"You've got to be kidding me!"
Suo Chaolong slapped the table and rose to his feet. His neck expanded like a cobra that was about to attack. His fury was almost burning a hole through the ceiling. He shouted, "Everybody in the Blood Demon Sector knows that the refugees like us hate the Xing Yao Federation as much as the ocean! The Xing Yao Federation destroyed our homeland, killed our ancestors, and drove us to the Blood Demon Sector. We have never forgotten to fight back to the Grand Desolate Plateau and our hometown! How can I surrender to the greedy, shameless, and hypocritical people of the Federation? "
"…" Li Yao.
"…" Han Tuhu.
Suo Chaolong glanced at them, his chest still heaving fast. "Excuse me. I'm not targeting the two of you. I'm talking about all the people of the Federation."
"It's alright. We understand." Li Yao quickly interrupted him.
"That being said, everybody knows the subtle contradiction between the descendants of the refugees of the Heaven's Origin Sector and the local rulers of the Blood Demon Sector."
The Fire Ant analyzed calmly. "Although your ancestors were driven out of the Tian Yuan Realm by the Xing Yao Federation five hundred years ago, and there seems to be a deep grudge between you and them, doesn't it also mean that you are from the Tian Yuan Realm, just like Li Yao and Han Tuhu. You are all 'natives of the Heaven's Origin Sector' to some extent?
"As the saying goes, 'Beauty depends on the water of your hometown, and family depends on the people of your hometown'. It's not impossible for you to cooperate with the Xing Yao Federation, is it?"
Suo Chaolong felt that his brain was about to explode. "Hey, hey, hey. Don't talk nonsense if you don't know the saying. Who is a 'native' to the wretched Cultivators?"
"I'm just trying to understand the issue from the perspective of the leadership of the Blood Demon Sector," the Fire Ant said casually.
"The war that we are faced with is both a war between demons and human beings and a war between the Blood Demon Sector and the Tian Yuan Realm. Then, you and the Xing Yao Federation are both from the Tian Yuan Realm. Is it strange that you have formed an alliance because of common interests?"
Suo Chaolong gnashed his teeth. "What do you mean by 'common interests'?"
The Fire Ant said, "For example, the Federation government's promise. As long as you help the Federation to crush the Pantheon of Demons, you will be allowed to return to the Grand Desolate Plateau as the master of the new world after the integration.
Suo Chaolong sneered, "This is not only an insult to my loyalty to the demon race. This is an insult to my intelligence! Without the support of the entire demon race, it would be a wonder if those despicable Federation people would keep their promises! "
"However, what if your Blood Lion Battalion is crushed and captured?" the Fire Ant said. "You don't have a choice. You can either be loyal to the Blood Demon Sector and die with all your brothers, or you can save your brothers' lives. Cooperate with the Xing Yao Federation! "
Suo Chaolong was rendered speechless. He gritted his teeth so hard that they were cracking.
The Fire Ant sighed and pointed at his arrest warrant. "Isn't it the same for me?"
"According to the arrest warrant, the Blade of Chaos has joined the Xing Yao Federation, too, and we have become the vanguard of the Federation's invasion of the Blood Demon Sector.
"The reason is very simple, too. It is because I was unable to enter the center of power of the Blood Demon Sector and become one of the twelve demon emperors. Because of the grudge, I established the Blade of Chaos in secret to seek greater benefits for myself.
"Fearing that my ambitions would be exposed one day, I simply decided to cooperate with the Xing Yao Federation and become the Federation's lackey willingly!
"Look. Even the liaison that the Xing Yao Federation sent to us has found a suitable candidate!"
The Fire Ant flicked the other arrest warrants and sneered. "It is written here. The Xing Yao Federation sent a lot of liaisons to sneak into the Blood Demon Sector under the guidance of Suo Chaolong in order to reach out to me. They are planning a new scheme, including a Yuanying expert!
"The Yuanying expert is obviously Li Yao.
"Look. They have even assigned roles for us. Suo Chaolong defected after he was captured, but I was ambitious since the very beginning. Li Yao, on the other hand, snuck into the Blood Demon Sector to stir trouble!
"Now that the arrest warrants have been issued, how are we going to explain ourselves if we are discovered to be together again? Are we really going to say that we are just a bunch of scholars who love history and occasionally get together to read books and play games? "
"This is too sordid!"
Suo Chaolong was sweating hard. He gnashed his teeth and said, "This must be Elder Nether Spring's scheme! Elder Nether Spring was scared that we would reveal the secrets of the 'Nether World', the 'Mausoleum of Chaos', and the 'Spore Stratagem'. Therefore, he took action first and dug an impenetrable trap for us!
"Now, a basin of dirty water has been poured on us. No matter what we say, no one will believe us!"
"But something is not right. The Fire Ant is Elder Nether Spring's blood brother. You have always been close to each other. If the Fire Ant is the leader of the Blade of Chaos, Elder Nether Spring will certainly be skinned even if he claims that he knows nothing about it, won't he?
"Isn't this killing a thousand enemies while sacrificing eight hundred of our own men?"
"Where is Elder Nether Spring right now?"
Yuchi Ba hesitated for a moment and said, "According to the latest intelligence, because of the Fire Ant, Elder Nether Spring has been impeached by Master Hollow Wind in the headquarters of the Pantheon of Demons. Under the suppression of the other eleven demon emperors, he has to surrender all his power 'voluntarily' and wait for an investigation.
"His control over the Nether Spring Kingdom has plummeted, too. It is a heavy blow!"
"What!"
Li Yao, Han Tuhu, Suo Chaolong, and the Fire Ant were all dazed.
Seeing that Li Yao and Han Tuhu were both confused, the Fire Ant explained, "Master Hollow Wind is a demon emperor in the Nether Spring Kingdom. He belongs to the old nobles whose roots are deep. His family can be traced back to a thousand years ago. His capability is only second to Elder Nether Spring's.
"Elder Nether Spring and I used to be collateral descendants of a middle-level noble family in the Nether Spring Kingdom. It was only because of the legacy of Chaos that we rose from mountains of corpses and oceans of blood. Our rise naturally affected the interests of many traditional nobles.
"Therefore, many nobles in the Nether Spring Kingdom are actually not satisfied with Elder Nether Spring's reign. They only put up with it because of Elder Nether Spring's dominance. Of course, it is the norm in the Blood Demon Sector. It is the same in every country.
"Elder Nether Spring, on the other hand, rose on his own after all. His foundation is still shallow. In many cases, he has to compromise with the old nobles. It is impossible for him to uproot them completely.
"In recent years, Elder Nether Spring has been mobilizing the forces of the Nether Spring Kingdom to attack the Tian Yuan Realm crazily. In the Battle of Dawn, the troops of the Nether Spring Kingdom were the main force, too. As a result, they suffered heavy losses and suffered unprecedented losses.
"Now, of course, we know that Elder Nether Spring doesn't care about the cannon fodder at all. He only wants to collect a large batch of test subjects in such a way.
"The traditional nobles are even more dissatisfied. They believe that Elder Nether Spring has gone mad. Why is it that the Gold Crow Kingdom, the Lion Butchers Kingdom, and the Sea Dominator Kingdom, of the four superpowers, did not send out too many forces while the Nether Spring Kingdom was the only one fighting at the frontline? That is too stupid!
"Therefore, the contradictions between the two parties are intensifying all of a sudden.
"Master Hollow Wind is the leader of the old nobles. He has been trying to replace Elder Nether Spring all the time. Therefore, it is not strange that he is taking the opportunity to attack Elder Nether Spring.
"The only strange thing is, why exactly would my treacherous, cunning, and meticulous big brother do such a thing?"
"Why did he expose my identity and pour such a big basin of dirty water on my head? Why did he bring trouble to himself and get impeached?"
…
In the meeting hall of the headquarters of the Pantheon of Demons in Heavenly Path City …
There were no superfluous decorations in the hall. The walls were all piled up with the simplest green stones. At the center of the hall was a black stone table fifty meters long.
Under normal circumstances, the twelve demon emperors would discuss business on the two sides of the long table.
However, if one of the demon emperors did something that seriously violated the interests of the demon race as a whole and made the other eleven demon emperors agree that he was not suitable to be the leader of the Blood Demon Sector anymore, they would be informed that he would be the latest to arrive.
When he arrived, he would discover that there was no place for him on the two sides of the long table. There was only a stool at the end of the long table, which was perpendicular to everybody's, that was slightly shorter than everybody's seat.
He had only two choices.
He could go on a rampage on the spot. Then, under the suppression of the other eleven demon emperors, he would be obliterated into nothingness.
Or, he could sit on the stool obediently, lower his head, and accept his punishment!
At this moment, Elder Nether Spring was walking to the stool at the end of the long table step by step.
His eyes were deep, and his face was emotionless. Even the tiniest muscle on his body did not reveal the slightest emotion.
It was not until he reached the stool that he hesitated for a moment.
The other eleven demon emperors were all holding their breath.
It was the most dangerous moment. They were ready to attack at any moment.
However, Elder Nether Spring hesitated for only one second before he sat down on the stool dutifully. He even put his hands on his knees, as if he had accepted the reality and was ready to be punished.
The other eleven demon emperors were more or less relieved.
Master Hollow Wind, who was also from the Nether Spring Kingdom and had been second only to Elder Nether Spring for decades, stood up.
Just like Elder Nether Spring, Master Hollow Wind tried to keep calm, but the delight inside his eyes that he could not hide made him look like a rampant fire.
"Now, I will summarize all the critical intelligence that I have collected recently for all the demon emperors."
Master Hollow Wind coughed and glanced at Elder Nether Spring again. He tried to hold back his smile and said solemnly, "According to the latest intelligence, Fire Ant, the leader of Void Turmoil City, is the leader of the Blade of Chaos and the mastermind of the 'Riot of Bloody Blade'!
"Also, we thought that part of the Blood Lion Battalion, which was annihilated in the 'Battle of Dawn', was still alive. But they defected to the enemy shamelessly under the leadership of Suo Chaolong, their commander!
"What is even more dreadful is that a Yuanying Cultivator from the Tian Yuan Realm has dashed into the Blood Demon Sector under the lead of Suo Chaolong!
"Fire Ant, the leader of the Blade of Chaos, Suo Chaolong, the commander of the Blood Lion Battalion, the mysterious Yuanying Cultivator from the Tian Yuan Realm …
"One of them has a great influence and appeal among the low-level demons," Li Yao said.
"One of them is very familiar with the internal situation of the Coalition Army of Demons!
"One of them represents the magnificent strength of the Xing Yao Federation!
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