At that point, Yuan Yan decided to stop beating around the bush and speak plainly:
"I came under the Heavenly Dao Edict to carry out War-Stopping and set boundaries for the Earth Court and the Demon Clan. The Demon Clan will govern the heavens, the Earth Court will govern the land, and neither side may start another conflict for Three Thousand Epochs."
"After Three Thousand Epochs, the Earth Court and the Demon Clan are bound to fight a decisive battle again. Di Jun won't pin his hopes on Heavenly Dao and me stepping in to carry out War-Stopping again if he loses."
"He'll do everything he can to perfect the Zhou Tian Star Formation and recruit powerful allies, so he can face the Earth Court head-on—or even defeat and destroy it."
"I'm sure you know exactly what Di Jun must do to perfect the Zhou Tian Star Formation!"
"Because I've set boundaries for the Earth Court and the Demon Clan, even if the Demon Clan throws everything it has into surrounding and killing you, the Earth Court won't be able to save you again."
At those words, the expressions of most of the Star Gods, including Xi He, Changxi, and Purple Light, changed for the worse. In truth, they knew all this without Yuan Yan spelling it out.
But Yuan Yan was far too powerful. He could crush them with ease, and he had come under the Heavenly Dao Edict. Even if they resented him, they dared not vent it at him, much less at Heavenly Dao. They could only count themselves unlucky and find their own solutions.
But how?
They had different ideas, so naturally, they came up with different solutions.
Some planned to join the Demon Clan.
The Demon Clan had trapped and tried to kill them with