However, Dragon Hao Chen was wrong about one thing.
As long as he was willing to hand over Haoyue, there was at least a fifty percent chance that humans and demons could truly shake hands and make peace.
What a pity…
Douluo I Shui Yue'er Livestream: "What?"
Douluo I Li Xin Livestream: "This… this… is it real or fake?"
Other girls from Divine Throne Livestream: "?"
What the people of the Divine Throne World didn't know was that the seventy-two Demon God Pillars, which their Temple Alliance's various Hall Masters were so keen on destroying, were actually seventy-two divine artifacts used to seal Austin Griffin.
And in the hearts of the demon race's highest decision-makers, their true enemy was never the humans on the Holy Demon Continent, but Austin Griffin.
This generation's Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu personally told Moon Demon God Agares that they must spare no effort, even if he, the Devil God Emperor, were to fall, they must eliminate Austin Griffin.
At the same time, Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu also told Agares a secret that wasn't really a secret.
That is, the previous Devil God Emperor had given an order, admonishing his successors never to completely eliminate humanity.
Of course, this wasn't because the demon race was merciful; it was simply because the demon race itself couldn't produce food. If they really wiped out all humans, then they would all starve to death themselves.
Divine Throne Temple Alliance girls Livestream: "…"
In fact, it's no exaggeration to say that if the demon race truly wanted to destroy humanity, Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu alone would be enough.
Those few Hall Masters of the Temple Alliance always thought that if they truly disregarded everything and fought desperately with Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu, they would have the confidence to take him down.
This was completely wishful thinking; calling them frogs in a well wouldn't be an exaggeration.
Finally, the Temple Alliance, weak and ignorant, yet inheriting the arrogance and shamelessness of the Radiant Church, still used the same tactic they used against Electrolux: making ordinary people fight a war of attrition against the demon race.
Douluo 1 Shui Yueer: "After hearing so much from Shen Fan, why do I feel like the demon race is the hero in quelling this World-ending crisis of Austin Griffin, while you people from the Temple Alliance seem more like troublemakers who enjoy watching the chaos and stirring up trouble?"
Douluo Yi Huo Wu Livestream: "Don't be so direct; they need to save face too."
Douluo I Shui Yue'er Livestream: "Ah, right, right, right."
Douluo One Yao Zi Livestream: "…"
"When you say 'Ah, right, right, right,' I feel like you haven't just failed to hold back; you've actually maximized the sarcasm."
Divine Throne Temple Alliance girls Livestream: "…"
In the following days, as the Temple Alliance refused to hand over Dragon Hao Chen, the Holy War erupted.
In just one year, the total population of the Temple Alliance sharply decreased by one-tenth.
Divine Throne Chen Yinger Livestream: "Huh?"
"One-tenth of the population gone in a year?"
Divine Throne Wang Yuanyuan Livestream: "Unimaginable…"
However, the several Hall Masters and other decision-makers of the Temple Alliance, as I mentioned before, were still alive and well; many didn't even suffer minor injuries.
On the other hand, Dragon Hao Chen, who initially clamored to fight the demon race, was directly sent to the very back, where he calmly went into seclusion.
Divine Throne Moon Night Livestream: "'Calmly went into seclusion,' what a phrase."
"Did Shen Fan really not write or remember it wrong?"
"In the original plot, how could I possibly fall for someone like Dragon Hao Chen?"
"Am I crazy?"
Divine Throne Bai Yue Livestream: "…"
Divine Throne Cold Xiao Livestream: "…"
All things considered, if Dragon Hao Chen were truly as righteous as he usually appeared, even if he wasn't willing to sacrifice himself and Haoyue, he absolutely should not have let the soldiers on the front lines fight desperately while he, the culprit who instigated the Holy War, hid in the rear.
That's right.
Rather than saying Dragon Hao Chen went into seclusion, I still believe Dragon Hao Chen half-heartedly hid away.
One must know that the demon race's target was him, Dragon Hao Chen. If he truly dared to go to the battlefield, then Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu would definitely personally come to capture him at the first opportunity.
Anyone with a clear head could see this.
Therefore, saying Dragon Hao Chen went into seclusion was false; letting him run to a safe place to hide and cultivate was the truth.
As for the various other reasons given by the Temple Alliance's decision-makers, those were just to deceive the ordinary soldiers below, to prevent them from having too much dissatisfaction and resistance.
Divine Throne Chen Yinger Livestream: "Is our Temple Alliance really that dark?"
Divine Throne Wang Yuanyuan Livestream: "I don't know if it's dark or not, I just know I can't refute Shen Fan."
Speaking of which.
Dragon Hao Chen's actions are remarkably similar to the excuse Tang San used when he found a reason to absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider during his pursuit of the Titan Giant Ape to save Xiao Wu.
One used the excuse of going into seclusion to improve his cultivation so it would be easier to kill the demon race, while the other used the excuse of absorbing a spirit ring to have a better chance of saving Xiao Wu.
However, for Devil God Emperor and Titan Giant Ape, whether Dragon Hao Chen and Tang San improved by one major realm made absolutely no difference; they were both fodder that could be instantly killed with one move.
It's only because Dragon Hao Chen and Tang San are the male protagonists in the novels, possessing a powerful intelligence-reducing aura that lowers the IQ of everyone around them to negative numbers, that no one noticed the various improprieties in Dragon Hao Chen and Tang San's words and actions.
Douluo Bai Yue Livestream: "…"
Douluo Si Xiao Wu Livestream: "This scoundrel."
"He's really never going to stop, is he?"
"Why does he always have to add Third Brother whenever he talks about something bad?"
Xiao Wu Livestream: "Shen Fan is just speaking the truth."
"Tang San clearly said he was coming to save me, so why did he go to absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider's spirit ring halfway?"
"To borrow a phrase from Shen Fan."
"If Er Ming were really the enemy, by the time Tang San finished absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider's spirit ring and came to save me, I might have already turned into poop."
Douluo Three and Douluo Si Xiao Wu Livestream: "…"
Douluo Three and Douluo Four Tang Wutong Livestream: "…"
Oh, except for Yan Yan.
And Phoenix Qinger from the Battle Through the Heavens World is also an exception.
I don't know why, but the male protagonist's intelligence-reducing aura and protagonist's aura don't work on either of them.
Battle Through the Heavens Phoenix Qinger Livestream: "Huh?"
"Am I that amazing?"
Battle Through the Heavens Mu Qingluan Livestream: "Hmph."
"You actually got to show off."
Yan Yan has been mentioned before; she was the only one in the Douluo One era who saw through Tang San's true nature, either directly confronting him or completely ignoring him whenever she saw him.
Phoenix Qinger.
Uh.
How should I describe her?
I need to think about this.
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