Another Route, Candidates for Fengdu

The Heavenly Court had never feared sacrifice.

Indeed, sacrifice was part of the Demon Emperor's plan!

To him, as long as the strategic goal could be achieved, no matter how much was paid in the process, it was worth it.

It was a scheme that killed three birds with one stone—iron-blooded and merciless. It attacked the Witch Clan's defenses, extended the hatred of the bloody battle into the afterlife, kept the battle souls from fading, and sent them crashing into the Underworld...

And in the very end, it would bring about the rise of Great Emperor Fengdu!

The Netherworld was the destination of the dead, and also a paradise where losers could lick their wounds—in this vast world where immortality and eternity were possible, many people believed that death and termination meant failure in life!

The souls of countless losers wandered about, unwilling to accept the sorrowful truth yet dreaming of turning the tables and recovering their losses by some fluke, clinging to hope...

The Demon Clan's Heavenly Court upheld a merciless order of survival of the fittest, looking down coldly upon these souls of the dead as it passed judgment.

Some ruthless commanders coldly and calmly evaluated the souls' dispositions and abilities, viewing them as mediocre and incompetent... Yet their vast numbers, along with the essentially equal nature granted to all living beings by the Human Dao, caused many minds to stir restlessly as they watched and schemed, eager to claim a share.

--In short, they looked down on the "workers" while still wanting to enjoy the fruits of the labor they created.

It made no sense, but it was deeply human.

For the sake of this true intention that could not be openly proclaimed, the players moved their pieces, sending some lackeys into the Netherworld.

War, darkness, and