The Rock and Wind Demon Gods Join Forces to Defend the City-State! The Salt God Was Betrayed, and Now the Demon Gods Band Together

His analogy was crude, yet astonishingly precise.

Dai Hao clenched his fist. As the former White Tiger Duke, he had spent his entire life at war. Yet compared to the scene before him, even the most brutal national conflict seemed almost gentle.

"Armies at war still have military law to restrain them, still have lines they won't cross. But this war... has no limits whatsoever. The defeated don't just die. They're utterly annihilated, every trace of their existence erased."

Xue Ye let out a long sigh. His whole life, the old man had weighed gains and losses, keeping the empire stable. As he watched the Demon Gods on the screen seize territory in the name of "protection," he felt as if he were looking at himself.

"The greatest taboo for an emperor is showing a woman's soft-heartedness. This 'Heavenly Principles' has taken that lesson to its extreme. It doesn't even need to act personally. All it has to do is issue a single rule, and the entire world will move according to its will. That is the most terrifying kind of 'rule.'"

Ning Rongrong's face had gone pale.

She had been born into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where she had excelled at forging alliances and securing the greatest gains at the lowest cost.

But under the rules of the Heavenly Principles, all such alliances were meaningless.

There were only seven seats.

Sooner or later, allies became enemies.

"No trust, no cooperation, only endless suspicion and betrayal." Ning Tian picked up where her aunt left off. As the new sect master, she immediately understood the heart of the war. "It's a hopeless dead end. The stronger you are, the more you'll become a target for everyone. The weaker you are, the sooner someone will try to devour you."

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