Chapter 1407 - 744: Alliance Renewed (Part 2)

You must know, in the beginning the Demon Race Heavenly Court used Ruomu, the Fusang Ancient Tree, and the Heaven-Reaching Jianmu—these Three Great Divine Woods—to overlook the world; only then did it dare claim the title of Heavenly Court.

Before this, many Human Race Venerables had all believed that apart from the Heaven-Reaching Jianmu, the other two Divine Woods had already been damaged and collapsed.

Jiang Shu’s brows lifted slightly as he turned to look at the many elders behind him.

At this moment, Divine Thoughts collided among the crowd, one strand of will after another transmitted over.

"It’s not that we cannot cooperate; the foundations in our hands have yet to be fully unleashed. This Heavenly Empress wants to use us as cannon fodder—she’s not qualified."

"The Heavenly Empress’s hidden cards should already have been fully revealed. We only need to calmly wait for the great battle between both sides; it’s not certain we cannot play the mantis stalks the cicada, while the oriole waits behind."

"We still need to be more cautious. For the Heavenly Empress to arrange so many methods, it’s not certain she has no further backhand."

These exchanges lasted but an instant.

If it were ordinary cultivators, they would naturally be shocked by the Heavenly Empress’s fickleness.

But those who could enter this place—who among them was not an old monster who had cultivated for thousands of years?

Naturally they understood that profit was the root of all things.

The strength of Daoist Masters and Demon Lords far exceeded that of Daoist Venerables like them.

And now both sides were stretched thin, unable to spare avatars; in such a situation of evenly matched power, their side’s joining indeed could create a slight bit of leverage and chance of victory.

Judging from the current situation alone, even a slight disadvantage could determine victory or defeat.

Both sides certainly still had other means.

After Jiang Shu finished exchanging thoughts with the many Venerables present, he spoke under the intent of Taiwu Daoist Venerable:

"Heavenly Empress, your calculations are truly fine. Since that is so, if you insist on having us take action, it is not impossible—only, can senior afford the price?"

"Is whether or not I can afford the price important?"

"Could it be, you humans are not afraid that the Demon Race Imperial Palace will block your path and trap you here to die?"

Heavenly Empress Xi’e spoke with a cold, sinister tone.

In her view, the Human Clan had only the path of cooperating with her to walk.

Yet upon hearing these words, the expressions of the many Venerables present did not change, and Jiang Shu was likewise unafraid, at ease.

"Perhaps we can try. If we directly destroy the entire Heaven-Reaching Jianmu, exhaust it utterly, could it not erupt with a corresponding degree of space force? Add to that the Daoist Master methods we possess—would we truly be unable to punch open a fissure?"

Jiang Shu let out a cold laugh on the spot, his voice steady:

"Perhaps the Demon Race will give chase, but right now it is obvious that the battle over there is more important; they cannot possibly list us as their primary target."

"That is not certain. If you are slaughtered and fed to the Immortal Embryo, perhaps it can allow them, after rebirth, to more quickly return to the Demon Lord Realm."

Xi’e spoke at once.

"Senior, we might as well speak frankly with each other."

Jiang Shu remained utterly unafraid.

At this moment, it was Xi’e who had come to beg them!

"What a sharp-tongued little junior."

Xi’e swept a glance over the many Humans present, then nodded and said, "Since that is the case, then I agree. What is it you require?"

Hearing Xi’e speak so readily, Taiwu Daoist Venerable’s heart sank.

This Heavenly Empress agreed quite straightforwardly at this time, which meant only two possibilities.

The first: the situation was extremely tense, already beyond their ability to dictate everything.

The second: she meant to thoroughly eliminate them.

Whichever it was, it was no good news for them.

...

At the same time, in the Void, the Demon Race Imperial Palace came slowly with a vast aura of suppressing all things, countless rays of rosy light rippling out, spanning the emptiness.

At this moment, this Imperial Palace was sealing the Void.

"Roar!"

A desolate Dragon roar swept forth as Ao Qing led the many Demon Venerables back into the Underground Palace.

Just as they landed, many heavily wounded Demon Venerables present all let out a breath of relief.

Without question, this time for them had indeed been a nine deaths and one life.

There were even several Demon Venerables who had fallen amidst the clashes of those few Demon Lords.

"Daoist friend Ao Qing."

Just as the many Demon Venerables returned, a Demon Venerable who had taken human form, draped in a Five-Colored Rainbow Robe, walked out.

This Demon Venerable was precisely the one who had transmitted the message of the Five Virtues Phoenix Master that day.

Ao Qing’s expression remained as usual, his demeanor calm, merely giving his body a shake to transform into a half-human, half-dragon form.

After all, now that the Demon Lord of his Dragon Clan had already arrived, there was no need to mind others’ faces.

"According to the agreement between the Dragon and Phoenix Clans, now is the time you and I join hands to seal the Void, to prevent any unforeseen events."

"So it should be."

Ao Qing immediately nodded.

This had already been arranged from the very beginning.

With those words, Ao Qing raised a hand and pressed against his own chest; in but a moment he extracted a crystalline, translucent Jade inscribed with nine Divine Dragons.

The Nine Dragon Jade Disc!

This was a treasure refined by the Dragon Clan through special means.

Ao Qing tossed out this treasure with a single throw; at once countless bands of rosy light rippled out, illuminating the Qiankun. Every True Dragon upon the Jade seemed to come alive, roaring forth, then condensing into a Barrier.

This item was designed specifically for this place; Ao Qing had never used it before now.

On the other side, the woman in the Five-Colored Rainbow Robe also nodded slightly; with a light point of her finger, the Imperial Palace beneath her feet trembled faintly.

Boom!

Countless five-colored halos rippled outward, joining forces with that Nine Dragon Jade Disc to seal the inside and outside directly.

There was no doubt this was to prevent mishaps in this troubled time; besides that...

"Those damned Humans have certainly not yet left. We will block them here; when the two Demon Lords gain the advantage, they can easily slaughter them!"

Thinking of this, Ao Qing could not help but feel a touch of delight.

There were still quite a few Human experts who had come to the Demon Domain; once this batch fell, those of the Human Clan would be forced to abandon the territories they had wrested away and roll back to the Cang Mang Domain.

By then, the Demon Race could even directly counterattack, striking into the very heartland of the Human Clan.

As the Imperial Palace and that Nine Dragon Jade Pendant exerted their power together, the Void was completely sealed off, and Ao Qing and the other demons all revealed looks of joy.

...

In the distance, Jiang Shu, Taiwu Daoist Venerable, the Dao Yi Sect Leader and other experts all raised their heads, seeing that patch of deep, obscure light; their pupils all shrank as they realized the Demon Race had already sealed the inside and outside.

"Given the present situation, we can only force our way through and break the seal by brute force."

But they had already completed their transaction with this Demon Race Heavenly Empress, obtaining a great quantity of rare resources.

"Since that is so, move as soon as possible. First slaughter those rebels."

This Heavenly Empress spoke blandly.

"Senior speaks most rightly."

Jiang Shu voiced his agreement, his gaze drifting, while the various experts around them also nodded in assent from time to time.

"However, since that is so, I imagine it should not be only us. Where are the strong ones under senior’s command now? I think their strength is also extremely formidable."

Jiang Shu spoke at once.

"Naturally."

Xi’e nodded slightly; then with a movement of her thought, a great number of Heavenly Court experts surged forth.

And upon seeing these Heavenly Court experts, the Human Venerables were all inwardly shocked.

Because they discovered that the Heavenly Court experts mobilized this time, compared to earlier, were far more numerous!

Just counting the Mixed Cave Late Stage Venerables, there were already eight or more.

The remaining experts were not few either.

Setting aside combat power for the moment, in sheer numbers they already surpassed the current Human Race Venerables.

"No... the aura of these demons..."

Jiang Shu’s eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a trace of doubt.

He could see that nearly half of these Celestial Court Demon Venerables present were in poor condition at this moment, as though afflicted by some injury; their spirits were listless, their auras weak.

"Could it be she intends to send these beaten-up remnants with us to die?"

Taiwu Daoist Venerable spoke with a cold laugh.

Indeed, many of these Celestial Court Demon Venerables were in quite bad shape.

"Could it be they too were swept up in the clash just now? Their state does not seem very good."

Taiwu Daoist Venerable spoke at once.

Hearing this, Xi’e smiled faintly and said softly:

"No need to probe further. Truth be told, it’s not impossible to tell you. You may as well guess what means we used to keep my husband’s Divine Soul spanning across time to arrive at this moment."