Dragon Control Pass Was Not a Place You Could Enter and Leave as You Pleased

Watching the terrifying aura descend from above, Long Xingyu narrowed his eyes slightly, tightened his grip on the twin swords in his hands, and looked toward it with a solemn expression.

He could sense it.

It was the aura of his father-in-law, the Demon God Emperor.

And its power felt somewhat different. At this point, he had likely already reached the threshold of a million, or perhaps had successfully crossed it and attained the body of a demigod?

Long Xingyu narrowed his eyes, seemingly waiting for the Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu to descend. Yet he actually knew exactly what was happening.

Long Xingyu knew that the Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu—or rather, every Demon God Emperor throughout history—had never intended to exterminate humanity. They intended for humans and demons to stand as two opposing powers, encouraging production and development. Otherwise, if humanity perished, the demon race would likely not fare much better.

Right now, he naturally intended to swiftly recall the Bear Demon God, lest this battle continue.

At the same time, he also intended to keep Long Xingyu in check. Long Xingyu naturally understood this as well, and he calmly watched everything unfold, prepared to deal with any sudden developments at any time.

After seeing all this, the Bear Demon God understood much as well. However, his attitude was entirely different from Long Xingyu's—or rather, his attitude was one of desolation and helplessness. He knew that he had no way to resist or continue fighting.

Because Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu, that supreme leader of the demons, already knew everything.

Thinking of this, he could only grit his teeth and look toward Long Xingyu, flames flickering in his eyes. Then, he fell silent and turned to shout, "Withdraw the army! Today's Autumn Offensive is over!"

Upon hearing this, Ananda was stunned and roared, "What do you mean?"

"The battle has only just begun, and because His Majesty's aura appeared, you intend to withdraw the army?"

He had no pleasant expression for Bear Demon God Oliver.

"If you are unwilling to accept this, then compete with His Majesty over this matter after returning to the Demon Capital and question whether it is necessary."

"If His Majesty agrees, then come back here and fight Long Xingyu to your heart's content."

Oliver spoke disdainfully, and his words did indeed silence Ananda for a moment. It was true that he was reckless, but that depended on whom he was facing.

If it came to fighting, let alone the mere Oliver, even the Fifth Pillar Hell Demon God, the Fourth Pillar Undead Demon God, or even the Star Demon God and Moon Demon God, Ananda would dare to charge at them—and even fight to the death, exhausting every ounce of his strength!

But.

When facing Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu, Ananda did not dare act so boldly. Once, Ananda had continued courting death, and Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu had finally lost patience and directly made a move.

Although Ananda had always been wildly unruly, even before His Majesty, after that battle, he no longer dared act out in front of Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu. He had discovered a truth: within the demon race, the Demon God Emperor was absolutely invincible. No one could defeat the Demon God Emperor.

Not even himself.

Therefore, after Oliver invoked Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu to suppress him, Ananda did not dare continue.

He could only roar at Long Xingyu behind him, "Long Xingyu, you escaped disaster this time."

"The next time we meet, it will be a fight to the death!"

With that, he turned and left. Though the blood-red light around him still filled the skies, its aura was no longer terrifying. Instead, it carried a peculiar quality.

His Sixth Demon God Pillar departed along with him.

Only the Bear Demon God remained where he was.

"Long Xingyu, His Majesty stopped this battle today."

"Otherwise, Dragon Control Pass would have fallen today, and you would have perished with it!" The Bear Demon God stared at Long Xingyu seated upon the Divine Seal Throne. A fierce, battle-hungry light flashed through his eyes as boundless killing intent surged forth, making it seem as though he might strike at any moment.

But he suppressed that impulse.

He could only turn toward the demon army and shout, "Withdraw!"

With that, although the countless demons did not know what had happened, several Demon Gods had spoken, so they naturally could not linger here any longer and could only withdraw.

As for those accompanying Demon Gods who knew what had happened, they fled faster than anyone else. After all, this matter involved Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu!

How could they dare offend imperial majesty?

"Certain to perish?" Long Xingyu merely shook his head upon hearing that.

A strange light flickered in his eyes as he looked toward the demon army ahead. He knew that, at present, he was no match for his father-in-law, the Demon God Emperor.

A Ninth-Tier Level Four facing a demigod was not merely a difference of two and a half times in spiritual energy. It was a difference between two worlds. Therefore, Long Xingyu understood that he should keep a low profile for now, relying on his prophetic memories and the existence of the system.

He needed to obtain opportunities in advance and unify the entire Temple Alliance, bringing both himself and humanity to their respective peaks.

Only then would it be time for the Holy War to begin!

For now, he could not have a truly direct conflict with the Demon God Emperor.

So, letting them withdraw now was not much of a problem. He could fight Ananda whenever he wanted. With his own progress under control, by the time he met Ananda again, Ananda might no longer be his opponent.

Of course, that did not mean Long Xingyu would completely yield right now. At the very least, he would not yield to this mere Bear Demon God!

He understood perfectly why the Bear Demon God was withdrawing, and he also knew that if Oliver truly dared continue fighting him—even fighting to the death—then what would happen to Dragon Control Pass and what would happen to himself would be separate matters.

But Long Xingyu could guarantee that Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu did not like Demon Gods who defied him, much less Demon Gods who violated the ancestral precepts of the demon race. How could Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu allow them to continue like this?

So-called Demon Gods were nothing more than Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu's guard dogs!

Not knowing was one thing. But now that he knew, Long Xingyu was going to collect some interest.

"Oliver, do you truly think Dragon Control Pass is a place where you can come and go as you please? Enter whenever you want? Leave whenever you want?" Long Xingyu said coldly.

Hearing this, Oliver frowned and turned to look at Long Xingyu. He had not expected Long Xingyu to still want to try something.

How did he dare?

Had he not just sensed Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu's aura?

At that moment, he believed Long Xingyu was merely putting on a show and would soon lose his nerve.

Unfortunately, he had underestimated Long Xingyu.

The next moment, Long Xingyu remained seated upon the Doomsday and Slaughter Divine Seal Throne. He stretched out a hand and tapped the air, shouting in an icy voice, "Judgment!"