Another three days passed.
Li Xuanxiao descended from the sky; demon corpses covered the ground.
He silently picked up a message-transmitting jade talisman from the hand of a Demon Venerable and tried to pour True Essence into it.
Immediately, a voice came through.
"Return quickly!... Changes in the Demon Nation! The main force has returned to face the enemy... Someone... has attacked us..."
Because the message-transmitting jade talisman was damaged during the battle, the voice was intermittent and the content was vague.
Li Xuanxiao's brows twitched slightly. Judging from the audible parts, the Myriad Demon Nation had likely run into some trouble.
The main force of the Myriad Demon Nation he had previously speculated about really existed! But now, they had already returned to the Myriad Demon Nation.
"To force the Myriad Demon Nation to recall the Demon Army so urgently, it seems the entity attacking the Myriad Demon Nation this time is no simple character..."
Li Xuanxiao speculated to himself, feeling a sense of pity. The withdrawal of the main force meant a large amount of Demon value Points was gone.
He opened the System panel:
[Host: Li Xuanxiao]
[Realm: Origin Realm Seventh Layer]
[Cultivation Technique:
Origin - Origin Tracing Martial Art (Major Achievement), Mahayana Origin Scripture (Perfection)]
[Martial Arts:
Origin - Zen Sea Thunder Sound (Major Achievement)
Mystic - Mirage Shadow Blade (Minor Achievement), Star Falling Shadow Chasing Blade (Transcendent), Universal Salvation (Transcendent), Star-Chasing Moon-Pursuing (Transcendent), Myriad Moon Shadows (Transcendent), Great Thousand Reflection (Transcendent), Stream-Severing Breath-Cutting Slash (Transcendent)]
[Demon value Points: 3,260,000]
These last three waves of the Demon Army had provided him with over two million Demon value Points.
It was a bit low, but Li Xuanxiao knew it was understandable.
After all, by the time he arrived, the Demon Army had already suffered heavy casualties.
The three remnant Demon Armies combined were only slightly more than the peak Demon Army wave the Pei Prefecture Martial Army faced.
There was nothing to be dissatisfied about.
The Demon value Points he had obtained these past few days was something he hadn't dared to imagine before!
The reason it still felt insufficient was that the demand for Demon value Points by Origin Realm Cultivation Techniques and Martial Arts was far beyond what Mystic Realm ones required.
"A man's heart is never satisfied, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant..."
With a light chuckle, Li Xuanxiao immediately invested his Demon value Points into his Origin Realm Cultivation Technique!
[Consumed 2,400,000 Demon value Points points. Mahayana Origin Scripture has reached Transcendent!]
[Remaining Demon value Points: 860,000]
Li Xuanxiao's mouth twitched, forcing himself to get used to the massive demand for Demon value Points by Origin Realm techniques as quickly as possible.
After the Mahayana Origin Scripture reached Transcendent, his Realm rose once more, reaching the Source Realm Ninth Layer!
"Tsk, this Realm improvement speed is truly lightning fast!"
Li Xuanxiao couldn't help but exclaim.
A Realm of Source Realm Ninth Layer meant that whether it was demons or humans in this vicinity, if you counted them one by one, not a single one would be his match for even one round!
He didn't even need to use Cultivation Techniques or Martial Arts; with just his majestic True Essence, he could directly sweep through all opponents!
Looking at the remaining Demon value Points, to upgrade a Origin Realm Cultivation Technique or Martial Art from Major Achievement to Perfection required a full 1,000,000 Demon value Points.
Since he only had 860,000, which wasn't enough to raise the Origin Tracing Martial Art by one Realm, he had no choice but to give up.
There was no pity in it; after all, his current Realm in this place was already vastly overkill.
Becoming any stronger didn't have much meaning.
Li Xuanxiao put away the Demon Venerable's message-transmitting jade talisman, planning to head back and see if it could be repaired.
He was also very curious in his heart: what kind of entity could make the Myriad Demon Nation treat it so seriously?
Taking a deep breath, he glanced around.
Li Xuanxiao wore a relaxed smile.
Finally, it was all over...
He played the contents of the message-transmitting jade talisman in front of several Commanders and Origin Realm Martial Artist.
After he voiced his speculations, everyone immediately understood why the Demon Army had retreated so suddenly.
Everyone was excited, their joy evident on their faces.
"Serves them right! Letting them eat people everywhere all day long with nothing better to do!"
"Evil demons will have their retribution! It's not that there's no retribution, but that the time hasn't come yet!"
"The crisis of our three nations is finally completely resolved..."
"It's over; everyone can go home!"
While cheering with relief, many people felt curious: what kind of powerful enemy had the Myriad Demon Nation encountered?
To actually need to recall the Demon Army so urgently?
Some also snickered; when the Myriad Demon Nation discovered that the Demon Army they urgently recalled had all been killed, how Mystic would their expressions be?
Lord Li is truly a ruthless man; he didn't let a single one go, wiping them all out in one go!
...
The news of the Demon Army's defeat and retreat was announced at every mountain pass.
Countless Martial Artists who received this news couldn't believe it, as if they were dreaming.
"Is the war really over..."
"We won, right?"
"I... I survived. I can still go home!"
Many Martial Artists were emotional, their voices trembling.
"You... dog bastards of the Myriad Demon Nation, now you know the power of your... Martial Artist masters, damn it... *retch*..."
Some finished a sentence and immediately knelt on the ground, retching violently.
It was like a question, like cursing in the street, like madness.
The Martial Artists, whose nerves had been constantly strained since they entered the battlefield, could finally breathe a sigh of relief and vent their inner emotions freely.
They were all ordinary people, facing powerful demons and a war where life and death were unpredictable.
Of course they would be afraid and want to escape.
It was just that when the nation was in peril, every man had a responsibility; they simply had to step forward.
Fear of demons, hatred for war, longing for life...
These emotions mixed in their minds were like a string that was constantly pulled tight.
Now that they had suddenly relaxed, it was as if the string had snapped. Various emotions immediately surged into their hearts, breaking down their inner defenses and making them unable to control themselves.
So many things had happened these past few days; many Martial Artists had various images constantly flashing in their minds.
Comrades who were arm-in-arm and bragging the day before would become a puddle of flesh and blood smeared on their faces the next day.
A brother from the same village who grew up with them was bitten in half at the waist and devoured by a demon right before their eyes!
There were also Martial Artists assigned to the first wave who were crushed into bloody fragments under the charge of the Demon Army as they broke through the caltrops...
Those who say war is hot-blooded are those who have never been on a battlefield.
After being on it once, one would understand the cruelty of war and how precious peace is.
"Finally I can go home..."
"I have to get back quickly, otherwise my wife will think I'm dead and it'll be over if she remarries someone else!"
"Great, I can still go back and show filial piety to my parents!"
Many Martial Artists recovered and one after another showed smiles of having survived a disaster.
They weren't fools; they naturally understood to whom they owed the fact that they could still stand here.
Li Xuanxiao was chatting with several Origin Realm Martial Artist.
But he suddenly heard one loud shout after another.
He turned to look and was momentarily stunned.
"Lord Li Xuanxiao, thanks to you, I am able to go home and take care of my elderly mother! Your great kindness will never be forgotten!"
"Lord Li, I can never repay you for saving my life. Zhang Yida from Jinzhou will never forget your kindness!"
"From the moment I wrote my suicide note, I never thought I could go back alive..."
"Thank you, Lord Li!"
"*Sobbing*—It's so good to be able to go home alive!"
All around were countless Martial Artists, kneeling down to him and surrounding him in the center.
The many Origin Realm Martial Artist were silent, and Li Xuanxiao was slightly moved.