The Lord of Darkness wore a conflicted expression. These were all people who had once fought for him. In truth, how could he not feel despair himself?
Against the Void Ancient God, there was nothing he could do.
What did surrendering to the Demon Emperor change? The Demon Emperor's actions had done nothing to inspire their confidence.
The Demon Emperor had been building defenses all along, and they looked quite impressive.
But from the experience they had gained over their long lives, any defense was bound to fail at some point.
And the most classic defensive strategy in the world was to make offense your defense.
Only by fighting the enemy head-on could they earn even a thread of hope for survival.
Nothing the Demon Emperor had done could satisfy them.
They had surrendered to the Demon Emperor precisely because he dared to fight the Void Ancient God.
But ever since they had fled here...
The Demon Emperor seemed to have lost his drive to advance, and his actions were shrouded in mystery.
Yet none of those actions showed any sign of being able to bring them victory.
They, too, were people-ordinary soldiers.
They needed encouragement.
This was one of the reasons they had rebelled.
Since they could see no hope of winning...
They might as well buy themselves some time.
Perhaps at some point in the future, they would find a hope of survival.
And there was one thing they had always firmly believed.
The Chaos World was so vast that the peak of the Nine Heavens of the Saint Realm could not possibly be the ultimate summit.
Although the heavenly Dao realm had always been a legend...
That legend had always existed.
Who could say for certain that the heavenly Dao realm truly did not exist?
So they