Wan Lei decisively eliminated all the Demon Emperors, marking the complete demise of every Demon Emperor in the Demon Clan.
Upon witnessing the death of all Demon Emperors, Wan Hong immediately ascended into the sky and declared,
“Ghost Emperors, heed my command! Repair the breaches in the Ghost Realm’s spatial barrier. All other Saints, immediately assault the demon formations.
The entire army, listen up! Counterattack! Today, we shall… capture the dog in its own kennel!”
No words could ignite the hearts of the soldiers more than “Counterattack!”
The majority of the soldiers from the righteous planes had already fallen. The remaining troops had been relentlessly beaten by the Demon Clan for three years.
For these three years, the vast, sky-obscuring demon forces had pressed down on them like a suffocating gloom, seemingly endless, impossible to defeat.
Many, unable to endure such mental torment and the constant threat to their lives, had ultimately succumbed to mental breakdown and charged into the demon ranks, perishing in self-detonation.
And now, the time had finally come to counterattack the enemy.
Those two words were like heavenly music.
“Counterattack!”
A soldier, missing an arm, brandished his battle saber and roared in fury.
“Counterattack!”
“Counterattack!”
Whether defense troops or artillerymen, humans or gods, cultivators from the Origin Plane or individuals from myriad other realms, everyone from the righteous planes present roared the cry of counterattack.
Ghost Emperor Wang Xiaohang, tears streaming down his face, eyes bloodshot, gritted his teeth and charged into the demon ranks. He unleashed his strength and the authority of the Ghost Emperor to their fullest. Wherever he went, countless demons perished with each strike.
“Damn you, demon clan! You messed up my Ghost Realm, killed so many of my Ghost Realm soldiers.
Give me back my Ghost Realm, give me back my wife’s life!”
On the Feather Wing.
“Everyone, Wan Lei has annihilated the Demon Emperors. The Saints have joined our common battlefield, and the Sect Master has ordered a counterattack. Do you still have the strength to fight?”
Wan Qianxin asked everyone with a solemn expression.
“I can still fight,” Liu Yuxin stated resolutely.
“As soon as I think about killing demons, I feel boundless energy,” Xia Yubing picked up her twin blades.
“Good, then let’s fight! Follow our captain and turn the demon clan upside down!”
“Huh? Aren’t you the captain?”
“Wan Lei is back, so naturally, he’s the captain!”
“Brothers, charge!”
Wan Lei was enveloped in crackling lightning. Wherever he passed, demons turned to dust before they could even scream.
Wan Qingyi was similarly surrounded by lightning. The two of them, wielding world-ending lightning, slaughtered freely.
Heavenly Venerable, armed with countless treasures, Sword Saint controlling the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, and the Sun and Moon Gods at the forefront, led the army of the righteous planes in the counterattack against the demon clan.
The moment Wan Lei appeared, victory in this war was already assured.
The number of demons that entered the Ghost Realm alone was in the trillions. Once the Ghost Emperor repaired the breaches, no more demons from the outside could enter.
Three days.
On the battlefield of the Ghost Realm, even with Wan Lei’s unparalleled might and the Ghost Emperor’s authority, it took three full days to exterminate those trillions of demons.
As the last demon fell, the countless armies of the righteous planes above the Ghost Realm erupted in thunderous cheers.
Wan Lei and the other Saints approached Sect Master Wan Hong.
“Everyone, it is thanks to your sincere cooperation that my righteous plane has achieved victory in this war. I, here, thank all of you.”
Wan Hong bowed to the seven Saints before him.
“Alas, back then, over thirty Saints gathered, what a lively scene. Now, only these few remain,” Heavenly Venerable sighed, looking at everyone.
“My Ghost Realm has also been ruined beyond recognition. It will likely take at least ten million years to restore it,” the Ghost Emperor, looking at the mountains of corpses and seas of blood below, closed his eyes in pain.
Wan Lei asked seriously,
“Sect Master, although all the demons within the Ghost Realm have been annihilated, there are still many demons outside. Shall we, with the momentum of our great victory, venture out and charge them again?”
Wan Hong smiled and shook his head,
“I know that with your abilities, the demons outside, who lack Demon Emperors, certainly cannot pose a threat to you. However, too many people in our righteous plane have died.
This war, though it lasted only three years, resulted in more deaths than the five hundred thousand-year Immortal-God War or the hundred-year Righteous-Negative War.
The brutality of the war, as you have all witnessed, was immense.
So many have died, but at least we have defeated the demon clan. I do not wish for more people to die.
Those demons outside, lacking Demon Emperors, can no longer threaten us. Let the Ghost Emperor remain in the Ghost Realm to guard it.
Except for Wan Lei, the rest of you Saints may go out and fight if you wish, according to your own moods. However, the army will not be dispatched further. They are exhausted and need rest.”
The Saints exchanged glances, none speaking.
Wan Hong continued,
“Do not forget, everyone, the war has not truly ended. Our greatest enemy still exists.
If the Immortal Venerable battlefield is victorious, and they return, all the fallen soldiers and Saints can be resurrected. After all, the vast majority died in the Ghost Realm, and their deaths nourished the Origin Plane. The energy and matter have not been lost, so resurrecting them all will not consume much.
If the Immortal Venerable side is defeated, then all is lost. The victory we have achieved now is merely a reflection in the water or the moon in the mirror.”
Wan Hong looked at Wan Lei and asked,
“What do you think is the probability of the Immortal Venerables winning against Han Fengxue?”
Wan Lei shook his head,
“There is no hope. Han Fengxue devoured other Demon Venerables, and is unstoppable. I suspect he has likely devoured most of them by now.
Once Han Fengxue merges with the authority of the entire Negative Plane, whether he will fully transcend or semi-transcend is unknown. But no matter what, the Immortal Venerables cannot resist him.
Our only hope of victory lies in the emergence of Thunder Immortal Venerable and Wind Immortal Venerable…”
“Since you know everything, why are you still standing here? Hurry up and comprehend the Way of the Immortal Venerable to become one! Don’t just wait for me to appoint you as an Elder of the Sacred Hall.”
Wan Lei was utterly bewildered, scratched his head, then found the Feather Wing and returned to the Immortal Realm with it a few days later.
The other Saints chuckled at this.
“Everyone, does any of you want to go out and fight for a bit?” Wan Qingyi asked the group.
“Forget it. After what the Sect Master just said, I’ve lost the mood,” one replied.
“Never mind, let’s go out and fight. Driving away those demons would be good. Otherwise, having a group of demons lurking around my doorstep every day is like a toad clinging to my leg, not that it harms me but it’s just disgusting,” said the Ghost Emperor.
“Alright then, let’s go together. Let’s kill a bit more.”
“Coincidentally, I haven’t had my fill of killing either.”