Chapter 1288: with translation of chapter title

The many strong ones on Haotu Shijie's side were truly killing madly, each attack simply unreasonable.

Even when probing the traps, they still came to kill, leaving the demon race stunned.

What grudge, what hatred is this—is it really necessary?

The many demons couldn't understand Haotu Shijie's madness, nor could they understand the anger of being interrupted while eating.

Damn, the food was already in hand, but then the demons came to kill—really should die.

I'll kill you.

Even Yun Xiantai, upon encountering a demon emperor of the demon race in a Demon Cave at this time, fearlessly launched an active attack.

Seeing Yun Xiantai with bloodshot eyes, this demon emperor was stunned for a moment.

Did this old thing take chicken blood today? How fierce!

For a moment, Yun Xiantai actually stunned this demon emperor.

Originally this demon emperor's cultivation strength steadily suppressed Yun Xiantai, but now Yun Xiantai actually seemed to have gained the upper hand.

Of course, this is just appearance; actually, Yun Xiantai's strength is inferior to this demon emperor's.

It's only because Yun Xiantai attacked too recklessly, for a moment stunning this demon emperor somewhat.

But after regaining his senses, this demon emperor still recovered his feeling and soon suppressed Yun Xiantai.

However, facing Yun Xiantai in a berserk state, suppressing him was considerably harder than before.

His mind was in a fog, not knowing what condition Yun Xiantai was in, why he suddenly erupted.

A simple attack was like lighting a powder keg.

This left the demon race unable to figure it out.

Originally they just intended to test the waters, but as soon as they engaged they were beaten like this, leaving the demon race somewhat unaccustomed for a moment.

Moreover, the casualties are rather large.

Before setting out, the demon emperor had instructed that this time they need not fight desperately against Haotu Shijie.

But now it's not them who are fighting desperately; it's the Haotu Shijie side that is.

Casualties exceeded expectations, so after not much time in combat, the two demon emperors furrowed their brows and issued the retreat order.

Damn, this is not a probe at all, but a fight to the death.

The demon race retreated in disarray, and the Haotu Shijie side, still unsatisfied, pursued them all the way.

If it weren't that four of the Demon Caves cannot be entered, and rashly pursuing them would likely cause an accident, otherwise they'd probably have killed straight into the Demon Realm.

Not long after fighting, the demon race fled back to the Demon Realm in disarray.

The plan originally was to probe a bit, but who would have thought that Haotu Shijie would come out with a desperate posture, as if they'd taken gunpowder.

Their anger is great.

As the demons fled, the Haotu Shijie people pursued them all the way to the Demon Cave, only then choosing to give up while cursing.

After a big battle, the meal certainly cannot be eaten.

The battlefield needs cleaning, the wounded also need treatment, and the food materials also need to be gathered.

Even those who died in battle must be properly arranged; we cannot just abandon their corpses in the wilderness.

A perfectly good meal was ruined by these demon race food materials, and it was only with great difficulty that Ye Zhangqing was invited over.

Under Yun Xiantai, with Dongfang Hong and others cursing while directing, everyone began to clean the battlefield.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the demon race that had fled back to the Demon Realm, besides feeling stifled, also harbored many doubts.

What on earth is Haotu Shijie up to, how did it suddenly erupt like this?

"Damn, could they possibly know our plan?"

One demon emperor even suspected, saying they had just wanted to try a probe, but Haotu Shijie's side immediately made such a change, which is somewhat absurd.

It's as if they were deliberately targeting them.

Upon hearing this, the other demon emperor shook his head and said:

"It should be impossible; we haven't had any contact with Haotu Shijie on our side."

The demon race could not possibly collude with Haotu Shijie; that is utterly impossible.

But if that's not the case, why does Haotu Shijie have such a change?

The two demon emperors racked their brains in vain, but this plan's failure indeed caught them off guard.

They wondered why, every time they clashed, Haotu Shijie seemed to be specifically targeting them.

It always manages to make them uncomfortable.

Is Haotu Shijie naturally a counter to the demon race?

Actually, the simplest method now is to gather the entire demon race's strength, with absolute power, and directly crush Haotu Shijie.

But the problem is, of the eight demon emperors of the demon race, four are not currently in the Demon Realm.

Of the remaining three demon emperors, two have already engaged Haotu Shijie, leaving only one demon emperor who needs to hold the fort in the Demon Realm to respond to emergencies.

So even if these two demon emperors now wanted to use absolute strength to push over Haotu Shijie, they cannot.

At least they must wait for the other four demon emperors to return.

But as for the timing, it's uncertain; who knows when they'll return.

Moreover, Haotu Shijie is currently very eerie; one cannot even gauge its pulse, and the two demon emperors also have no idea.

"Let's rest for a few days temporarily, then see how things go."

"Hmm."

This battle, while not exactly a failure, also did not succeed in the plan; the two demon emperors also did not act rashly, intending to temporarily endure for a few days.

The many demons each went back to rest, and the two demon emperors also returned to the hall.

But when returning, the two demon emperors both keenly felt that the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy seemed to have become somewhat thin.

The change isn't big; it's just a tiny, subtle weakening. But damn it, that's exactly where the problem lies.

Ordinary demons might not perceive this subtle change, but as cultivators of Emperor Sovereign Realm, the two demon emperors nevertheless felt it.

The heaven-and-earth spiritual qi in the Demon Realm has indeed weakened.

After sensing it repeatedly and confirming their perception was correct, the two demon emperors exchanged a glance, shock flashing in their eyes.

Although this slight weakening won't cause much impact on the Demon Realm, and even ordinary demons might not be able to feel it.

But the problem is, this inexplicable weakening of heaven-and-earth spiritual qi is utterly absurd.

In any world, the heaven-and-earth spiritual qi should be stable.

It won't easily weaken, nor will it even fluctuate.

Because only stability can ensure a world's normal development, benefit its living beings, and aid cultivation and life.

If the heaven-and-earth spiritual qi of an entire world fluctuates too greatly, the consequences will absolutely be severe.

So, even the two demon emperors, upon noticing this, felt their hearts sink.

Surely the Demon Realm won't encounter any major problems, right?

The Haotu Shijie side still hasn't been resolved, yet problems have instead erupted right here at home.

One wave hasn't settled before another rises; the two demon emperors wore grim faces, did not return to the hall, but directly began investigating the root of all this.

At this moment, it concerns the foundation of the Demon Realm; it must be treated with caution—if nothing happens, fine, but if something does, it will surely be a major incident.