In just two short months, more than half of the Extraterritorial Heavenly Devil clans had suffered casualties.
Bloodshed spread throughout the Endless Battle Domain. Beacon fires stretched to the heavens, and blood flowed into rivers.
Heart Demon Old Man knew all of this.
Likewise, he knew that over the past two months, as one piece of dreadful news after another arrived, an atmosphere of panic had long taken shape among the Extraterritorial Heavenly Devil clans.
Everyone was anxious and unsettled.
They could neither eat nor sleep in peace.
By now, even those emperor-level figures could no longer remain calm. Their hearts brimmed with hatred, and they were unwilling to keep lying low and enduring any longer.
Heart Demon Old Man understood all of this.
But now was not yet the time to truly go to war with Su Yi!
"Wait a little longer."
Heart Demon Old Man's reply was simple—just three words.
In an instant, Demon Emperor Chi Nie's face turned ashen as he said furiously, "We can wait, but the experts of our clans simply cannot!"
Heart Demon Old Man's expression darkened. "Are you defying my orders?"
Demon Emperor Chi Nie's eyes were bloodshot. "Those dying right now are our clansmen! They are seeking help, their lives hanging by a thread. How... how can we refuse to save them?"
As he spoke, he dropped to his knees and kowtowed. "Please, my lord, permit us to go into battle!"
The other emperor-level experts immediately followed suit and knelt. "Please grant us permission, my lord!"
Heart Demon Old Man fell silent.
After a long while, he finally said, "Wait another three days. Three days from now, challenge Su Yi to a battle at Blood Coagulation Lake!"
Demon Emperor Chi Nie and the others were instantly invigorated and agreed in unison.
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