The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1429 - 413: The True Dominator (4)

"I just finished reading your 'Science'. Both the papers in it and the publication itself are full of interesting ideas..."

Their conversation swiftly drifted from teaching philosophy to academia.

To Luo Yan's surprise, throughout the chat, he never once mentioned Arist Thorne's name, nor did he bring up the recent turmoil sweeping through the Academic State.

As if everything had already turned the page.

At an incredible speed.

Especially Dousuke's attitude, which gave Luo Yan a subtly dissonant feeling.

He was concerned about everything and embraced differing opinions, yet his demeanor lacked human emotions, especially an absence of sorrow or anger.

It was then that, as if finishing their casual chat, Dousuke suddenly cast his gaze towards the boundless snowfield beyond the dome.

In an instant, his voice became distant and full of meaning.

"I've always believed that arrogance and conspiracy are not enemies."

Seeing Prince Colin stunned, Dousuke spoke softly, and at the same time, a barely noticeable glimmer passed through his ancient and calm eyes.

"Until the true crown is finally concluded, they remain potential partners, even capable of becoming close allies... What do you think?"

The air fell silent in that moment.

A Magic Light Butterfly landed gracefully on a branch the Sage had just pruned, while under the shadows, the insects eyed its colorful wings menacingly.

Gazing at that kind yet inscrutable face, Luo Yan's expression remained unchanged, yet his spine felt slightly chilled.

Arrogance...

Conspiracy?

Allies?

What is... happening?

"Lord Demon King!? Did he mean..." Youyou trembled as she glanced at Luo Yan, then looked fearfully at the elder in the magic robe before them.

The true Dominator is not Arist?!

But...

The Great Sage?!

"Silence... call me Prince." Luo Yan softly whispered in his heart, struggling to maintain an unflustered facade.

In truth, he had felt vaguely for a long time; Arist was like Alakdo under his command, merely a small spider hidden in the shadows.

It was the unseen Black Hand concealed in the upper echelons of the High Tower.

Yet he hadn't anticipated that this person would be the Great Sage himself, nor did he expect this fellow to reveal his cards to him?!

Of course—

Unforeseen was not only him, as the Great Sage evidently misjudged many things too.

Luo Yan analyzed calmly.

The conspiracy naturally corresponded to the "Deceitful Fog".

For certain reasons, Dousuke, being the Divine Chosen of Crown of Arvan, mistakenly perceived him as akin to the "Deceitful Fog" Novel's Divine Chosen!

The other clearly did not anticipate that his divine essence actually originated not from Novel, but from a completely unrelated wild belief.

Compared to other native deities of this world, the "Mechanical God" was truly a niche presence, its existence too brief.

Realizing that he was temporarily safe, Luo Yan relaxed slightly, yet did not halt his thoughts.

By unraveling that limited information thread by thread, he could ascertain that gods in the Void cannot directly communicate with one another.

Just as researchers at Colin Tower cannot bypass the Gray Men of the 178th Void Realm to contact Earth.

Meanwhile, these "Foreign Forces," which share the local faith of the Main World as their common enemies, are potential allies with one another.

At least until Main World's faith collapses completely!

While Luo Yan was swiftly analyzing, those cloudy eyes flashed a newfound penetrating power, seeping deep into his soul.

It was the pressure from a Demigod-level entity!

Controlling his breathing rhythm, Luo Yan steadied his wavering mind amidst the storm, his mouth lifting into a composed yet false smile.

"You're very clever, my old friend."

He neither admitted nor denied, nor answered Dousuke's question, but responded to the latter's revelation with a cryptic murmur.

Rather than revealing his own hand or rashly playing a role familiar to the other, letting the other puzzle it out perhaps yielded the best result.

After all, he was the Angel Envoy of arrogance.

An arrogant puppet always trusts only its own judgment.

Even Luo Yan did not anticipate that his impromptu performance would unexpectedly succeed.

Dousuke's mouth curved into a smile akin to his own, and the pressure on his shoulders suddenly eased.

That was an arrogant smile.

Also a smile of victory.

"Indeed, it is you."