The mastermind behind the scenes starting with the calamity of all races

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Someone exclaimed in shock: "Holy crap! Does this mean the human race is going to protect Su Yu at this point?"

Some people lamented, "But... isn't this too late? If it had been done earlier, Su Yu wouldn't have ended up in this state."

Some onlookers gloated, saying, "Tsk tsk tsk, I wonder if the various tribes will still take action, and if they will dare to do so."

At this very moment, in the Demon Realm.

Just as a demon king was about to attack the ancient city, creating an opportunity for Zi Mo and his companions to break through, he was interrupted by Qin Guang's voice.

He dared not act rashly now, and instead turned his gaze to the depths of the demon realm.

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Chapter 344 Bullying the Weak? Even Humans Can Do It! [Please Subscribe! Please Vote!]

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Deep within the Demon Realm stands a magnificent palace, the Demon Emperor's residence.

The Demon Emperor slightly raised his head and gazed towards the direction of the Eastern Rift Valley. He saw Qin Guang, whose sharpness was fully revealed; Yun Jie, whose aura was as deep as the abyss; and the invincible human race, who were poised to attack.

The Demon Emperor frowned slightly. This didn't seem like a bluff at all; it seemed more like he was serious.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

The Demon King, who was preparing to rescue the people, came from the Bloodfire Demon Clan. His clan was not on good terms with the Demon Emperor's clan. He did not want to ask the Demon Emperor, but now that the human race was taking a tough stance, he did not dare to act on his own.

First, consult the Demon Emperor; then whatever happens, the Demon Emperor will take the blame.

This shows that although the Bloodfire Demon Clan has bad habits such as being warlike and bloodthirsty, they are not stupid.

The Demon Emperor ignored him and turned to look outside. The next second, his gaze met Qin Guang's.

The Demon Emperor's voice echoed across the battlefield: "Qin Guang, what do you humans mean? Are you trying to protect Su Yu, or are you trying to hinder our rescue? As far as I know, you've already abandoned Su Yu. Your current actions won't earn Su Yu's gratitude, so don't waste your time. War? Do you dare?"

Wow!

As the Demon Emperor's voice rang out, the battlefield of the heavens erupted in uproar. Now, for Su Yu's sake, even the Half-Emperor had joined the fray!

Although no action has been taken yet, who can predict whether or not an action will be taken in the end?

Faced with the Demon Emperor's provocations and aggressive tactics, Qin Guang coldly retorted, "Even if we don't intervene this time, you still can't do anything to Su Yu. But you have repeatedly used your invincible power to bully the younger generation of my human race. You are provoking our human race! As for the matter between us and Su Yu, that is an internal matter of our human race. It is not for you, an outsider, to comment!"

The Demon Emperor was silent for a moment, then said, "So, you really want to go to war with us?"

Qin Guang's attitude remained firm: "Whoever makes a move, we will go to war with them!"

If Su Yu is ignored once or twice, it might be understandable, but if he is ignored three or four times, time and time again, in the end, even with Yun Jie intervening, how much affection will Su Yu have left for the human race?

Moreover, what will the people below think if we allow all races to target Su Yu time and time again?

Unlike Wudi, they didn't have as many concerns. All they knew was that Su Yu was a human and a super genius. If they didn't save such a person, who would dare to fight on the battlefield of the heavens in the future?

What if we offend powerful races like gods and demons someday? Will we be abandoned as well?

In this way, humanity is caught in a vicious cycle: geniuses dare not show their talents, and ordinary people are afraid to show their talents. What will humanity use to resist all other races?

It was precisely because of these reasons that Yun Jie persuaded the other invincibles, which led to the current situation.

They must prove to all realms, and to the human race, that they have not abandoned Su Yu, and will never abandon anyone else!

As Yun Jie and his companions expected, the soldiers stationed on the battlefield of the heavens, though they didn't say much when they heard the news of Su Yu being besieged time and time again, were certainly uncomfortable in their hearts.

If all races can send their older generation of powerful figures to hunt down the geniuses of my human race, then where are the powerful figures of my human race?

Why are there so few reports of the human race rescuing Su Yu? Have they given up?

The repeated reports had already built up a lot of discontent among the soldiers in various prefectures, but with Qin Guang's domineering declaration, all that discontent vanished, and the morale of the entire front line soared!

This scene was naturally witnessed by the invincible forces of each prefecture. At the same time, they also realized that by constantly compromising and retreating, they would only end up with an enemy who would take an inch and then a group of dissatisfied soldiers.

Upon hearing Qin Guang's firm reply, the Demon Emperor fell silent once more, as did the other races.

After a while, a Celestial King stepped forward: "Qin Guang, we don't care about the other races, but you must order Su Yu to release our Celestial Clan members. Don't forget, we are allies."

Before Qin Guang could speak, Yun Jie scoffed, "Allies? Then why did your ally go and block the gate of the ancient city? Did you go to rescue someone? Hahaha..."

After laughing twice, Yun Jie's expression gradually turned cold, eventually becoming as cold as frost. He directly shouted, "Where is your face?!"

"you……"

The immortal king was rendered speechless by Yun Jie's retort, his face turning pale and then red, clearly quite angry.

Qin Guang said coldly, "Give orders to Su Yu? You've got it wrong. Su Yu and we are not in a superior-subordinate relationship. According to his current position, we are his peers. If you want to put him at ease, then talk to him. We don't care. But there's one thing: Wudi is not allowed to make a move!"

The Celestial King was not about to give up: "What if we insist on taking action? Do you humans really dare to start a war with us?"

Qin Guang looked at him coldly: "Are you trying to break the Human-Immortal Agreement? Do you think you can make that decision? Let Tian Gu talk to me! As for you, get out of here!"

After speaking, Qin Guang's icy gaze swept across the realms of the Gods, Demons, Dragons, and other major races, and he said sternly, "If you insist on taking action, we can't stop you, but you'd better not let your geniuses out of the house in the future. We'll kill every one of them who comes out. Isn't that just bullying the weak? Do you really think my human race wouldn't do that?"

The Demon Emperor's voice carried a hint of ruthlessness: "Are you planning to fight to the death?"

Qin Guang remained unmoved and calmly said, "Then let's fight to the death."

"Is it worth it for a mere Su Yu? He's just a Lingyun Realm cultivator. Here's what we'll do: hand him over, and this time, whether it's Xia Longwu's Dao attainment or anyone else's, my Demon Clan won't interfere. How about that?"

At this moment, the Demon Emperor changed his strategy. He didn't believe that others wouldn't be tempted by his words.

As expected, behind Yun Jie, several invincible figures paused for a moment, clearly tempted by the Demon Emperor's promise.

Trading one Su Yu for several, or even a dozen, invincible beings is not a loss, no, it should be said that it is a huge profit.

This made it impossible for them not to be tempted.

The Demon Emperor continued, "Qin Guang, what do you think? Why don't you consider it and discuss it with the others? I see some of you are quite interested in my promise."

Qin Guang glanced deeply in the direction of the Demon Realm. He knew the Demon Emperor's intention in saying this. He had seen that there were disagreements within the human race, and that there was no human ruler who could subdue everyone. Therefore, his words were still intended to divide the human race.

After all, Qin Guang doesn't represent everyone.

But the Demon Emperor misjudged the situation. Qin Guang didn't necessarily need everyone's support. As long as Yun Jie, Zhou Tianqi, Xia Wushen, and Zhu Dizhu agreed with him, that would be enough. Even if others had their own opinions, they couldn't stop the tide.

Among humans, these five are a force to be reckoned with!

Therefore, Qin Guang ignored the thoughts of those invincible people behind him and replied directly: "No need to discuss or consider. I don't believe your demon race's promises, and we don't need to betray our own people to obtain such promises!"

The Demon Emperor's expression changed. He hadn't expected Qin Guang to remain so defiant. Didn't he sense that someone behind him was wavering? Or... was he actually just putting on a brave face?

The Demon Emperor decided to test them once. He smiled and said, "Are you really not going to reconsider? Where is Xia Wushen? If our Demon Clan doesn't stop your grandson from proving his Dao, won't you say a few words? Or have you already given up on Xia Longwu?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xia Wushen's voice came from somewhere: "If you want to stop me, then go ahead and try. The day Long Wu falls will be the day I draw my sword. Those who are not afraid of death, come on then."

After saying that, there was no further sound.

The Demon Emperor's eyes flickered slightly: "Heh, it seems your human race is quite united. In that case, let's leave it at that. This time, Invincible will not make a move."

"Demon Emperor..."

Demon world.

The Purple Fire Demon King anxiously called out to the Demon Emperor, "If Invincible doesn't make a move, what will happen to the people in the ancient city? Purple Fire is his junior; how can we just stand by and watch him die in the ancient city?"

The Demon Emperor looked at him coldly: "What, does your Bloodfire Demon Clan have a problem with this? You really want to start a war with the human race? Then go ahead and do it."

The Demon Emperor ignored the Purple Fire Demon King. After all, it wasn't someone from their lineage who died. Moreover, that Purple Fire Demon King had already reached the ninth level of the Sun and Moon Realm. At that time, there was no hope of breaking through to the Quasi-Invincible Realm, and there was also a sliver of hope of proving the Dao of Eternity. At that time, the strength of the Bloodfire Demon Clan would become stronger and stronger. How could he, as the Demon Emperor, suppress this disobedient Bloodfire Demon Clan?

Therefore, it's just as well that Zi Mo is dead.

This way, he wouldn't have to suppress the Bloodfire Demon Clan.

The Purple Flame Demon King was speechless. Would the rest of the Blood Flame Demon Clan be willing to fight against the human race for the sake of one of his descendants? Did they have a chance of winning? Obviously not.

How could the Bloodfire Demon Clan alone possibly be a match for the human race? Although they have quite a few invincible individuals, there are only seven or eight in total. This is very strong within the demon race, but compared to the human race, it is simply not enough.

The Demon Emperor glanced at him and feigned comfort, saying, "Alright, he's just a junior. Your own life is more important. You can have more children later."

After saying that, the Demon Emperor returned directly to his palace.

Standing there, the Purple Fire Demon King was on the verge of tears.

After a long silence, he sighed and left. Upon returning to the palace, he immediately announced that he would be going into seclusion.

It's unclear whether he's truly in seclusion cultivating or has taken the Demon Emperor's advice and is trying to have more children.

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Meanwhile, the Purple Fire Demon King announced that he was going into seclusion.

On the other side, Zi Mo and the others were plunged into despair.

They had naturally heard what the Demon Emperor said, and that was precisely why they were in despair; it meant they had been abandoned.

Uh... but... this doesn't seem to be the first time.

This situation has occurred four times in total, from Tianmie Ancient City to Hongmeng Ancient City, and now to Xinghong Ancient City.

This is the second time that Xinghong Ancient City has been visited.

However, this was indeed the first time for them, because most of the people who had been abandoned in the previous times were already dead, and their corpses had become Su Yu's possessions. Those who were lucky enough to survive did not come this time.

What should we do now?

The group looked at each other, seemingly at a loss for what to do.

After a while.

Zi Mo said fiercely, "The only way now is to save ourselves. We either lure Su Yu out and kill him, or we have no choice but to risk breaking out through the moat."

It seems there are only two paths left, but there's one Purple Demon didn't mention: transforming into a resident of the ancient city.

With his cultivation level, after transforming into a resident of the ancient city, he would have a chance to compete with Su Yu for the position of city lord. As long as Su Yu comes out of the city lord's mansion, he can kill Su Yu and seize the city lord's token.

However, he was unwilling to be trapped in this "small" ancient city, nor should his future be here; he still wanted to prove himself invincible!

After Zi Mo finished speaking, the others' expressions changed. Trying to lure Su Yu out was as difficult as climbing to the sky. They couldn't think of any bargaining chips they had that could attract Su Yu.