Chapter 1493: Pre-Battle Speech

Chapter 1493: Chapter 1493: Pre-Battle Speech

Though Pei Yan’s mocking words were unpleasant, they also set the boundaries for this incident. No matter the final result, neither side would expand the conflict to involve unrelated people from the two planes. Once he finished speaking, both sides formally entered a state of war.

In this regard, the three major councils maintained the etiquette that an ancient plane should have and did not launch a surprise attack after falling out. The five envoys who came to negotiate withdrew to their own camp, giving the investigation hall plenty of time to prepare for the attack. On the other hand, the three plane envoys who came to observe the contest also wisely left their camps because their location happened to be the battlefield where the two armies were confronting each other, choosing to leave to avoid involvement, hiding their presence in the void and continuing to observe the development of the situation.

The formal start of the war was later than many people anticipated. After concluding talks, Pei Yan returned with his troops to his camp. He didn’t immediately launch an attack, instead ordering his army to slowly retreat, providing ample space for the two armies to charge and confront each other. This knightly gesture by Pei Yan also won a response from the Council City, as during Pei Yan’s army retreat, the opposing side did not adopt any attack measures.

After the army was reorganized, a vacuum zone two thousand meters wide was left between the two sides. At this moment, whether Pei Yan and others watching on-site or the audience watching the broadcast in front of the light screen, they could finally genuinely sense a trace of the army’s murderous intent.

At this precise moment, as everyone’s attention was gathered, Pei Yan’s figure slowly descended from high up, stopping at the forefront of the army, delivering his "pre-battle mobilization" to this mechanical army with no living person other than its creator. His words were addressed to the viewers behind the light screen and more importantly, to the members of the Sifuer Clan who sacrificed their lives to rescue him.

"I know I’m here today under the title of Prince Silver Wing, as the agent of the Demon Race in this incident, but before the battle begins, I must clarify one thing: I am not a Demon Race!" The first sentence Pei Yan uttered doused the excited citizens of Holy City watching from the other end of the light screen with cold water. Although such rumors had already circulated, hearing Pei Yan personally reject his identity still stirred considerable commotion among the people of Holy City.

Having said this, Pei Yan went on eloquently: "Initially, as an investigation soldier investigating the strange phenomena of the Hell Plane for the Keystone Plane, I was deployed alone to the Hell Plane! In the midst of bewilderment and helplessness, after searching for a week, I met the first Demon Race in the Hell Plane; she was Miss Sifuer! You ask me if she’s beautiful? Of course! Even if she has huge differences compared to ordinary people from my world of living, her beauty remains undeniable! You ask me if she’s kind?"

Answering his own question, Pei Yan tilted his head and smiled, wryly saying: "Uh! At least initially she wasn’t as kind, she was wary and even hostile towards me, a sudden outsider. But when she saw my capability to restrain the Disaster Legion, she cleverly exploited it. In those early days, I can say we were engaged in a battle of wits and courage, although this process resulted in many misunderstandings. As an idiom from our world says, we met through fighting, and from then on, we gradually built a bridge called friendship amidst mutual scheming. During the five-year war against the Disaster Legion, we fought shoulder to shoulder through countless tough battles, rescuing Holy City, allowing the Sifuer Bailang’s clan to rise again. In return, every agent from the Keystone Plane training in the Hell Plane received meticulous care from the Bailang Family."

At this juncture, Pei Yan shifted his focus, looking upwards with remorse and self-blame: "Meanwhile, various legends about Miss Sifuer and me spread amongst the major clans and citizens of Holy City. I’m aware of these tales, yet I’ve never denied them because I understand that this is Holy City’s propaganda to consolidate the alliance between the two major planes. Just like I know Miss Sifuer has different feelings towards me, yet never expressed them nor did I clearly reject them because I deemed this a tacit understanding of trivial matters. However, precisely due to my lack of declaration, my indecision turned Miss Sifuer into a pawn in a vile scoundrel’s vendetta against me, eventually leading to her unintended death in a foreign land, not even a trace of her remains could return to her homeland! In this aspect, I bear undeniable responsibility, I am complicit and cowardly. But even such a coward, who lacks the courage to express his feelings directly, is still extended Miss Sifuer’s heartfelt trust during times of crisis, willing to rescue me in the name of grace and justice. If even at this moment, I still cannot reciprocate this sentiment, pretending to be a turtle hiding its head, then I Pei Yan am no real man!"

Reaching this point, with emotions surging, Pei Yan gently tapped his ring, producing a jewelry box. At the same time, changes began occurring to his body; the uniform of the investigation hall dissolved in a soft glow, and his already tall figure became even more robust upon revealing various Demon Race traits, until the pair of Demon Sheep horns symbolizing the Demon Race emerged from his forehead. Pei Yan activated the demon blood in him, completing the Demon God Transformation.

At this moment, Pei Yan could be said to resemble a member of the Demon Race more than a pure-blood Demon Race, possessing the purest demon bloodline and the Core Origin Power just bestowed upon the Hell Plane by Xila. The horns sprouting from his head were hardly different from those of the Demon God itself. Witnessing this scene, every Demon Race envoy present, including Samikina, visibly displayed their demeanor by bending lowly on one knee toward Pei Yan, this is the Demon Race’s subservience to strength, and pure-blood higher demons.

Pei Yan did not respond to this, instead he opened the jewelry box, retrieving two wind chimes inside. These uniquely designed wind chimes are decorations hung on Demon horns by female Demon nobles. When a girl is born in a Demon noble family, a pair of wind chimes is painstakingly crafted for her. Upon reaching adulthood, if the girl meets someone she loves, she can remove a wind chime as a token, expressing her affection. Until the two marry, the pair of wind chimes will reunite.

And these wind chimes were sent by Sifuer, one given when Pei Yan first left the Hell Plane and returned, the other given before Sifuer got married.

Looking at the two wind chimes in his hands, Pei Yan took a deep breath, no longer allowing himself idle thoughts. He bowed his head down, raising his hands to hang them on his Demon horns, a big man clumsily adorning himself with headgear like a woman. While this would generally be a sight of humor, especially considering that in Demon customs, to place such wind chimes on male Demon horns is regarded as a form of ridicule and humiliation. Yet at this moment, neither the witnesses at the scene nor all Demon beings in Holy City before the light and shadow mocked Pei Yan for this. They all raised their heads, silently watching the light screen, waiting for Pei Yan to finish wearing the wind chimes, waiting for his upcoming speech.