Chapter 986 - 760: The Day of the Final Battle Approaches (Part 2)

Chapter 986: Chapter 760: The Day of the Final Battle Approaches (Part 2)

This mournful expression is not for the Ancestral Mechanical Emperor, but for themselves.

Because they know what lies ahead is a tough battle.

The Emperor of the Dead observed, took a deep breath, and said, "From now on, we should not take any action, because any move will only give Qin An an opportunity. Understand?"

"Understand."

Of course, they all understood.

The previous attempts to eliminate Qin An inadvertently provided Qin An a chance to slowly erode their own strength.

Even the powerful Ancestral Mechanical Emperor took action against Qin An.

But when he became isolated, he too met his end by Qin An’s hand.

Thus they knew that the most crucial thing now is to maintain their current state and not continue thinking about how to deal with Qin An.

If they keep trying to do so, it might lead to further casualties among their ranks.

With this thought, they all nodded, evidently agreeing with the Emperor of the Dead’s viewpoint.

On the right stood the female Heavenly Demon named Hundred Flowers Emperor, from the Hundred Flowers World, also a demon in the No-Self Realm.

After hearing the Emperor of the Dead’s proposal, she nodded and echoed.

"Exactly, I agree with the Emperor of the Dead. What we need now is to continue preserving our strength and stop overthinking. Only when the gate to Qin An’s world opens will we engage in the final showdown with him."

With words from the Emperor of the Dead and Hundred Flowers Emperor, the other demons remained silent.

They evidently agreed with these two demons’ opinions.

After all, these two demons were the strongest among them and became the leaders after the Ancestral Mechanical Emperor’s demise.

The Plague Emperor exhaled deeply but did not show it outwardly.

She could tell from their expressions that she had not been exposed.

Not being exposed was a good thing; she could continue pretending to be harmless, helping Qin An with more intelligence, without risking exposure or attracting catastrophe.

With this thought, the Plague Emperor maintained her silent guise, blending into the crowd.

After Hundred Flowers Emperor finished speaking, she looked at the Emperor of the Dead again and said, "The Ancestral Mechanical Emperor’s All-Annihilating Puppet method couldn’t counter Qin An. Even if we prepare well enough to destroy Qin An’s world, it would be exceedingly difficult. Do you have any better strategies?"

Though the overall direction was decided, the details still needed discussion.

Clearly, they had shifted from a position of strength to one of weakness.

After all, they didn’t believe they could handle the Ancestral Mechanical Emperor.

Of course, if everyone charged together, they were confident they could take down Qin An.

But the problem remained that Qin An had gathered a multitude of cultivators from various shattered worlds.

Originally, without gathering them, there would be only one Celestial Human Realm over there, incapable of assisting Qin An significantly.

But now, with those cultivators, their overall combat strength increased dramatically.

Precisely because of this, these cultivators would cause them tremendous trouble.

The Emperor of the Dead fell into contemplation, sighed, and said, "I should have known from the start not to save time. Even if it took extraordinary measures, we should have exterminated all those remaining nuisances."

He regretted now, and not only he, others felt the same.

However, in the present situation, regrets couldn’t solve any problem.

To solve problems, corresponding solutions must be presented.

All the demons looked towards the Emperor of the Dead, awaiting his answer.

After pondering for a long time, the Emperor of the Dead raised his head and said, "We might have fallen into a trap."

"Trap?" When these words were said, the demons in attendance exchanged glances, their eyes filled with doubt, clearly unaware of what the Emperor of the Dead meant by a trap.

The Emperor of the Dead paused briefly to explain, "Our goal is to destroy the world Qin An is in, not to kill Qin An."

As he spoke, the expressions of these demons became even more puzzled.

Not killing Qin An, but destroying that world—what does this imply?

Could these two objectives be in conflict?

The Plague Emperor stood amidst the crowd, a glimmer of insight flashed in her mind.

She felt she was onto something but couldn’t quite grasp it.

Just as she felt confused, the Emperor of the Dead slowly spoke.

"Consider this: we have so many people on our side, and Qin An’s side, who can really handle matters, is none other than those broken-world cultivators and Qin An himself."

"Have you considered that these broken-world cultivators are ultimately from broken worlds, with relatively weak numbers and strength?"

"If we could bypass Qin An and purely destroy that world, wouldn’t it be simpler?"

"Once that world is destroyed, even if Qin An wants to act against us, we can use the Celestial Demon World and its passages to swiftly escape."

"As long as we escape to the Celestial Demon World, we’re safe. No matter how skilled Qin An is, he couldn’t possibly take us down."

After these words fell, the demons’ eyes collectively lit up, as if their Ren and Du Meridians had been opened, immediately grasping the insight.

Indeed, no part of the Emperor of the Dead’s analysis was flawed.

Despite Qin An’s strength, he is still just one man, while the Daqian Kingdom is vast with a large population. No matter how formidable Qin An is, he can’t attend to all these people.

And besides the broken-world cultivators, everyone else is practically an ant.

They could crush them instantaneously.

Thus, from their perspective, the Emperor of the Dead’s method was highly effective, even a brilliant scheme.

Leveraging strengths and avoiding weaknesses is a normal strategy.

They are demons by nature and naturally feel no pity.

Seeing the silence of the group, the Emperor of the Dead nodded and said, "Very well, you seem to agree with this plan, so I’ll elaborate further."

"When the barrier opens, what we need to do is simple: enter that world and quickly disperse."

"Once dispersed, our task becomes even simpler. We just need to begin destroying everything we see from all directions."

"Should Qin An appear, don’t engage. Once spotted from afar, just flee."

"Moreover, when Qin An comes, there will surely be signals we can detect, allowing us to perceive his movements and flee in advance without any loss."

At this, the Emperor of the Dead paused for the crowd’s response.

The assembly fell into silence.

Moments later, one of the demons slowly stood up and raised his right hand.

"I agree with this plan."

After he voiced this, it was as if the sound carried magical power, more and more demons stood up, agreeing with the Emperor of the Dead’s approach.

After the last demon consented, no demon opposed, and everyone maintained consensus.

Seeing this unfold, the Emperor of the Dead was satisfied, waved his sleeve, and said, "Alright, in that case, everyone continue preparations. The day the barrier opens will be the day the world Qin An is in is destroyed."

After speaking, he was the first to leave, without any delay.

Seeing this, Hundred Flowers Emperor didn’t hesitate and vanished into the forest, following closely behind.

As for the other demons, they dispersed, each following the original plan, preparing in the most flawless state for the final showdown.

Only the Plague Emperor, after leaving, didn’t seek a quiet place for practice but flew directly towards the rift.

The intelligence from today was extremely important; she must notify Qin An promptly.

Before long, the Plague Emperor disappeared from where she was, arriving at the rift.

She gazed at this thin fissure without any hesitation, plunging herself into it.

Soon, the Plague Emperor’s figure vanished from sight.