Chapter 513: The Evil Clan Withdraws

Hearing Xiao Yan's shout from behind, the figure fleeing at high speed not only did not slow down, but instead accelerated a few notches. Man Zun quickly arrived beside Gexiusi and the others, forced back the four people—including Xiao Xuan—who were surrounding them with a single move, and, with a surge of energy enveloping the few remaining Demon Emperor saplings, escaped into the distance in an instant.

The series of actions was as smooth as flowing water. From the moment Man Zun stood above the Man Mo Clan army again, only a few breaths had passed; the speed was so great that even the others had not yet reacted.

"Flame Emperor, let us talk."

Man Zun's calm tone reached every corner of the battlefield clearly. Both sides of the conflict stopped fighting simultaneously. At this very moment, a strange stillness descended upon the battlefield, which spanned hundreds of thousands of miles.

"Hmph!"

"There is nothing to talk about with invaders. If you want to fight, then let us continue!"

Xiao Yan had no intention of stopping; the Exotic Fire Eternal Ruler in his hand exuded an imposing pressure.

"No, you will talk."

"If you do not want the Dou Qi Continent to be unable to ever recover."

Man Zun cast a casual glance at the crowd below. The battlefield could no longer be simply described as being littered with corpses. On a battlefield where great powers clashed, most people did not even have the luck to leave behind an intact body, and the majority of these were experts of the Dou Qi Continent.

Following Man Zun's gaze, Xiao Yan fell silent. The situation on the battlefield was extremely clear; the Dou Qi Continent was at an absolute disadvantage. If this continued, it might truly result in a tragedy where nine out of ten houses were empty, evolving into a repeat of the civilization collapse from tens of thousands of years ago.

After a long while, Xiao Yan took a deep breath.

"What do you want to talk about?"

Man Zun secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. If Xiao Yan were determined to fight to the bitter end, it would still be very troublesome for him.

"It is very simple!"

"We will voluntarily withdraw from the Dou Qi Continent, and you must not pursue."

The conditions were not harsh; they were even incredibly lenient. Xiao Yan had already prepared for the other side to make exorbitant demands, followed by his side refusing, and everyone continuing the fight.

"Very well, the treaty shall be fulfilled immediately!"

Man Zun's reaction speed surprised everyone. After thinking it over, there seemed to be nothing unusual, so Xiao Yan nodded and casually slashed the Exotic Fire Eternal Ruler into the earth, creating an abyss over a thousand feet wide.

"Both sides shall use this place as a baseline. After retreating behind this line, you have five days to withdraw from the Dou Qi Continent."

Given the large number of the Evil Clan army and the difficulty of withdrawing, Xiao Yan practically gave a deadline that could be called generous.

"Agreed."

Following Man Zun's order, the Evil Clan army slowly retreated, harboring complex feelings of doubt and anger.

"Am I dreaming?"

After a long while, one person in the Dou Qi Allied Forces said uncertainly.

"Slap!"

At this moment, his comrade beside him slapped him squarely on the face.

"Ouch!"

It seemed it was real.

After a brief silence, thunderous cheers resounded through the heavens and earth. The morale of the Dou Qi Allied Forces soared. Pairs of bloodthirsty red eyes stared like wild beasts at the demoralized Evil Clan army opposite them, provoking the latter to feel a surge of anger, instantly wanting to grab their weapons and give these natives a hard lesson.

However, the restless Evil Clan soldiers eventually extinguished their fire under a cold snort from Man Zun. Furthermore, they displayed the excellent discipline of a Sanshier Dazhu, with the elite experts covering the rear and boarding the warships in an orderly fashion.

As for the Dou Qi Allied Forces, Xiao Yan was still pressing down from above. The Dou Qi Continent Allied Forces, which had been at a disadvantage, remained calm and honestly watched the direction in which the Outer Realm Evil Clan was departing.

Perhaps they wanted to avenge their friends and family, but the tragic reality told them that they were still just small fries.

For the next five days, Xiao Yan personally stayed on the periphery of the Dou Qi Continent, ruler never leaving his hand, eyes unblinking as he watched the Outer Realm Evil Clan warships until they disappeared from his perception.

The other side's compliance exceeded Xiao Yan's expectations. They actually left without any lingering attachment?

When Xiao Yan turned around, the first thing he saw was not the celebration of victory, but that purple-black soil in the east of the continent, exuding darkness and evil. Instantly, the anger that had been suppressed because the Outer Realm Evil Clan kept their word surged out.

……

Man Zun sat cross-legged at the bow of the flagship, behind him the Dou Qi Continent gradually moving away.

"My Lord, to return just like this……"

"Is there no problem?"

Gexiusi's face was pale; he had clearly suffered quite a loss under the siege of a group of experts.

But now he had no heart to care about his own injuries, instead asking with a slightly strange tone.

"Unreconciled?"

"Naturally!"

Gexiusi admitted it openly. He needed this merit to consolidate his status; returning empty-handed was not his intention.

"I am not reconciled either!"

Man Zun's tone changed as he gritted his teeth.

He was the leader of this operation, the number one person under the Heavenly Demon Emperor of the Man Mo Clan!

Five Ghost Demon Emperors paired with one peak Mysterious Demon Emperor, yet they had failed to conquer a mere lower plane, a task that should have been as simple as reaching into a bag to take an object. He could already imagine the reprimands he would face upon returning.

"But what can being unreconciled do?"

"That Flame Emperor has already refined the Plane Spirit of the Dou Qi Continent, and his strength has skyrocketed. As long as he is still on the Dou Qi Continent, his power is endless. Unless the Clan Leader personally takes action and uses a great Supernatural Power to forcibly suppress and kill him, no one can do anything to him in this lower plane."

"If we cannot deal with him, this expedition of ours is bound to fail. It is better to withdraw early and preserve our effective strength."

As Man Zun spoke, Gexiusi was astonished. This person did not have his blood boil like an ordinary Man Mo clansman; it seemed he was one of the few smart people in the clan!

"Moreover, we already gave up a portion of the benefits by coming out this time."

"Since the benefits of the Dou Qi Continent cannot be obtained, it is better to withdraw early. Perhaps there is still a chance to recover the losses."

And this was one of the reasons why Man Zun withdrew so decisively. Rather than choosing a lower plane to fight to the death with heavy casualties and no guarantee of winning, it was better to preserve effective strength and return to the Da Qian World to fight for other benefits for their side.

"However, rest assured!"

At the end of his words, Man Zun specifically gave Gexiusi a reassurance.

"This failure can only be said to be due to our insufficient preparation. Your intelligence was indeed correct, and I will report it truthfully to the Clan Leader."

Not only was it correct, but after an on-site inspection, Man Zun felt that Gexiusi's "boasting" about the strength of the Dou Qi Continent to the Clan Leader was still conservative. The configuration of this lower plane had simply blinded his Titanium Alloy Demon Eye.

Divine beast races, fire spirits, the eerie Emperor Flame, and that group of heaven-gifted geniuses who could be considered top-tier even in the Da Qian World.

What he valued most was none other than Xiao Yan, a super genius who combined talent, destiny, and great perseverance, and was able to gain the recognition of the Plane Spirit; the most fatal thing was...

He is not even a hundred years old!

Looking back at the tens of thousands of years of history in the Da Qian World, there are not many people who can compare to him.

"No, Lord Man Zun, this time I also bear the responsibility for the inadequate intelligence."

It must be said that Man Zun's act of taking the blame as a leader greatly won Gexiusi's favor, and the latter also expressed his intention to share the hardships together.

Gexiusi's expression was strange; he had almost completely grasped the configuration of the Dou Qi Continent, and the smoothness after the war started also proved the accuracy of his intelligence.

If not for the Flame Emperor who suddenly appeared halfway.

He was just puzzled; what was the situation with that Flame Emperor? He had never heard of him!

And what kind of heaven-defying luck did the Dou Qi Continent have to nurture such a prodigy who obtained the recognition of the Plane Spirit in just a few decades?

On the way back, Man Zun and Gexiusi fully exchanged opinions on the issue of the Dou Qi Continent, and determined the content to report to the Man Mo Clan Clan Leader through a democratic and free decision-making method (just the two of them):

Jointly condemn the four Demon Emperors, Huang and the others (who are in a coma), for not listening to commands, underestimating the enemy, and rashly advancing, which led to the collapse of the army; fortunately, thanks to Man Zun's wise decision-making, he turned the tide when it was collapsing and saved the situation, greatly preserving our clan's vital forces.

The two, who were discussing heatedly, did not notice at all that, a hundred thousand and eight thousand miles away, two swift white shadows "brushed past" the fleet.

Half a month later, two figures with anxious expressions stopped on the outskirts of the Dou Qi Continent.