Li Yao took a deep, deep breath and gradually calmed himself down. It is not a scheme that the Xing Yao Federation came up with in order to get the precious time to prepare for the war, is it?
"By the same logic, let's say you convince the twelve demon emperors and return to the Tian Yuan Realm. How are you going to convince the hot-blooded soldiers, the ambitious generals, and the wise Speaker that peace will come if the war is stopped? Why should they believe that it is not a scheme of the Blood Demon Sector? And you have betrayed your own species and become a 'human traitor'? "
"Oh, no. I was wrong."
The mental devil chuckled. "Look at yourself. Right now, your body is filled with abundant 'demonic cells'. You can unleash intense demonic energy with a telepathic thought. I'm afraid that you are not qualified to be a 'human traitor'."
Li Yao was rendered speechless. He could only grit his teeth and hold on to his belief.
The mental devil said casually, "It suddenly occurred to me that the Blood Demon Sector and the Tian Yuan Realm are a standard dark forest right now.
"I believe that there are a lot of intelligent people in the two Sectors who must be very clear about the capabilities of the two Sectors. They must have calculated that if a strategic war were to break out between the two Sectors that are on par with each other, the outcome would be mutual destruction. None of them would benefit from the war!
"However, now that the intelligent people have realized that, why don't they find a way to stop the war?
"Because they can't do it.
"In a modern war, the side that enters the general mobilization and the highest state of war first will be able to mobilize more resources and strength and gain more advantages in the war.
"Anyone who stops mobilizing will be committing suicide."
"The state of war, on the other hand, cannot last forever. It is like a balloon that is expanding all the time and will explode one day.
"Therefore, since the two Sectors cannot trust each other's sincerity for peace and cannot stop the general mobilization, they can only have a final war and try to swallow each other before their own economy collapses. Then, they can take their time to recover!
"Even if one of the parties is sincere about peace, how can they be sure that the other party is equally sincere about peace? Two loaded guns were aimed between each other's eyebrows. Their fingers were on the triggers, and they exerted a little force. Who should put down their guns first? "
"Hehe, this is the chain of suspicion. This is … the Dark Forest."
Li Yao was silent for a moment. Then, his slightly lackluster soul glowed again. He said softly, "I once said that even if the universe is truly a cold, dark forest, I will burn my soul and burn it to the ground!
"Very good, then I'll wait and see. However, it seems that you don't have any helpers this time and are destined to fight alone."
The mental devil paused for a moment and smiled. "Just like Yan Xibei in the past, you are going to change the entire world on your own.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. It sounds so grand and heroic. Unfortunately, he still failed in the end. Let me think, who exactly defeated him?"
Li Yao sniffed and understood what the mental devil meant.
If he were to fight against the entire world with his own strength, he would definitely lose!
Besides, what he was going to fight was not one Sector, but two!
The mental devil, however, did not continue pushing him. It sighed and retreated the ostentatious blood mist, as if it had turned into a crimson statue.
Li Yao found it odd. "You are not going to continue attacking?"
"Your belief is still firm," the mental devil said lazily. "Even if I continue attacking, it is impossible for me to completely execute you. Why should I waste my strength?"
"Execute me?"
Li Yao was somewhat surprised by the mental devil's choice of words.
"Exactly," the mental devil said casually.
"From your perspective, I am just an insignificant mental devil. But from my perspective, I naturally feel that I am the real Li Yao, the Li Yao who has seen through the truth of the cold universe and agrees with the ideology of the Dark Forest.
"As for you, you are just a mental devil enshrouded in the rotten concepts such as mercy, morality, and hypocrisy.
"You want to execute the mental devil, and I want to execute the mental devil, too. Let's see who will execute who in the end!"
While talking, cunning brilliance suddenly beamed out of the mental devil's eyes. It grinned and said, "In fact, I am reluctant to execute you so early. Why don't we make a bet?
"I bet that you will not be able to stop the final battle between the Tian Yuan Realm and the Blood Demon Sector. The final battle between the two worlds will certainly break out, and it will be a bloody battle that will not stop until one of us is dead!
"Hehe. You should know what the 'bet' is, don't you?"
Li Yao was silent. He did not accept the bet.
It was because he was very clear that it was a bet that he could not refuse.
Whether he accepted it or not, the bet had already begun.
He kept saying that he wanted to find a way to break out of the Dark Forest. This had already become his belief, his dao heart.
If he could not stop the mutual destruction of the Tian Yuan Realm and the Blood Demon Sector even after he tried his best, his belief would certainly be shaken.
By then, it would be the mental devil's turn to attack and occupy the body. It would become another 'dark' Li Yao and establish a brand-new reign over the two broken, devastated worlds!
"Excellent!"
Li Yao smiled. In any case, he had finally found a way to execute the mental devil.
"I will certainly execute the mental devil that is you. I will!"
The words echoed in his head for a long time. There was no telling whether they were uttered by Li Yao or the mental devil.
At this moment, a flock of birds was startled in the dense forest to the northeast. They flew into the air and could vaguely sense a dense demonic aura sweeping toward them from all directions.
Jin Xinyue stopped her sword dance and crossed her arms. Goosebumps were popping up on her smooth skin.
"It's Elder Nether Spring's men!"
They had been running for four days in the Hundred Desolation Mountain, and Elder Nether Spring's men had finally caught up with them. This time, they were much more intimidating than last time. Demonic energy soared to the sky. Even the bloody moonlight was shivering under the blast.
Li Yao flew to the crown of a tree and sensed carefully against the leaves. He discovered that the cluster of demonic energy was exactly where he had been training during the day.
"It must've been noticed by them during the day when my soul snuck into the deepest part of my cells to search for the primeval forces.
"Let's go!"
Li Yao packed up and continued running toward the depths of the Hundred Desolation Mountain with Jin Xinyue. While running in the forest, he asked, "Based on your understanding of Elder Nether Spring, who will show up next if the prince of the Nether Spring Kingdom has failed?"
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