Chapter 293

To them, the human race was merely an ordinary species in the Primordial World; had it not been created by the Saint Nüwa, they would have despised it even more.

It was a race no better than ants.

Even if they had not completely slaughtered the human race before.

But sometimes, those demons would kill humans for amusement—or even as food.

Just as the Witch Clan sometimes killed demons and ate them as food.

The demons' attitude toward humans was much the same.

In fact, for lower-tier demons, killing humans and devouring their flesh and blood could even slightly enhance their strength.

Di Jun, Dong Huang Taiyi, and other high-ranking demons had all noticed this fact.

But Di Jun and the other high echelons of the Demon Clan dismissed such actions entirely.

As primordial divine beings, they had no need to resort to such means.

Moreover, using such methods granted negligible strength gains to powerful demons—and could even harm their own cultivation base.

It was simply not worth it.

Thus, Di Jun, Dong Huang Taiyi, Bai Ze, and many other demon elites never did such things.

Furthermore, excessive killing might attract greater karmic retribution, making Di Jun and the others even less likely to act.

As for the weaker demons below, Di Jun didn't care.

As long as the lower demons didn't go too far against the humans, it was fine.

After all, the human race was created by Saint Nüwa.

Di Jun still wanted to use Nüwa as a backing for his demon clan; naturally, they couldn't offend her too much.

At first, Di Jun had worried that if Nüwa blamed them, it would be disastrous.

But to Di Jun's surprise, Saint Nüwa did nothing to stop it—this relieved him.

He understood.

It must have been a matter of degree.

As long as he didn't exceed that limit, Saint Nüwa wouldn't blame them.

Now, if Luo Fu had not appeared, and he slaughtered humans, he might have crossed that limit.

In that case,

he would offend both Saint Tongtian and Saint Nüwa—and that would be no good thing.

That's why Di Jun called it a low-level tactic.

"Your Majesty, killing humans isn't the issue, but we must be careful about the numbers," Bai Ze murmured. "Ideally, Luo Fu should appear before us after hearing the news; otherwise, if Your Majesty provokes Saint Nüwa's wrath, it would be disastrous."

"I understand," Di Jun said gravely. "But this time, regarding Luo Fu, we must act."

"I hope we don't have to resort to our final tactic this time."

"Understood, Your Majesty. I'll issue the orders immediately," Bai Ze nodded.

Dealing with Luo Fu was indeed a headache.

After all, Luo Fu's background wasn't simple.

The human race was tied to Saint Nüwa.

As a direct disciple of the Jie Sect, he was tied to Tongtian Jiaozhu.

Both were Daoist Saints.

Even Di Jun and the others wanted to use Nüwa as their backing.

All they could say was that Luo Fu was a headache—but because of the Jiuying incident, they had to do something to make the Primordial World understand the Demon Clan's authority.

Just as Bai Ze and the other demon gods prepared to leave the palace and issue orders to the demon clans, warning them about Luo Fu's slaughter of humans,

"Boom—"

The heavens and earth trembled; the Heavenly Court where Di Jun resided shook violently.

At that moment, it felt as if the heavens and earth were shattering—deafening thunder roared in their ears.

The entire cosmos was shrouded in an unimaginably terrifying aura.

"This is a Heaven-Earth Lei Jie," Dong Huang Taiyi's face darkened. "And the power of this Lei Jie—even a Peak Nascent Soul would find it perilous."

"A Peak Nascent Soul undergoing Tribulation Crossing?" Bai Ze's eyes widened in shock.

As the demon clan's strategist, Bai Ze was stunned by the sheer terror of this Lei Jie.

After all, if a Peak Nascent Soul was undergoing Tribulation Crossing, did that mean some mighty being in the Primordial World was about to attain the Dao of Hunyuan Dala?

Like the earlier cases of the Three Pure Ones, Nüwa, and the Two Western Saints.

But those Daoist Saints had attained sainthood through merit and fortune, never facing Heaven-Earth Lei Jie.

So Bai Ze had no idea what a true Peak Nascent Soul's path to Hunyuan Dala would look like.

Now, sensing the heavens and earth tremble, he could only speculate.

At that level, Bai Ze himself had never endured such a Heaven-Earth Lei Jie during his own ascent to Peak Nascent Soul.

"A Peak Nascent Soul undergoing Tribulation Crossing?" The other demon gods also paled.

If a new Peak Nascent Soul became a Hunyuan Dala, the entire Primordial World's balance would shift dramatically.

Would the Witch-Demon struggle for dominance over the Primordial Earth be affected?

"A Peak Nascent Soul undergoing Tribulation Crossing?" Di Jun's gaze grew profound. "No. This is not a Peak Nascent Soul undergoing Tribulation Crossing, nor is any Peak Nascent Soul about to attain Hunyuan Dala. You may rest easy."

"Though the Lei Jie's power is beyond what an ordinary Peak Nascent Soul could withstand, someone of your strength, Taiyi, could still handle it easily."

"Ah, if that's the case, then there's no need to worry," Dong Huang Taiyi exhaled in relief.

As long as no one was attaining Hunyuan Dala, they, as demons, had nothing to fear.

After all, even the top Peak Nascent Souls couldn't stir up any real trouble against the Demon Clan's power.

They did not see it, but even top-tier Pre-Saints like Zhenyuanzi and Ancestor Minghe hid within their own Daoist retreats.

During the Era of Hegemonic Struggle between the Wu and Demon Clans, they never appeared before the eyes of mortals.

The calamity of the Wu and Demon Clans spread its aura everywhere.

The Wu and Demon Clans became ensnared within it, unaware of how their fates had already been sealed.

But those top-tier Pre-Saints who did not become ensnared in the calamity knew just how terrifying the heavenly calamity aura was—how could they possibly wish to join the calamity voluntarily?

"No, even if this is not a Pre-Saint seeking to attain the Chaotic Great Luo, the fact that someone is undergoing this heavenly Lei Jie will greatly impact the Demon Clan," Di Jun said slowly.

"This…?" Dong Huang Taiyi could not grasp it at once. "Brother, what do you mean? Even if the opponent is an enemy of our clan, as long as they do not become a Heaven Dao Saint, we need not fear them."

"That is true," Di Jun nodded, then suddenly rose and scanned the high echelons of the Demon Clan before him. "But the one undergoing this Tribulation Crossing is our acquaintance—the very one we originally intended to make pay a price…"

At these words.

Some Demon Clan Divine Gods' expressions changed drastically—they seemed to have realized something.

Although such a possibility was one they had never considered before.

"I believe some of you have already guessed—the man is the human Luo Fu. That human is undergoing Tribulation Crossing, and this heavenly Lei Jie is likely his breakthrough from Taiyi Jin Xian to Great Luo Jinxian," Di Jun said gravely, his eyes filled with solemnity.

"How is this possible? How could a mere Taiyi Jin Xian trigger such a terrifying heavenly Lei Jie?" Dong Huang Taiyi could not believe it.

After all, as a descendant of the Great Sun Jin Wu, Dong Huang Taiyi himself was among the most powerful primordial divine beings—he had faced a certain heavenly Dao Lei Jie when breaking from Taiyi Jin Xian to Great Luo Jinxian.

Yet even so, the Lei Jie he had faced then was incomparable to the calamity Luo Fu now endured.

These were two entirely different levels of power.

If they had faced a Lei Jie like Luo Fu's back then, they would have had only one outcome: annihilation beneath that terrifying Lei Jie.

Not even the slightest chance to struggle would have remained.

This alone proves how terrifying that human is.

Otherwise, the Honghuang Heaven Dao would never have summoned such a terrifying Lei Jie.

"Though I do not wish to believe it, the facts lie before us," Di Jun said gravely. "We cannot allow that human any more room to grow. I have a feeling—if we let that human grow further, it will be a devastating blow to our future Demon Clan."

"Bai Ze, issue orders—lead the Demon Clan to the location where the heavenly Lei Jie has descended," Di Jun commanded. "This time, move swiftly."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Bai Ze's heart tightened in alarm—he understood.

Not long after.

Soon, Di Jun and Dong Huang Taiyi led the vast Demon Clan down toward the Honghuang Earth.

Just a Taiyi Jin Xian undergoing Tribulation Crossing was already this terrifying.

It had frightened Di Jun.

If such an enemy existed, they would be unable to sleep or eat in peace.

If that human broke from Taiyi Jin Xian to Great Luo Jinxian, how powerful would his Shiliyou Society become then?

Could he, as before, cross-realm and slay his enemies?