The Nine Heavens Alliance nearly shouted in unison, following the Divine Relic Academy Dean in defecting from the Primordial Cosmos Great World and joining the Vast Universe.
At this moment, the Divine Relic Academy Dean's eyes were filled with gratification.
Yet he suddenly dispersed the Army-Slaying Formation patterns and said in a low voice, "Every man has his own aspirations. If you are unwilling to follow this dean in shattering those damned Burial Emperor Rules that demand the two Great Worlds slaughter one another, you may leave..."
"This dean will not force you."
"But if we meet again on the battlefield, we will be enemies unto death."
"Not for the Vast Universe, but so that all living beings in the two Great Worlds will no longer be puppets controlled by others."
Although many in the Nine Heavens Alliance were willing to follow him, there were simply too many people. There would always be those who bore deep-seated hatred toward the Vast Universe, and there would always be those who did not trust the Divine Relic Academy Dean and Sikong Jing.
There was no point in forcibly keeping such people.
If they were killed outright, the Nine Heavens Alliance would lose its people's hearts, and it would also affect Sikong Jing's efforts to win others over in the coming days.
Thus, the Divine Relic Academy Dean was prepared to let them go.
And naturally, Sikong Jing would not refuse...
What war required was united hearts. If they chilled the hearts of the newly joined Nine Heavens Alliance members, the loss would outweigh the gain. Yet what surprised Sikong Jing and the Divine Relic Academy Dean was...
Less than one-tenth of them actually returned to the Primordial Cosmos Great World—far fewer than expected.
At Sikong Jing's side, Su Yuexi spoke softly...
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