These past days, the demon clan clearly understood how miserably they had lost this battle.
Even the mighty demon commander perished on the battlefield.
Compared to the war between humans and demons tens of thousands of years ago, this time, despite having a powerful demon lord, they lost faster and more thoroughly than before.
“Demon lord, have we truly been defeated like this?” one celestial demon couldn’t help but say.
The surviving celestial demons were all unwilling to accept this outcome. They had lain dormant for tens of thousands of years, all for this chance to crush the human race, only to end up with such a result.
With the demon commander dead, even if the demon lord was furious, there was no one to hold accountable.
“Defeat is only temporary. The humans would never dare to rashly attack the Demon Beast Mountain Range, nor can they deal with me!” the demon lord said sharply.
Then, the demon lord’s tone shifted: “Since they have pushed me to this point, I have no choice but to use my final method. In ten thousand years, my strength will reach new heights. By then, even the ten-clawed dragon of the dragon clan will be unable to stop me!”
As the demon lord spoke, a towering killing intent surged within him.
The celestial demons present, hearing the demon lord’s words, immediately felt a glimmer of hope.
“Pass my orders: all demon beasts still in the other three empires must withdraw to the Demon Beast Mountain Range at once. From now on, the demon clan will focus on recovery and development, thriving and multiplying!” the demon lord commanded.
“Yes!”
The celestial demons in front responded.
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On the other side.
News of the human race’s great victory spread like wildfire across the entire human realm.
Upon hearing this news, all humans cheered with excitement.
In every empire, people in every city shared the news, rushing to the streets in excitement to cheer and celebrate together.
After all, the victory came so suddenly that the human populace had expected this war to drag on for a long time.
In the Heavenly God Palace, Heavenly City.
The entire Heavenly City was similarly immersed in the joy of victory.
The streets of Heavenly City were filled with people, and the sounds of victorious cheers echoed throughout the city.
On the square of the Heavenly God Palace, a grand banquet was held to honour the dragon clan reinforcements as a gesture of gratitude.
This time, the Heavenly God Palace indeed brought out all its finest stored wines.
The grand banquet lasted a full day and night before concluding.
In the Heavenly God Palace, within the council hall.
Palace Master Mo Bai, Vice Palace Master Yao, and all the Dominion Realm experts were seated.
“Everyone, this great victory is largely thanks to the dragon clan and the Dragon Emperor. Let us, once again, on behalf of the entire human race, express our gratitude to the Dragon Emperor,” Mo Bai said.
All the Dominion Realm experts present stood up and paid their respects to the young azure dragon.
Without the young azure dragon, this war could not have ended so easily, and the human race would have suffered far greater losses.
Although in this war, the humans also lost some Immortals and even one Dominion Realm expert, the Xingwu Emperor, compared to past wars between humans and demons, this time’s losses were minimal.
The young azure dragon spoke: “As I said before, I helped the human race entirely because of my brother Lin Yun. So, if you truly wish to give thanks, thank him.”
“We will naturally remember Lin Yun’s contributions to our human race, but this does not diminish our gratitude to the dragon clan. No matter what, the human race owes the dragon clan a great debt. In the future, if the dragon clan ever needs our assistance, we humans will do our utmost to help,” Mo Bai said.
The young azure dragon said: “Although this was a great victory, the demon lord of the demon clan remains unvanquished, and the threat of the demon clan still lingers.”
“I understand, but this war has secured another ten thousand years or so of peace for our human race, which is already a remarkable outcome,” Mo Bai said.
Pausing for a moment, Mo Bai couldn’t help but sigh: “As for that demon lord, killing him is indeed as difficult as ascending to the heavens.”
“Indeed,” the Dominion Realm experts present nodded in agreement.
Although this war successfully killed the demon commander, as long as the demon lord remained, the demon clan could not be truly eradicated.
“Dealing with the demon lord is something we old folks likely have no hope of achieving. In my view, Lin Yun may be the one with the greatest chance in the future,” Vice Palace Master Yao said, glancing at Lin Yun.
“I agree. Lin Yun has created so many miracles. To reach the Dominion Realm at such a young age, if anyone among us can create another miracle, it’s probably him,” the master of the Carefree Tower said.
“Indeed.”
The sect master of the Ancient Gate, the hall master of the Shadow Hall, and others all nodded in agreement.
“Senior elders, saying such things puts quite a bit of pressure on me,” Lin Yun said with a wry smile.
“Lin Yun, after this war, the human race will have around ten thousand years of peace. You’ll have plenty of time to develop. There’s no rush,” Palace Master Mo said with a smile.
“Lin Yun has reached the Dominion Realm at such a young age. Who knows what heights he might achieve in ten thousand years,” the master of the Carefree Tower remarked.
“By the way, Lin Yun, this is for you.”
Vice Palace Master Yao took out a storage ring and handed it to Lin Yun.
“What’s inside?” Lin Yun asked, puzzled.
“They’re the corpses of those celestial demons, collected from the battlefield, including the demon commander’s corpse. You have the Supreme Cauldron of the Universe; these demon corpses will be useful to you,” Vice Palace Master Yao said.
“Vice Palace Master Yao, I’ve already prepared the resources to reach the Third Dominion Realm. Even if I refine these into Universe Crystals, I won’t need them,” Lin Yun said, spreading his hands.
“In this war, the dragon clan allies’ help was crucial. If you don’t need the Universe Crystals after refining them, give them to the dragon clan allies as a token of our human race’s gratitude,” Vice Palace Master Yao said.
“Alright.”
Lin Yun nodded and accepted the storage ring.
“In this war, the Xingwu Emperor fell, leaving the Xingwu Empire leaderless. To govern the empire and deter threats, a Dominion Realm expert is needed. Thus, we must select a new emperor to fill Xingwu’s vacancy,” Vice Palace Master Yao said.
Then, Vice Palace Master Yao looked at Lin Yun: “Lin Yun, you’re now a Dominion Realm expert. From every perspective, I believe you’re suitable to take on the role of emperor. Palace Master Mo and I recommend you for this position.”
“Vice Palace Master Yao, Palace Master Mo, I’m not interested in such positions. I only wish to focus wholeheartedly on cultivation. Taking on the role of emperor would surely bring many distractions,” Lin Yun politely declined.
To the current Lin Yun, such titles were meaningless.
As a Dominion Realm expert, whether or not he became an emperor, his status was already exceptionally high.
“Very well, then focus on your cultivation,” Palace Master Mo nodded.
