Chapter 751 - 745: Trapping the Enemy in the Jar

The idea of capturing a turtle in a jar by Buddha received agreement from both Wa Huang and the Demon Lord.

They had already suffered losses in the Returning Ruins Arena.

Because, due to the events in the Returning Ruins Arena, their disciples had already suffered heavy casualties.

They now needed some time to reach Returning Ruins with their disciples.

No doubt, rushing to Returning Ruins now to prevent the Void Tribe from using the Returning Ruins Arena to kill their disciples was already too late.

The losses they had already suffered could not be compensated.

Thus, they had to make the enemy suffer even greater losses.

If they incurred small losses and made the enemy suffer greater losses, the net effect would be that they hadn’t suffered any losses at all.

Buddha, Demon Lord, Wa Huang, their current objective was to make the Void Tribe suffer even greater losses.

No, they wanted to annihilate the Void Tribe entirely.

The impatient Demon Lord kept urging, and Buddha immediately ordered all disciples of the three sects to gather and rush to Returning Ruins at full speed.

There were still some disciples who hadn’t come out of the Returning Ruins Arena yet.

Buddha also left someone to inform them that, once they returned, they should immediately head to Returning Ruins.

After making all these arrangements, the Demon Lord, Buddha, and Wa Huang immediately led their respective disciples straight towards Returning Ruins.

Due to the large number of disciples and the mixed nature of their forces, their progress was not very fast.

On their way to Returning Ruins, some of their disciples were still being forcibly dragged into the Returning Ruins Arena.

However, fortunately, Buddha, Demon Lord, and Wa Huang had anticipated this and had already given orders to their disciples.

Once they emerged victorious from the Returning Ruins Arena, they were not to delay and should head to Returning Ruins immediately.

The battles in the Void Arena continued.

The Demon Lord, Wa Huang, and Buddha also traveled with their disciples with all their might.

As time passed,

Wa Huang, Buddha, and Demon Lord, leading their disciples, grew closer and closer to Returning Ruins.

Yet the Void Tribe did not sense anything amiss; they continued entering the Returning Ruins Arena batch after batch.

Even at the cost of their own lives, they aimed to inflict maximum casualties on the enemy.

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Returning Ruins.

Entrance and exit.

Wa Huang, Demon Lord, and Buddha had already led their disciples to block this place.

Moreover, they had set up a formation as impenetrable as the Heaven and Earth Net.

Anyone trying to leave Returning Ruins would find no way to the heavens and no path to the earth.

At this moment, the disciples of Wa Huang, Demon Lord, and Buddha continued to disappear and return.

No doubt, inside Returning Ruins, the Void Tribe continued to use the peculiar effects of the Returning Ruins Arena to engage their disciples in one-on-one duels.

The impulsive Demon Lord set up the Heaven and Earth Net at the exit of Returning Ruins, ensuring no Void Tribe member could escape.

He suggested to Buddha, "Should we charge in? I know where the Returning Ruins Arena is located, and I’ll lead the way."

Buddha: "?????"

Buddha looked at the Demon Lord with a dumbfounded expression and asked, "Why would you charge in?"

"Do you dare to kill the Void Tribe? Do you want to be entangled in karma again?"

Last time, when dealing with the Grand Elder of the Void Tribe, the Demon Lord made a misstep and ended up being calculated into killing the Grand Elder, leading to being entangled in karma.

Now, having barely managed to temporarily seal the power of karma on himself, how could he risk making things worse?

The Celestial Demon Transformation Technique requires shedding the skin nine times to fully resolve the power of karma.

Currently, the Demon Lord had only shed his skin once, at most suppressing the power of karma.

If he dared to kill even one member of the Void Tribe now, the new power of karma that would arise would be catastrophic.

At that point, the hard-suppressed power of karma would explode, and all efforts would be in vain.

The Demon Lord awkwardly chuckled, then seemed to think of something, and argued, "We can’t make a move, but our disciples can!"

"Let the disciples charge in directly; it’s better than doing nothing."

Buddha shook his head and refused the Demon Lord’s suggestion: "We have been inside Returning Ruins, and everyone knows how dangerous it is within."

"Letting a large number of disciples charge into Returning Ruins would undoubtedly result in significant casualties."

"On the way, it’s likely to suffer losses of at least 30-40%, if not 70-80%."

"Since we can guard outside and wait for the rabbits to come out, why take unnecessary risks?"

"Why should we cause such unnecessary casualties? Isn’t it better to wait outside?"

In terms of eloquence and quick thinking, the Demon Lord was no match for Buddha.

Buddha’s words left the Demon Lord speechless, unable to think of a rebuttal.

At this moment, Wa Huang also raised a doubt, seemingly questioning Buddha: "But our disciples are constantly being dragged into the Returning Ruins Arena, and there will be casualties that way too."

"Just passively waiting for them to emerge, the casualties might not be smaller than directly pressing in."

In Wa Huang’s view, pressing in directly was short-term pain.

It might cause significant casualties, but it could accomplish the goal directly.

Waiting outside was long-term pain.

With no end in sight, more disciples might die as time dragged on.

Now, they had to choose between short-term and long-term pain.

Buddha clearly favored the short-term pain option, as it was more secure and minimized losses.

Wa Huang preferred the long-term pain option because his Wa Huang’s Palace had the highest proportion of disciples involved, making the losses all the more heart-wrenching for him.

One to one, a tie.

Now, it depended on where the Demon Lord stood.

The Demon Lord looked at Wa Huang, and although he usually didn’t get along with Wa Huang, he agreed with Wa Huang’s proposal this time.

Just as the Demon Lord was about to express his agreement with Wa Huang’s suggestion,

Buddha suddenly spoke up: "I don’t know if you noticed, but none of our disciples has entered the Returning Ruins Arena more than once."

Entered the Returning Ruins Arena only once?

"What does it matter to us if they’ve only been in once?"

"Just charge in and be done with it!" the Demon Lord scoffed.

Buddha ignored the fool and looked towards Wa Huang, seeking insights from Wa Huang.

Wa Huang was wiser and more composed than the Demon Lord.

Therefore, Wa Huang quickly understood Buddha’s point.

"You mean?"

"According to the rules of the Returning Ruins Arena, each person can only enter it once in a lifetime." Wa Huang provided his answer.

Simultaneously, this answer was exactly what the Demon Lord wanted.

Buddha, with an air of confidence, said, "I observed while we were on the way here."

"Most of our disciples have already entered the Returning Ruins Arena."

"This means that, no matter the casualties our disciples face, there won’t be many more."

"Hence, the Returning Ruins Arena might cease soon."