"At the very least, twenty cycles..."
Hangenor frowned and unconsciously tightened his right hand.
The brain demon whose neck he was gripping turned blue-purple, its veins bulging as it fell completely into suffocation, on the verge of passing out.
Just then, Lu Li's voice rang out in time, drawing the Demon King's attention. His right hand loosened, giving the dying brain demon some room to breathe.
"Twenty cycles is a bit too long."
Toad Swallower, along with the other demons, turned to look at Lu Li and said maliciously, "Prince Li Yun has only seen the future Chen Family Domain. I'm afraid you don't understand how powerful the Chen family is at this point in time."
"To flatten a Star Domain, ten thousand high-tier and a hundred thousand mid-tier are the bare minimum!"
"Of course, if we absolutely have to cut back, eight hundred thousand low-tier would work too."
"If it's only eight hundred thousand low-tier demons leaving the Holy Domain, then at most, we can only cut two cycles off the search time..." The brain demon, having finally caught its breath, transmitted with psychic power while releasing a trace of goodwill toward Lu Li.
"Eighteen cycles..." Hangenor drew out the words, murmuring thoughtfully.
"Still too long!" Lu Li said bluntly.
"Still too long?" Toad Swallower's eyes widened. "Then tell me, how long wouldn't be too long?"
"Don't tell me you mean ten cycles?!"
"Ten cycles is still too long." Lu Li shook his head without changing expression.
Before Toad Swallower could respond, the brain demon whose neck Hangenor held spoke first.
"Li, Li Yun... If it's less than ten cycles, the number of living beings sent into the Path of Pain won't even be enough to support ten thousand high-tier demons leaving the Holy Domain..."
"You're simply talking nonsense!"