Nois chuckled and said, "War Saintess, you have strange eyes. You must have seen that pair of eyes, haven't you?"
Ling Luoyi did not deny it. Although Xia Ning City and the barrier were too far apart, Ling Luoyi's Divine Spirit Eyes could see the eyes behind that small fragment.
"War Saintess, I see you are young and do not understand us very well. I will be kind and tell you.
The cultivation of Outer Realm Demons relies on devouring. I am unwilling to devour my own people, so I must devour others. Therefore, I, or rather, all Outer Realm Demons, are rivals or enemies to each other, even our parents and relatives. What I told you before was the truth. The reason my clan attacks the inner realm is because we cannot bear to devour our own people.
Originally, Reed and I were like this too. However, a few days ago, Reed主动 came to find me, brought something, and discussed some matters with me. Now that I and he have the same goal, we have temporarily put aside our past grievances. War Saintess, let me tell you one more thing. The owner of the eyes you saw is Reed. Now you should understand everything, right?"
The elders listened with confusion, but the Domain Lord and Ling Luoyi understood everything. The item Reed brought was likely one of the Sky Star Cauldron fragments, and the matters they discussed were a joint attack on the Human Realm! Those strange actions were merely delaying tactics!
However, Ling Luoyi still had one question, "Where are your five million troops? You clearly know that Outer Realm Demons are not good at protracted warfare, so why did you delay?"
At this point, Nois no longer needed to hide anything. "I am here today because Reed requested it. Otherwise, I would not have come. As for the five million troops, War Saintess, do you really think you could have won so smoothly?"
"What?"
"Those are people who were injured and could not recover from the six major battlefields over the years. Reed said that driving that thing requires sacrifices, so I spent some time gathering these people. War Saintess, your Human Realm, no, the entire Six Realms, knows very little about Outer Realm Demons. If the five million troops that came today were in their full strength, your Xia Ning City would have been breached long ago. War Saintess, why don't you use your eyes and see what you can see?"
There was one thing Nois did not say: if the five million troops who died today were truly his people, regardless of victory or defeat, he would be suppressed by the other five for his entire life, and might even be deposed from his position as one of the Six Kings by his subordinates.
Ling Luoyi activated her Divine Spirit Eyes and scanned the barrier.
Under the Divine Spirit Eyes, Ling Luoyi saw countless souls gathered at every crack on the barrier. The souls held onto the edges of the cracks, tearing them wider. And those souls were precisely the Outer Realm Demons, humans, and beast races who had just died in battle!
Seeing this, Ling Luoyi's heart could not remain calm.
"So you abandoned five million of your people!"
"Their deaths have meaning. Their deaths will allow all Outer Realm Demons to no longer have to devour their own kind, nor to live here a lifetime of trepidation. War Saintess, if it were you, would you do this?"
Ling Luoyi wanted to say no, but with so many people around, she could not say such a thing in front of them.
Nois had no intention of getting an answer. Seeing another fragment of the barrier float by, he laughed heartily, "War Saintess, your Human Realm has lost this time. Once the barrier completely shatters, Reed and the others will be able to enter. The people here are probably the strongest in the Human Realm, yet they cannot withstand a single move from Reed."
Hearing the presumptuous laughter, everyone around despaired. The reason the Divine Realm beings had set up a barrier that restricted cultivation was because the Human Realm was the weakest, thus protecting them. If the barrier shattered, not only Reed would enter! But they couldn't even defeat Reed, let alone the Divine Realm battlefield.
"War Saintess, don't worry, you won't die before we get what we want."
Everyone knew what they wanted, which was the fragment of the Sky Star Cauldron in Ling Luoyi's hand.
Seeing the despair on everyone's faces as he had wished, Nois laughed even more wildly. An elder could not stand it and knocked him unconscious.
"Domain Lord, what should we do? We cannot let the barrier shatter!"
"Yes, Domain Lord, think of a way quickly!"
…
It was precisely because they did not want to become the Outer Realm Demons' granary that they had left their families and come here. Countless people had sacrificed themselves over tens of thousands of years, all for the same purpose: to ensure their families lived safely. Now, a more powerful enemy had arrived, and in an instant, their tens of thousands of years of effort were all in vain.
Amidst everyone's anxiety, the Domain Lord exhaled and took out a sound-recording stone. He spoke a sentence into it, "Great Elder, the Human Realm will be entrusted to you from now on."
After speaking, he handed the sound-recording stone to an elder of the highest status and instructed, "You must deliver this to the Great Elder."
Hearing the Domain Lord's words, which sounded like a final testament, everyone understood what the Domain Lord was about to do. The Domain Lord was now going to sacrifice himself here like his predecessors.
"Domain Lord…"
"Domain Lord…"
Everyone wanted to persuade him, to die in his place, but the Domain Lord refused.
The Domain Lord rushed towards the barrier, and everyone followed behind him, watching him walk towards death.
At this moment, a hole the size of an adult's head had already opened on the barrier, allowing Reed, the leader, to be clearly seen. Seeing them approach, Reed's lips curled up. They could finally invade the Human Realm.
The Divine Realm beings' barrier was set up over a wide chasm, hundreds of meters wide. Under normal circumstances, they would not be able to see the other side, but Ling Luoyi had Divine Spirit Eyes and could clearly see Reed's expression.
The Domain Lord took one last look at his people, wanting to engrave their images in his memory. He had actually been prepared to sacrifice himself long ago, ever since he became the Domain Lord. Therefore, he had made all arrangements early on. Without him, the Human Realm would only be missing one person.
The Domain Lord raised his hand to form a hand seal, only to be shocked to feel a familiar spiritual power fluctuation behind him. The Domain Lord turned around abruptly and saw a great formation appearing on the ground. It was the sacrificial formation he was about to activate. Upon recognizing who it was, the Domain Lord was even more astonished. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Saintess! How did you know about this formation?! And when did you learn it?!"
Seeing the Domain Lord's gaze, Ling Luoyi smiled and gave him a look, "Domain Lord, I'm sorry, but let me take the lead this time. If it's still not enough, I won't stop you."
The Domain Lord was stunned. He understood her meaning. If someone had to sacrifice themselves, Ling Luoyi's physical condition was more suitable than his. However, he always wanted Ling Luoyi to live a little longer. If he hadn't known he couldn't hide it from her, he wouldn't have told her in the first place.
"I am willing to use my body to exchange for a hundred years of peace for my clan!"
Ling Luoyi could feel her body being torn apart as the formation took shape, then transforming into streams of spiritual power to repair the damaged barrier.
In fact, when Ling Luoyi activated the formation, she felt her meridians being torn apart inch by inch. She endured this pain and still activated the formation, not out of any noble sentiment, but because her body could no longer hold on, and she was merely giving her last bit of warmth.
She had already seen her mother, and the Ling family was also settled. She had no regrets. However…
Ling Luoyi looked towards the Demon Realm battlefield in her final moments, as if she could see that person.
You, remember what I said!