou.

"Shenzhou's situation is rather special."

Xu Shen was puzzled and asked: "Special?"

"There are at least seven known emperor-level demons in Shenzhou. In addition to the totem white tiger, there are at least three in the Kunlun, Tianshan and northern Xinjiang basins, two in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, one each in the Tianchi Lake in the northeast and the Hengduan Mountains, and there are suspected to be some in the Qinling Mountains, Shennongjia, Ailao Mountain, and Dongting Lake where you are about to go, but there is no sufficient evidence. Although there are many emperor-level demons in Shenzhou, strictly speaking, there are only two demon empires in Shenzhou."

"Ah? Seven emperor-level demons and only two demon nations?!"

"To be precise, it is a demon empire and an empire of the undead, and the founder of the empire of the undead was once a human."

"!!!"

Jiang Shaoli looked at Xu Shen's brilliant expression with amusement and asked, "Why, are you surprised?"

"really"

"Guess where this Undead Empire is?"

"It should be in the ancient capital," Xu Shen thought for a moment and said, "As everyone knows, the ancient capital is a famous paradise for the dead. Light and undead mages with a cultivation level above the intermediate level like to go there."

"You guessed right," Jiang Shaoli said, "The ancient capital is of great significance and cannot be lost. In order to prevent the people there from panicking and fleeing the city, the top leaders of Shenzhou concealed the news."

Xu Shen complained: "That's very thoughtful."

Jiang Shaoli laughed and said nothing.

"In that case, the ruler of the Undead Empire should be that great ancient king."

The legend of the ancient king is known to everyone in China.

He was an absolute genius. In terms of politics and military, he unified the six kingdoms, achieved the true unification of China, and became the unprecedented first emperor.

In terms of magical attainments, earth magic was developed to the pinnacle level in his hands. As he had tried to achieve immortality but failed, he took a different approach and created the undead magic system unique to China. He transformed himself into an undead and achieved a different kind of longevity.

Live as a hero, die as a ghost hero! A real man should be like this!

Xu Shen really couldn't find anyone more qualified than him to be the ruler of the Undead Empire.

"Yes," Jiang Shaoli said, "The Ancient King's Undead Empire may not be considered powerful in the demon kingdom, but it has truly protected Shenzhou for thousands of years."

"!!!"

Xu Shen is very confused now.

In the future he knew, the ancient king's undead empire almost overthrew the ancient capital and caused the deaths of hundreds of millions of people.

How can it be a guardian?

Suppressing his doubts, Xu Shen patiently listened to Jiang Shaoli's story. This opportunity to get a glimpse of information in the circle of forbidden spell wizards was rare.

"It's a pity that undead creatures cannot live forever. As time goes by, the mind of this former guardian god is inevitably corroded by darkness. In recent years, the undead in the ancient capital have become more and more violent."

Xu Shen suddenly realized.

If this is the case, then everything can be explained.

"What about the other demon empire?"

"Do you need me to tell you this?" Jiang Shaoli said disdainfully, "Did you learn geography from a physical education teacher?"

"Uh..." Xu Shen slapped his head and said, "I've been listening to you for so long that I'm confused. Is this the Kunlun Demon Country?"

"Can you please remove the word 'ma'? Is there any need to doubt this?" Jiang Shaoli said disdainfully, "Have you forgotten the Kunlun Fox Mother we saw when we left Dunhuang?"

Speaking of this, Xu Shen subconsciously glanced at the little guy who was sleeping soundly in the contract space.

Speaking of which, this little thing might have a close connection with the Kunlun Fox Mother.

"I remember telling you in Dunhuang that this world is roughly divided into three major ridges, ten major rulers, and several other demon empires. Among the ten major rulers, Kunlun Fox Mother's strength can definitely be ranked in the top three. If we are bolder, it may even be ranked first."

"Qiaodou Sack!" Xu Shen raised his hand and said, "Actually, I've always wanted to ask, what is the basis for you to rank these monsters?"

This doubt has been in his mind for a long time. With human vision and knowledge, how can we rank these big guys whose strength far exceeds that of humans?

Jiang Shaoli said: "This is actually not difficult. The boundaries of each demon force usually start from the slaves. The deeper you go, the more powerful demons there are. From this, we can roughly simulate a demon distribution map.

Based on the distribution map, we can roughly infer the pattern of demonic forces in this world. Not to mention the three great masters who can influence the global climate and change the world's ecology with a single move, normally, the size of a demonic force can roughly reflect the strength of its ruler.

There are 8 sub-emperor demons and above ruled by the Kunlun Demon Kingdom in Shenzhou alone, and at least a dozen demons outside Shenzhou. This is the only demon kingdom with such a terrifying scale among the dozens of demon empire models we simulated based on big data.

Of course, we also took into account the possibility of errors in computer simulation, so we only gave a vague ranking of the top ten overlords, that is, only included them in the top three, top five, and top ten levels, and did not rank them very accurately from first to tenth. "

Xu Shen suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."

"Fortunately, Kunlun Fox Mother has always been very Buddhist. She is not a warlike ruler. Even so, we in Shenzhou have followed the unspoken rules between the International Magic Association and the Holy City and have been carefully controlling the number of forbidden spell mages to maintain the delicate balance between humans and demons. We even used a large number of earth cores to build the base city. On average, we don't have many forbidden spell mages in Shenzhou."

Xu Shen let out a long breath and said, "Although I know this is the most rational choice, it still sounds a bit humiliating."

"But times have changed," Jiang Shaoli sighed, "A few years ago, there was a blood disorder in Kunlun, and it is suspected that the Kunlun Fox Mother failed to break through. The undercurrent of Kunlun Demon Country is surging, and the balance is about to be broken."

"Ah?" Xu Shen was stunned.

"The last time we saw her in Dunhuang, we never found any trace of Kunlun Fox Mother. We guessed that she might have hidden in some unknown corner to recover from her injuries." Jiang Shaoli smiled bitterly and said, "The disappearance of Fox Mother has caused unrest in Kunlun Demon Country.

Xu Shen asked in confusion: "The demon nation is in turmoil, shouldn't this be a good thing? What's wrong with your expression?"

Jiang Shaoli sighed and said, "I said before that due to limited resources, it is impossible for the demon countries to coexist peacefully. The changes in Kunlun Demon Country have caused a series of chain reactions."

"For example?"

"For example, the covetousness of the sea monsters," Jiang Shaoli said, "According to our myths and legends, in the ancient tribal era, the Shenzhou monsters had fought more than one war with the sea monsters. In the era of Dayu, the war between the Shenzhou monster country and the sea monsters ended in a loss for both sides. After the sea monsters retreated, Dayu's son Qi established a country, which is the prototype of today's Shenzhou. As a result, we humans in Shenzhou rose up when the monsters declined until today."

"In ancient times, we humans were still very weak and could only play supporting roles in the war with the sea monsters. But now it is no longer possible. The sea monsters have made a comeback and humans are the first to bear the brunt. Chairman Shao prepared for a rainy day and proposed a 20,000-kilometer coastline strategy. However, humans have been at peace for a long time and have let their horses rest. The top leaders of the Magic Association and even the majority of the Forbidden Spell Society think that Chairman Shao is worrying too much. Therefore, his plan has encountered great resistance and it is difficult to win international support."

Xu Shen felt very heavy after hearing this.

The crises in this world are far more numerous than he had imagined.

The uncontrolled Undead Empire, the gradually collapsing Kunlun Demon Kingdom, and the returning Sirens...

Although the land of China seems peaceful, the crisis it contains is enough to subvert human civilization.

"Come on, young man," Jiang Shaoli patted Xu Shen on the shoulder and said, "The future depends on you. All we can do now is kill a few sea monsters. Although it's a drop in the bucket, it can at least prove our position as humans."

Xu Shen nodded solemnly: "Since ancient times, crises have also been opportunities. If we can successfully overcome them, I believe that the power of our Shenzhou will become even stronger. Perhaps one day, the demons will also rely on us humans to survive!"

Jiang Shaoli was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Good boy, you have great ambition! Just for what you said, I will toast you with tea instead of wine!"