The demon elders exchanged glances at Fury Shield's questioning, and none dared to be the first to respond.
Only Unicorn was still clamoring, insisting that the activation of "War Blessing" and Fury Shield's "abuse of authority" were two different matters.
The rule-abiding fool was still hung up on procedure, while the shrewd old foxes had already foreseen how this would end.
After a stretch of silence, it was still the elderly-looking demon elder from before, who resembled an animated tree root, who cleared his throat and spoke:
"Ahem."
"Unicorn, calm down."
"Whether Elder Fury Shield abused his authority still requires investigation and deliberation by the Council of Elders before a conclusion can be reached."
"So let us set that aside for now."
"But at present, the activation of the special force field 'War Blessing' is an irreversible fact."
"This change must be inextricably linked to Demon King Liu Wenjian and the others entering the Path of Pain."
"Therefore, before the investigation is fully concluded, Elder Fury Shield's merits outweigh his faults."
"If we follow your demands, Unicorn, and forcibly detain a demon elder whose merits outweigh his faults before sending him to trial..."
"What would the other demons think when they saw that?"
"And what would the entire Holy Domain think of our Council of Elders?"
"But, but..." Unicorn still wanted to say something.
But before the words could leave his mouth, Fury Shield coldly interrupted from across the room:
"What do you mean, 'but'?"
"Everything I did was for the prosperity of our great Holy Domain!"
"Tell me, if there had been no challengers in the Path of Pain, would the special force field 'War Blessing' have activated?"
"If I had not made a prompt decision back then, but instead dawdled and delayed like you, would our Holy Domain