"The Chronicles of Time."

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Zhou Lan clasped his hands together, his eyes filled with a firm, resolute look. "I, Zhou Lan, am your eldest brother. How could I possibly be speaking nonsense?"

"If any of you doubt me, I swear by the name of the demon itself, by the dark aura, that if I lie, disaster will surely befall me!"

"My words are true. I wouldn't waste my time calling you all here just for fun."

The moment he said this, the demon lords looked at each other. To boldly swear by the demon's name and the dark aura like that—that kind of guts made them have no choice but to believe Zhou Lan.

What they didn't expect was that as top-tier demon lords, holding ultimate power over their worlds, no ordinary force could threaten them.

Suddenly, Ximu seemed to realize something and spoke calmly, "On my turf, there also seems to be a power that could threaten me. At first, I thought it was a false alarm, since I am the Demon Lord of Heaven and no force should threaten me!"

"But since big brother said it, maybe it really is true."

After Ximu's words, the other demon lords began to form their own judgments.

"On my land too, there's this mysterious power that Zhou Lan mentioned. I can't figure it out, but I haven't sensed any direct threat either." Shendu's eyes flickered with thought, trying hard to understand what kind of force could threaten a demon lord.

Besides the magical tools used to seal the Eight Great Demons in later times, there didn't seem to be anything else.

After hearing Shendu and Ximu, the other demon lords immediately believed it. Zhou Lan might have tried to fool them, but for three of them to say the same thing—could all three be lying?

"We are demon lords, immortal and indestructible. Even if there is a nemesis, so what?"

Shendu noticed the strange expressions on the other seven demon lords' faces and sighed quietly, since that power hadn't shown any real threat toward him.

"The Holy Lord, that power is unfathomable. It terrifies me to my core. It's not just a nemesis—it's a mortal enemy!" Zhou Lan said meaningfully.

Next to him, Basha's hoarse voice added, "How about we, the Eight Great Demon Lords, gather on Zhou Lan's territory and check out this power that threatens demon lords? Let's find out what or who it really is!"

"If it truly threatens us, we'll strike together and wipe them out."

Bogang, however, was totally indifferent. "Nemesis or not, Bogang doesn't care. Gathering together is just a hassle."

"Besides, the demons under me have been blessed by my power and have gotten much stronger. They feed on massive amounts of food daily and keep sending troops to conquer lands not yet under our control."

"If my territory really had a power that could counter me, then we can deal with it later."

The other demons stayed quiet, but Bogang showed a bit of impatience.

She was the Mountain Demon—massive in size, with an appetite huge enough to swallow the sky, mountains, land, islands, and even continents. This was just normal for her.

Also, Bogang was lazy by nature and didn't want to be like the other demon lords, constantly battling for their territories. Like Shendu, she just blessed the demonic energy and enjoyed the results.

But once Bogang spoke, it was clear the Eight Great Demon Lords didn't all agree.

"Bogang's right," Xiaofeng whispered, then added, "If there really is a nemesis, I'd just use my wind powers to whip up a colossal storm, flipping my entire continent upside down. I doubt anything would survive after that."

Xiaofeng's words, backing Bogang, showed that two of the eight demon lords weren't interested in gathering. This so-called meeting was unlikely to happen unless the continents were unified.

"Fine then, there's no need to discuss this further!" Basha's eyes darkened as she spoke.

Before she left, her hoarse voice said, "Zhou Lan isn't wrong. There's indeed a mysterious, unknown power on my continent too."

"But this power is ancient and eternal, as if it has wandered through endless time—just like us, immortal and unchanging, maybe even more insane than the Eight Great Demon Lords."

"I have a feeling this power can change heaven and earth."

With that, Basha hurried away, leaving the seven demon lords staring at each other, their minds racing.

Shendu was utterly confused by Basha's words.

Endless time, ancient and eternal, immortal...

Could it be the legendary Second Generation of the Eight Great Demons?

Suddenly, a bold thought struck him.

The Chronicles of Time?!

This power involves time and eternity.

Linking it with the world of Jackie Chan Adventures, the ancient chronicles recording all events from past to present—the "Chronicles of Time" explanation fit perfectly.

No wonder when he scanned the entire continent, he couldn't understand the power at the center city.

But shouldn't the Chronicles of Time exist only in ancient Australia?

Why is it now showing up in all four continents like this?

The Chronicles of Time holds mighty eternal power—enough to change the world.

When the demon gates of the Eight Great Demons were sealed forever, the Holy Lord revealed the idea of using the Chronicles of Time.

But the other seven demon lords feared this idea so much, you could feel their dread.

Maybe because the Chronicles brought back unforgettable memories from the ancient demon era.

The Chronicles can reshape the world, but the cost is unknown. In the end, the rewritten history would be corrected to the true timeline.

That's why after the Holy Lord rewrote the Chronicles, he was still sealed in the demon hell.

What Shendu really couldn't believe was that the Chronicles of Time should be a huge book, right?

Could it be that each of the eight continents ruled by the demon lords has its own Chronicles of Time?

Besides the sealed magical artifacts from the Eight Immortals and the Chronicles of Time, what else could possibly be a nemesis to the Eight Great Demon Lords?

A power eternal and ancient, like endless time—that description only fit the Chronicles of Time.

"Brothers and sisters, Basha's right. Even she thinks this power is eternal, which means it existed far longer than us Eight Great Demon Lords!"

"Remember, we started forming at the dawn of creation. From birth, we obey the dark aura's will to rule the world!"

Ximu also didn't know what the power was exactly, but as he spoke, his eyes flashed with a faint red light.

"If nobody's willing to act together, then we'll just handle our own business."

"When our lands are unified, then we'll fight for Zhou Lan's territory!"

"After all, some don't want us to gather and attack a single continent together."

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