Chapter 755 Post-War Claims"If we had known that Master Lu was so powerful, we should have invited him to come out from the beginning!"
"With such strength, Hero Lu should be considered the best in the world now, right?"
"Perhaps, he has already been..."
While the heroes were arguing, Xuan Zhixuan was the first to come to his senses. He immediately jumped onto a rock nearby and shouted loudly.
"The demons are already defeated. Soldiers, listen to my orders and follow me to kill them!"
Upon hearing this, the heroes were cheered up and picked up their weapons to charge towards the demon army on the plain.
The arrival of the anti-demon army made the situation even worse for the remaining demon army, which had already suffered heavy losses and had lost all fighting spirit.
In a blink of an eye, the plain was filled with demons and blood flowed like a river.
After an unknown amount of time, Emperor Gui and the Three Lords recovered some strength.
Although they were all seriously injured and unable to fight against the masters, they were still more than capable of commanding troops and dealing with some minor characters.
Under the orders of the Ghost Emperor and the threat of death, the remaining troops of the Demon World summoned their last remaining strength.
A group of demon soldiers who were highly loyal to the Shura Empire, at the cost of self-destruction, fought their way out of the encirclement of the heroes and covered the remaining companions in their retreat to the Ghost Sacrifice Greedy Demon Palace.
From night to day.
The remaining troops of the demon world were reduced by another one third, but they also successfully retreated to the stronghold in the spirit world.
After a night of pursuit, the heroes were exhausted. In addition, Xuan Zhixuan called for a stop, so the rebel army had to stop chasing the demon world and simply surrounded the spiritual world within a thirty-mile radius, waiting for follow-up.
In the tent.
The heroes angrily went to find Xuan Zhixuan.
"Alliance leader, we were just about to defeat the demon soldiers in one fell swoop, why did you suddenly call for a stop?"
"There is a reason why I do this."
Xuan Zhixuan looked at Liang Huang Wuji beside him, motioning him to come forward to explain.
Liang Huang Wuji had no choice but to step forward and patiently explain the reason.
"In the demon world, the Shura Kingdom is not the only dominant country. Instead, the Shura Kingdom, Xiongyue Jiang Dynasty, and the Dark Alliance divide the world into three parts, balancing each other."
"Now there are only a few soldiers left in the Shura Kingdom. If Emperor Gui and the Three Venerables are killed again, the Shura Kingdom will be destroyed by the Xiongyuejiang Dynasty in less than a year, and the balance of the Demon World will be completely broken."
"Once Xiongyuejiang Dynasty unifies the Demon World, it will definitely launch an attack on the human world next."
"So for the sake of future peace, I hope to allow the Shura Kingdom to preserve some of its strength so that they can face the remaining crises in the Demon World..."
It turns out there is an even greater threat on the other side of the demon world?
The reasons given by Liang Huang Wuji are enough to convince most people.
But some people are not satisfied with this reason.
"Is it that serious?"
"Even if the Shura Kingdom is gone, it will take a long time for the fierce Yuejiang Dynasty to unify the Demon World, right? Can't we just find a way to seal the entrance during this time?"
"What's more, even if the demon world dares to invade again, we have Hero Lu on our side!"
"That's right. Even the Emperor Ghost and the Three Lords combined are not enough for him to defeat alone. Even if Xiong Yuejiang Dynasty unifies the Demon World, what can they do to us?"
Liang Huang Wuji shook his head and sighed, "We are not so lucky every time to get Lu Ping's help."
"If he disappears for six, seven, or even ten years like he did a few years ago, and the demon world happens to unify itself during this time and launches an attack on the human world, what should we do?"
Upon hearing this, the heroes fell silent.
If that happens, it will be very troublesome. Even if the war can be won in the end, I don't know how many people will die before the victory.
Seeing that everyone was wavering, Liang Huang Wuji continued to strike while the iron was hot and analyzed: "If Lu Ping wanted to wipe out the Shura Kingdom, he would have directly chopped off the heads of Emperor Ghost and the Three Lords on the battlefield yesterday."
"Since he didn't do that, he must have a deeper meaning!"
"Maybe he didn't do that because he was worried about the potential threat from the other side of the demon world!"
Liang Huang Wuji was actually not sure why Lu Ping did not kill Emperor Gui and the Three Lords in the end, but that did not affect him using it as an excuse.
After hearing this, the heroes and righteous men who originally had objections to letting the demon soldiers go finally gave up their insistence.
They could not give face to Liang Huang Wuji, but they could not give face to Lu Ping.
You know, if Lu Ping had not arrived in time yesterday, intervened on the battlefield and turned the tide, perhaps all of them would have become corpses at the hands of the demon soldiers.
"In that case, I have no objection."
"But...if we let the remaining demon army go like this, how are we going to explain to the dead?"
It’s really hard to explain.
As the saying goes: There is no reason for the victim to forgive the killer.
No one knows how many people died at the hands of the demon army, but now they are going to let the murderer go. If the dead knew about this, they might be so angry that they would resurrect from the dead.
The phrase "consider the overall situation" looks simple, with only four short words, but no one dares to say it openly.
Even Lu Ping was not qualified to speak, after all, the door to the demon world was opened because of him.
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Xuan Zhixuan's face was full of worry. He sighed and spoke softly.
"For the sake of the overall situation, we can only let the victims suffer a little and endure it."
"If the dead knew about this, they would not want to see more people die in war like them."
At this time, Xuan Zhixuan was only thinking about stabilizing the situation, and had no idea that his words had already hit a landmine.
"At most... we can ask for some compensation from the Shura Kingdom."
After the war, the victorious country demands compensation from the defeated country, which has been the case since ancient times.
Upon hearing this, the heroes were not convinced, but they did not dare to openly refute Xuan Zhixuan, the leader of the anti-demon coalition, so they could only nod silently.
Regarding the issue of 'post-war compensation', the heroes had no objection, and Liang Huang Wuji had no objection either.
The next day, Xuan Zhixuan sent a messenger to deliver the letter to the Ghost Sacrifice Tanmo Temple.
At this time in the Ghost Sacrifice Temple, Emperor Ghost and other demons were recuperating and thinking about their future arrangements.
After yesterday's great battle, the Shura Kingdom was severely damaged.
Even though their country is filled with as many demons as cockroaches, it would take at least three to five years to restore its military strength to the level before this invasion of the human world.
Therefore, in a short period of time, the strategy of invading Southern Wulin, occupying territory, cultivating troops, and confronting the fierce Yue Jiang Dynasty would definitely not be able to continue.
In fact, after returning to the Ghost Sacrifice Temple last night, the Emperor Ghost had the idea of withdrawing his troops and quietly sent some of the demon soldiers back to the Shura Kingdom.
At the same time, he also asked someone to take a letter to Prince Kaiming of Cejun, asking for advice on the follow-up strategy.
However, Emperor Gui himself did not expect that Xuan Zhixuan's envoy would arrive faster than Gongzi Kaiming's envoy.
After sending the messenger down to have tea, Emperor Gui called the Three Lords and the last remaining demon of the Seven Vanguards, Sha Mozi, to the hall to discuss matters together.
(End of this chapter)