From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

The laws governing the outer layer of the Winged Demon Ancestral Court were modified by Salion to defend against the invasion of the Outer Gods.

This barrier of laws is like a defensive fortress, with a defense level of law level.

Salion spent a long time creating this "Fortress of Laws," so destroying it is naturally not so simple.

Lu Heng can break through this barrier of laws using the power of the Godslayer, but he needs to break through it layer by layer, and the whole process will consume a lot of strength and time.

If no way to break through the barriers of the rules can be found, this is an effective but clumsy method.

However, this is too much of a waste of time.

Moreover, Lu Heng had tried it before; the outer layer of laws of the Winged Demon Ancestral Court had a repair function. If he really used this clumsy method, it would take several months to complete.

If you don't want to waste time, you can actually give up on the Winged Demon Ancestral Court.

If the goal is simply to annihilate the Winged Demons, then all that is needed is to cleanse the world of Winged Demons to achieve the objective.

As for the few high-level Winged Demons hiding in the Winged Demon Ancestral Court, it is impossible for them to develop into another Winged Demon race.

However, it would be a bad deal to give up attacking the Winged Demon Ancestral Court now.

You'll understand if you think about it for a moment.

A demon god must control a vast amount of resources, and the number of divine artifacts and sacred objects must be considerable.

These treasures must be kept in this Winged Demon Ancestral Court.

In other words, the most valuable place in the entire Winged Demon World is this ancestral court right before our eyes.

Lu Heng understood the three-headed serpent demon god's explanation and pressed further, "Since you took the initiative to point out the law barrier outside the Winged Demon Ancestral Court, you must have a way to break it, right?"

Azik was silent for a moment before answering in a distant voice, "Yes, but not entirely."

This statement didn't provide any useful information, so Lu Heng waited for him to continue.

“These kinds of ancestral laws are indeed very difficult to break. Even if a true god were to descend, it would be difficult to break them in a short time…”

The distant voice paused for a moment, then continued, "However, because this law is so solid, like a strong city gate, most demon gods will leave a key to this gate, just in case."

"That's why I said 'not entirely true'. This 'key' is likely to exist, but not absolutely."

Even if it exists, there's no guarantee that the 'key' is somewhere.

"Therefore, if you want to break through the law barrier of the Winged Demon Ancestral Court, you need to find this 'key'."

Lu Heng frowned and asked, "Even if the key exists, shouldn't Salion be carrying it with him?"

The three-headed serpent demon continued the conversation through Azik: "Salion doesn't need a key; his very being is the key. The key is reserved for special circumstances."

"For example, one day he encountered a powerful enemy in outer space and lost all his divine power."

"When he loses his divine power and his divine status falls, he will lose control over the laws of the Ancestral Court, which will prevent him from returning to the Ancestral Court."

"At times like this, he needs that key."

"Unless he doesn't consider this extreme situation and doesn't have the key prepared, as long as he has the key prepared, he will definitely put it somewhere he can reach it."

"Therefore, if you want to open the law barrier of the Winged Demon Ancestral Court, all you need to do is find this key."

Lu Heng fell into deep thought, then slowly shook his head and said, "The place where a demon god hides a key can't be that easy to find, can it?"

The three-headed serpent demon god said, "That's for sure. You'll have to figure that out yourself. The key must be hidden in a place that ordinary winged demons can't access, but that doesn't require divine power to get to it."

……

After listening, Lu Heng pondered for a moment, then communicated with Xavier Matrix for a while, instructing the nanobots to begin searching the planet for possible locations where the key to the law might be hidden.

Xavier Matrix controlled the nanomachine factory, producing over a thousand small reconnaissance aircraft that began scanning the entire planet.

Finding a "key to the laws" on a planet is no less difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

Moreover, they don't know what this "key to the law" actually is, its appearance, its material, its size, or anything else.

It is called a "key", but it is not necessarily in the shape of an ordinary key; it can be anything.

All the high-ranking demons capable of resisting on the Winged Demon Planet have been wiped out.

The rest is a carpet-bombing approach, cleaning up the demons on the planet.

This process is no longer dangerous; all we need to do is guard the Winged Demon Ancestral Court and prevent the high-ranking Winged Demons inside from coming out.

Next, we need to search for the key to the law.

Lu Heng sat on the bridge of the Starship, looking at the data transmitted back by various reconnaissance aircraft and probes, hoping to find key information from this data.

Aureanna, having already heard the message from the three-headed hydra demon, walked onto the bridge, stood behind Lu Heng, and asked, "Did you find anything?"

Lu Heng shook his head and shrugged, replying, "Not yet. We don't even know what the Key of Law is."

Orianna said casually, "Don't rush, take your time, we have plenty of time."

Given the current situation, there's really no need to rush.

The problem is that with such a aimless search, it's uncertain when we'll find it.

If you can't find it after searching for several years, then it's a huge waste of time.

If this really happens, the only option is to leave the nanobots here and let them search inactive.

We'll collect the harvest whenever we have it.

……

Lu Heng pulled his attention away from the complex detection data, remembered something, and got up to find the leader of the astral merchants, Lismavi.

Since the faction of the Three-Headed Serpent Demon God was unknown, Lu Heng had previously arranged for astral merchants to monitor the world of the Three-Headed Serpent Demon God.

Astral merchants have wandered through the astral rifts for thousands of years and certainly have the technology to do so.

After finding Lismavi, Lu Heng got straight to the point: "The three-headed hydra demon has taken control of Azik again, and the situation is a bit unusual."

Lismavi nodded in response, "Yes, I already know, which is why I received the information from the detector earlier. Are you asking about the three-headed hydra demon?"

Lu Heng nodded and said, "Yes, I want to ask if there have been any changes in the world of the Three-Headed Serpent Demon God?"

Actually, before coming here, Lu Heng had already thought that he might not be able to get any useful information.

Because the Astral Merchant's probes can only be hidden in outer space to observe the external conditions of the Underworld.

The probe could not penetrate the space barrier to observe the interior of the dark world.

Even if the Astral Merchant's probes could penetrate the spatial barriers and observe the interior of the Underworld, they still couldn't do that.

Peeping into the demon god's world is an extremely offensive act and could very well anger the demon god.

Therefore, the Astral Merchants' probes only observe the outside of the Underworld from outer space and do not even approach the past.

The purpose of doing this was not to spy on the three-headed serpent god in the dark world, but to prevent the three-headed serpent god from leaving his world.

In other words, as long as the three-headed serpent demon does not leave the Dark World, the detector will not be able to detect any changes in information.

However, Lismavi's expression revealed a different message.

“We did detect changes in the three-headed serpent demon god, exceeding our initial expectations.” Lu Heng raised an eyebrow and pressed, “What happened?”

Lismavi waved his hand, opened a holographic image, and said, "I don't know how to describe it, you should see for yourself. This is an image created after the detector acquired and analyzed the information."

The holographic image began to play.

In the chaotic sea, a dark world floats amidst the chaos.

At first, this dark world was very peaceful and unchanged.

The holographic imagery began to accelerate, skipping the unchanging phase and getting to the main point.

Suddenly, the spatial barrier on one side of the dark world trembled, and a colossal object broke through the barrier, sticking its head out.

Lu Heng moved closer and stared intently with wide eyes.

The head that emerged from the dark world was clearly one of the three heads of the three-headed serpent demon, radiating a black crystalline luster.

I've seen this black crystal snake head before; it was one of the heads that participated in tearing apart Salion.

After the black crystal snake head emerged, it roared to the sky in the outer space, then turned around and crashed into another direction of the dark world, breaking through the spatial barrier and taking a bite.

Immediately afterwards, from another location, a crimson snake head emerged from the dark world, biting the neck of the black crystal snake head, dragging it out of the inner space, and flinging it into the chaotic sea.

The black crystal snake head roared angrily and rammed into the inner space again, continuing to bite.

Lu Heng moved closer to the holographic image, trying to see the situation inside the inner space, but the detector seemed unable to detect any information about the inner space, so he couldn't see what was happening inside.

Judging from the black crystal snake's reaction, it seems that something in the dark world has aroused its anger and provoked its attack.

The red snake head was protecting the "thing" that had angered the black crystal snake head, causing the two heads to fight.

Moreover, after the black crystal snake head made a second impact on the "thing" in the inner space, a third head also appeared.

The dark blue snake head joined the fight, tearing at the black crystal snake head alongside the red one.

The three heads began to tear at each other, and the fight was extremely fierce.

It's unbelievable that a demon god's different heads are fighting each other.

This was completely beyond Lu Heng's imagination.

Based on the information revealed by the holographic images, it is completely unknown why the three heads of the three-headed serpent demon were fighting each other.

The only information we can know is that there is something in the Underworld that caused the three heads to fight.

Furthermore, the blue-headed and red-headed ones are together, while the black crystal-headed ones are enemies.

While watching the holographic image, Lu Heng subconsciously sided with the blue-headed and red-headed side.

The dark crystal snake's head exuded a strong abyssal aura, which was clearly unusual.

Lu Heng even had another idea.

At first, I thought this demon god was a three-headed serpent, but what's strange is that it's a demon god, why would two of its heads lack the aura of the abyss, while one of its heads has a strong aura of the abyss?
Could it be that it's not a three-headed snake, but three snakes?
That doesn't seem right either.

When they were tearing at Salion, all three heads only stuck out and did not completely leave the Underworld.

If there are three snakes, they can actually emerge completely from the dark world.

Besides.

When controlling Azik, the Black Crystal Serpent Head can be controlled, as can the other two heads.

This means that the seed placed inside Azik's body can be used by all three heads, which means they share the same divine power.

From this perspective, it is more likely that they are three-headed snakes sharing a single body.

However, judging from their fighting, the three heads do indeed possess different wills.

The same body with different brains is a phenomenon that exists in nature and is not surprising.

Lu Heng stared at the scene of the three snake heads fighting each other and guessed, "Could it be that one of the heads has fallen to the Abyss faction, while the other two heads are still resisting the Abyss's corruption?"

Lismavi chimed in, "That's what I think too. If things go as we suspect, it's only a matter of time before the other two heads are corrupted by the abyss."

Lu Heng's expression also began to turn serious.

In nature, there has never been a living organism where half of its body is corrupted by the abyss while the other half remains unpolluted.

Of course, such a thing could happen to a true god.

However, the situation is indeed very tricky.

Lu Heng and Lismavi shared the same thought: even if two of the three heads of the Hydra Demon God were not corrupted by the Abyss, no one knew how long this state could be maintained.

Once the other two heads of the three-headed serpent are also corrupted by the abyss, the three-headed serpent will become the abyssal serpent in its entirety.

By then, the three-headed serpent will be on the opposing side.

This kind of antagonism is irreconcilable.

If things develop to that point, the Swordholder Alliance will have to face a three-headed demon serpent of demon god level.

This three-headed serpent is even more powerful than Salion.

What we can do now is to improve our strength as quickly as possible.

When facing a powerful opponent, only hard power can resolve the crisis.

Therefore, we must open the Winged Demon Ancestral Court and retrieve what's inside.

The Winged Demon Ancestral Court must contain all of Salion's treasures, which are the best way to enhance one's strength.

The only saving grace was that the three-headed serpent did not leave their dark world.

In other words, the three-headed serpent has no plans to compete for the treasures of the Winged Demon Ancestral Court, at least not now.

The only thing to worry about is whether the information about the "Key of Law" provided by the three-headed serpent is true.

All information about the "Key to the Law" was given to the three-headed serpent through Azik.

There are no other sources to corroborate this information, and its authenticity is questionable.

The most effective way to resolve this question is through communication.

……

Lu Heng approached Azik again and said directly, "I saw the scene of your three heads fighting. Can we talk about this?"

When the question was asked, Azik fell silent.

Azik's current state is clearly not his own reaction, but rather the reaction of the three-headed serpent.

Lu Heng waited for a long time before speaking again: "Perhaps I can't help you, but I hope we can build trust."

After a moment, Azik spoke, his tone cold and hard: "Are you worried that I'll pose a threat to you after being corrupted by the abyss?"

Lu Heng didn't deny it, spreading his hands and replying, "I can't help but worry. After all, you're stronger than Salion. If you transform into an Abyss Serpent, you'll be far more dangerous than Salion." (End of Chapter)