The trusted aide bowed respectfully and solemnly replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The Demon Emperor waved his hand, indicating that King Qi could leave.
After the King of Qi withdrew, he did not return to his residence as usual. Instead, he stood quietly outside the gate for a while, then turned and walked uphill.
Upon reaching the top of the building, and seeing the orderly and spirited demon army outside, all eager to fight, King Qi frowned deeply.
Leaning against the cold stone wall, King Qi looked down at the demon army, his lips tightly pursed, his rapidly changing expression a stark contrast to his usual stiff and unchanging demeanor.
Two hours later, King Jing led his troops to the side of the demon army. The Demon Emperor also came out of the Demon Palace, stood on the high platform, looked down at the demon army, and nodded in satisfaction.
His gaze swept over the King of Jing's men without any reaction, and finally his cold gaze fell on the King of Jing. With a look, he gestured for the King of Jing to step forward.
"Is this your entire force?" the Demon Emperor asked in an icy voice, a voice powerful enough to freeze a person inside and out.
King Jing was taken aback, not expecting the Demon Emperor to ask such a question.
King Jing's lips moved as if he wanted to answer, but before he could speak, the Demon Emperor interrupted him: "You can think about it slowly. It's fine to let the army wait for you any longer."
Upon hearing this, King Jing finally understood the Demon Emperor's intention.
It turns out that the Demon Emperor only ordered him to prepare his troops after the army had been almost fully organized; it was all premeditated.
King Jing turned his head and glanced at the demon army that had been waiting for two hours. Discontent was beginning to show in their eyes, and it was unclear how much longer they could endure it.
Of course, they were all eager to attack the demon realm and realize their ambitions, but they had been waiting here for two hours. How could they not be angry?
Moreover, judging from the Demon Emperor's words, they were going to continue waiting. It would be strange if they weren't emotionally agitated.
If King Jing had acted more slowly, the Demon Realm might have fallen into internal strife before he even had a chance to attack it.
King Jing is a very intelligent man, so of course he wouldn't fight the Demon Emperor here without a reason.
He had long harbored ulterior motives towards the Demon Emperor, but he simply couldn't find a legitimate reason to replace him.
“There are still some people coming soon,” King Jing explained immediately, while turning to his men and asking, “Why haven’t those people arrived yet? Go and urge them to come immediately, don’t delay important matters.”
The King of Jing's men had followed him for many years and were very familiar with any hints the King of Jing gave. Upon hearing the King of Jing's words, they immediately responded and hurriedly left.
Soon, another group of people arrived.
The King of Jing nodded in satisfaction. Two-thirds of his forces were here, enough for him to carry out his next plan.
One-third is kept in the demon realm as a "reserve" for unforeseen circumstances, which is perfect.
The Demon Emperor glanced at the scene, made no comment, and simply waved his hand, signaling for the troops to depart. The Demon Army, which had been waiting impatiently, finally received the order to set off. They immediately marched forward with high morale, eager to rush into the Demon Realm and slaughter every last one of them.
It should be understood that for the people of the Demon Realm, the best way to cultivate is through fighting, slaughter, and bloodshed. Their love for war is definitely their most popular form of cultivation.
The group set off in a grand procession, making no attempt to conceal their whereabouts.
"Your Majesty, is this a good idea?" asked the King of Luan, who was accompanying the group.
The demon army makes no attempt to conceal their presence, marching forward openly and brazenly. Isn't that a bit too obvious?
"What's wrong with that?" the Demon Emperor asked Luan Wang coldly.
"It's too obvious." Luan Wang couldn't directly refute the Demon Emperor, so he could only try his best to speak tactfully.
"Hmph." The Demon Emperor snorted coldly, his face as if covered with a layer of frost, and the temperature within a few meters was definitely close to freezing.
"I just want them to know." The Demon Emperor didn't answer Luan Wang's question; this was merely an expression of his frustration.
After saying that, he continued on his way, ignoring the King of Luan.
Seeing the Demon Emperor's reaction, King Luan dared not say anything.
His goal was to make the celestial and demon realms aware of his large army, both to inform the celestial realm that the demon realm had deployed troops and that the celestial realm absolutely could not remain uninvolved.
If we want to attack the demon realm, we need to combine the strength of both realms; otherwise, if the demon realm loses, the immortal realm will also suffer the consequences.
Another aspect is to guard against the celestial realm wanting to use their demon realm to deal with the monster realm, while the celestial realm waits on the sidelines to reap the benefits.
Therefore, he is going to make a high-profile appearance this time.
The problems of the Three Realms have been calm for a thousand years, but beneath that calm, undercurrents have been surging for a thousand years, and they are finally about to be resolved completely.
The demon army departed in a grand procession. The Demon Emperor turned his head and gazed intently at the Demon Palace, his eyes like bottomless pools, concealing too many things for anyone to understand.
After glancing at it, the Demon Emperor's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile. He turned his head, strode away, and never looked back, not even glancing at the Demon Realm. He continued on his way.
Chapter 146 Who is More Important?
With the departure of the demon army, the demon realm returned to peace.
Because this expedition took away a large number of troops, the already quiet Demon Realm became even more desolate. This stillness gave the Demon Realm a desolate feeling, which was particularly in line with the bleak atmosphere of winter.
King Qi stood alone atop the high tower, watching the demon army march further and further away until it disappeared at the boundary where heaven and earth met, leaving no trace of it.
The icy winter wind swept across the land, raising dust from who-knows-where. It was unclear whether this dust was a regretful sigh from the army that had just passed through.
Are we lamenting the departure of the army, or the uncertainty of their return?
King Qi felt the cold; the wind pierced through his clothes, trying to seep into his very bones, causing him to shiver involuntarily. Yet he remained motionless, gazing into the distance.
look into the distance……
Gazing into the distance, at the vast, empty horizon...
A desolate wasteland...
For a long time...
With the Demon Realm making such a high-profile deployment of troops, it was impossible for the Demon Realm and the Immortal Realm not to know.
The Celestial Lord immediately ordered the troops that had been prepared to set off and meet the Demon Emperor outside the Demon Realm.
Without saying a word, the Celestial Venerable was about to go into battle, but was stopped by the Confucian Venerable.
"Say that again?" The Celestial Venerable narrowed his eyes with hostility. The thin scar on his cheek made his murderous aura more intense, and the Confucian Venerable involuntarily took a small step back due to the pressure of his aura.
“Senior brother.” The Confucian Master shook his head with a helpless wry smile, “The Immortal Realm can’t all leave, can it? Someone has to stay and guard the Immortal Realm. If the Demon Realm or the Monster Realm tries to take advantage of the situation, then the Immortal Realm, which will be empty, will be at their mercy.”
"Hmm." The Celestial Venerable nodded, but just when the Confucian Venerable thought he had agreed, the next sentence almost made him vomit blood.