Chapter 2270: Chapter 2270 Warning
After annihilating the remnants of the foreign race forces, Qiong Qi checked and counted before turning to Ye Liuyun with a frown. "Only ten in total?"
"The foreign races were trying to conserve their manpower, aiming for a victory without a fight. Their goal was to infiltrate these two powerful foreign races into the Devil Clan to control its strongest members.
If these hidden foreign races managed to infiltrate the Devil Clan in the God Realm, the damage they could cause would be catastrophic."
"But the corpse demons here haven’t surpassed the divine realm. Should we keep the passage open? That way, we can come back anytime to mine the demon-repelling stones," Ye Liuyun suggested, seeking Qiong Qi’s opinion.
"But the corpse demons here haven’t surpassed the immortal realm. Should we keep the passage open? That way, we can come back anytime to mine the exorcism stones." Ye Liuyun suggested, seeking for Qiong Qi’s opinion.
Qiong Qi pondered for a moment before responding. "Are you planning to hand this world over to the Devil Clan? How can you be sure the foreign races won’t send more powerful experts to control them? This place has no resources left and it will soon decay and collapse. There’s no point in keeping it. Keeping it would only be a lingering threat!"
Ye Liuyun pondered and nodded in agreement. It was better to be safe than sorry.
He simply recorded the coordinates and kept it in the teleportation black tower before returning to the palace with Qiong Qi.
Back at the palace, the ten soldiers left behind had already eradicated the incoming corpse demons.
Their strength made it effortless to eradicate these corpse demons, who were below the immortal realm.
However, the old man from earlier had perished in the battle against the corpse demons.
One of the soldiers quickly explained to Ye Liuyun. "We told him to stay put, but he insisted on fighting. He went all out with the corpse demons and before we could react, he was killed!"
"Let it go. It’s clear that he had a death wish." Qiong Qi interjected, defending the soldiers.
Ye Liuyun knew the old man had acted deliberately, so he did not blame the soldiers. Instead, he instructed them to search the area for any remaining resources before they boarded the warship and headed back toward the passage.
The teams he had sent out had each discovered mines of excorcism stones and were already mining them. Whenever they encountered corpse demons, they effortlessly eliminated them without facing significant danger along the way.
Ye Liuyun no longer paid attention to their progress. Instead, he returned to the Devil Clan in the God Realm. He summoned various elders and powerful experts of the Devil Clan one by one for soul-searching. Eventually, he identified three elders who knew the truth.
They all knew that the other side of the passage led to a mortal world inhabited by Devil Clan. Moreover, it was with their assistance that the Devil Clan in that mortal world had taken over control by suppressing the human race.
Deep down, these individuals harbored the ambition to annihilate the human race one day when the Devil Clan grew stronger.
For these Devil Clan who constantly dreamed of ruling the world and enslaving humanity, Ye Liuyun saw no reason to be lenient.
In addition to these three powerful experts from the Devil Clan, Ye Liuyun also uncovered six other Devil Clan elders who shared the same ideology.
In the presence of the witch, Ye Liuyun addressed them directly. "Let’s not beat around the bush. I know exactly what nine of you are thinking. Your very existence is a destabilizing factor in this world.
I’m giving you a choice. The first option is to use your nine lives in exchange for the continued survival of the Devil Clan in the God Realm. The second option is for the entire Devil Clan to migrate to the mortal realm, leaving the God Realm forever.
I’ll give you one hour to decide. If there’s no resolution by then, I will begin purging the Devil Clan."
Ye Liuyun’s actions were aimed at thoroughly resolving the instability caused by the Devil Clan. He wanted them either to submit to governance or to leave entirely, so they would not cause further trouble.
By involving the witch, he was also sending a clear warning to the Devil Clan to abandon any ulterior motives and coexist peacefully with humans.
After leaving, Ye Liuyun immediately recalled Ye Tiandao’s Blade Legion, preparing to take action against the Devil Clan.
He planned to leave the God Realm soon to seek alliances and it was uncertain how long he would be gone. The instability posed by the Devil Clan had to be dealt with swiftly.
In truth, he did not intend to exterminate the entire Devil Clan. However, he was determined to eliminate all the current experts and elders, replacing them with weaker and more compliant leaders.
"What’s going on?" The witch wondered, unaware of why Ye Liuyun had suddenly changed his stance.
She knew that these nine elders were particularly anti-human, but Ye Liuyun had been aware of this. His decision to act now suggested he had uncovered something incriminating.
The three elders then revealed their control over the Devil Clan in the mortal realm.
Upon learning this, the witch was left speechless. These powerful Devil Clan experts were indeed unstable factors for Ye Liuyun, which explained why he wanted to eliminate them.
Now, they faced the decision of whether to relocate the entire Devil Clan or sacrifice these nine powerful experts.
The witch also summoned other Devil Clan elders to inform them of the truth, fearing she would not be able to explain it to the rest of the clan later.
All the elders opposed the idea of relocating the entire clan.
"That area has already been occupied by foreign races. Even if there are no powerful experts above the immortal realm, there are no resources left. Moving there would be inviting our own extinction!"
Even the nine elders named by Ye Liuyun were against the relocation.
Consequently, all eyes turned to these nine individuals, clearly waiting for them to volunteer their sacrifice to save the Devil Clan.
The witch sighed deeply and walked outside, unable to bear the scene.
Once outside, she took a deep breath of fresh air and sensed the powerful aura from Ye Liuyun’s side. Her heart was filled with mixed emotions.
This series of events was actually caused by her father’s initial actions. If her father had not detained Ye Liuyun back then, things would never have escalated to this extent.
After a while, the other elders came out one by one and handed a Interspatial Ring to Ye Liuyun.
Inside the ring were the bodies of the nine powerful experts. After inspecting them with his divine sense, Ye Liuyun said nothing more. He simply led the Blade Legion and returned directly to Central Dynasty through the conveyor formation.
He left the remaining matters to Yuan Hao to handle, as there was no need for him to waste any more time here.
After his departure, he sent a message to the the witch. "Keep the conveyor formation for the Devil Clan. They are free to venture out and explore the world beyond. I hope the Devil Clan and humans can coexist peacefully."
Simultaneously, Ye Liuyun issued a proclamation across the realm, expressing gratitude for the Devil Clan’s contribution to the Exorcism Stones.
He emphasized that the Devil Clan was an integral part of this world, urging everyone not to discriminate against them. He even established a Devil Cultivation Academy in the Regalty, inviting some of the Devil Clan elders to serve as mentors.
These actions of Ye Liuyun evoked a mixed feeling of fear and gratitude among the witches and other Devil Clan elders.
Their fear stemmed from the fact that if Ye Liuyun found a reason to annihilate them, he would not hesitate in the slightest. It was the same during the last time when the Dark Legion had marched on their borders and when he had directly forced the experts to their deaths, he had shown no mercy.
They were glad that despite Ye Liuyun had the power to annihilate them but had chosen not to. Instead, he had helped them to integrate into this world.
