"Why do you want to see us?" the Supreme Demon Emperor said grumpily.
"Can I visit your home and explain in detail?"
"Why should I let you in? Who do you think you are? You're shouting at my doorstep, do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you?"
"Senior Supreme Demon Emperor, I am truly confused and hope you can enlighten me."
"What are you confused about?"
"About this world," Zhou Hong said directly.
The Supreme Demon Emperor paused slightly.
"Senior, please tell me, what is the truth of this world? Are we in the sub-world of a very powerful being? You and the Eternal Demon Emperors, and others, are not from our world, but came from outside, right?"
"If you know, why ask?" The Supreme Demon Emperor did not hide anything and revealed the truth in one sentence.
Zhou Hong's body trembled violently. If this was the case, it was as good as being told the truth directly.
"Senior Supreme Demon Emperor, can you explain it to me in more detail?"
"Is it necessary? Knowing the truth will only do you harm, with no benefit. You have already become a Demon Emperor, and such a powerful one at that. Live well in this world, and you can live for trillions of years, as long as you wish. Why pursue the truth?"
"To be honest, I am looking for someone."
"Who are you looking for?" The Supreme Demon Emperor's expression changed slightly.
"My girlfriend from my past life. I don't know why, but even after reincarnating in this life, I am still tormented by the emotions from our past life. It shows how deeply we loved each other. I thought that after becoming a Demon Emperor, I could find her, but I still couldn't. After analyzing, if I can't find her, she might not be from this world, and like you, she came from outside. I want to know what kind of world is outside."
"You won't find her, and it's meaningless," the Supreme Demon Emperor said directly, as if knowing something.
"What do you mean? Do you know the woman I was in love with in my past life?"
"It's best if you don't inquire further. It's truly not good for you. For everyone here, the truth of this world... is too cruel. You absolutely cannot accept it."
"No, I can accept it. I only seek the truth." Zhou Hong said with great excitement, not wanting to live a life without purpose.
"You can't accept it, it's truly too cruel. You insulted me just now, do you know why I didn't kill you? It's because I still pity you all from the bottom of my heart."
Zhou Hong felt a sense of pity in the Supreme Demon Emperor's tone... as if Zhou Hong was very pitiable in her eyes, or rather, everyone in the world needed pity in her eyes.
"I don't understand. What's so cruel about it? It's just that there's a higher world outside. If I'm not mistaken, it must be the Divine Realm. We are now in a sub-world of a god. What's so cruel about that?" Zhou Hong couldn't understand, thinking it was normal and not cruel at all.
"Heh heh!" However, the Supreme Demon Emperor only gave a sad smile.
"What do you mean by that smile?"
"Did I say this is a sub-world of gods?"
"Isn't it? Is there any world higher than gods?" Zhou Hong couldn't figure it out, as this was already the immortal realm. What else could be higher than gods?
"Gods and immortals are just words defined by humans. They are inherently no different; they are merely two characters."
"Can you explain it more clearly?"
"In short, it's not what you think. You should just live well here and don't think so much. The world outside... is really not what you imagine. Once you know the truth, you will collapse." The Supreme Demon Emperor seemed unwilling to reveal the truth, which made Zhou Hong feel frustrated.
"Alright, then I won't ask about this. My girlfriend from my past life, you seem to know something. Can you tell me about her?"
"What do you want to know?"
"Do you know her?" Zhou Hong asked.
"Yes!" After a moment of hesitation, the Supreme Demon Emperor nodded.
"Then can you help me contact her? Or help me deliver a message to her?" Zhou Hong asked again.
"No need! She knows you exist, and she is constantly watching you. Do you know why you were able to break through from Earth all the way to become a Demon Emperor so easily? Do you think it was just your luck? Reflect on your life, hasn't it been too smooth? And as soon as you broke through to become a Demon Emperor, you directly possessed over a thousand world powers. As a native... no, as a native cultivator, besides you, no one else possesses over a thousand world powers."
"You... you mean?" Zhou Hong was stunned. He seemed to understand the implication: his smooth progress was all thanks to someone's help from outside.
"You understand in your heart. I don't want to be too explicit. In short, don't pursue the truth anymore, or if you do, I fear you might commit suicide. If I were you, knowing such a cruel truth, I would also commit suicide."
Zhou Hong couldn't fathom what truth could be so cruel as to drive him to suicide.
"Please...!" Before Zhou Hong could speak further, the Supreme Demon Emperor had disappeared.
Zhou Hong continued to shout.
"Supreme Demon Emperor, if you don't explain clearly, I will shout here for a thousand years, ten thousand years." Zhou Hong was unwilling, looking determined not to give up until he knew the truth.
A voice echoed from the air, "I will not tell you any truth. Even if I have to tell you in the future, it won't be me, but the person you are looking for."
"Please, Supreme Demon Emperor, no, sister, at least give me a hint. What kind of cruel truth would make me depressed enough to commit suicide?"
"Sigh!" The Supreme Demon Emperor reappeared, looking at Zhou Hong with a deep sigh.
"Speak!"
After a moment of hesitation, the Supreme Demon Emperor finally said, "I can only give you three words."
"Thank you, what three words?"
"Add 'Yuan' before 'Universe'."
Zhou Hong pondered for a while and muttered, "Yuan Universe? Is that it? What do these three words mean?"
"No comment. Ponder it yourself."
Zhou Hong quickly asked, "The higher world outside is called Yuan Universe, right?"
"No. Alright, I don't want to say another word. Goodbye. If one day you come to know the truth, it will be when she comes to find you."
With that, the Supreme Demon Emperor vanished, and no matter how much Zhou Hong shouted, it was useless.
Zhou Hong mumbled the three words to himself, Yuan Universe. Sudan Novel Network.
He knew the word "Universe," but what did adding "Yuan" before it represent?
Moreover, knowing the truth of the world would be so cruel that he would want to commit suicide. Zhou Hong's heart... became even more confused. He felt he had prepared for the worst, but how could it make him want to commit suicide?