Although he did not want to do this either, he had only just said that everyone should stand united.
He felt helpless, really. He had never expected a task like this. The Demon Emperor could sense the deep malice behind it.
But he knew that after the first task, everyone would spare no effort to complete this one.
Even experts like them, at the nine heavens of the Saint Realm, might face a bloody battle.
Whether they fought over the task targets or slaughtered one another because there were not enough, either was possible.
The Demon Emperor looked at everyone. "The Primordial World is my bottom line. No one is allowed to commit evil here."
"But we still have to complete the task. I see dozens of nests nearby on the map, mostly filled with magic beasts at the Saint Realm or above. We can certainly clear those out."
After warning them, he naturally had to help them complete the task.
Fortunately, there were already plenty of Chaos Magic Beasts around the Primordial World, more than enough to meet the required numbers.
The Lord of Darkness also stepped forward to smooth things over. "Rest assured, Your Majesty. The Primordial World is our shared home, and those children at the Saint Realm are our children too. How could we possibly attack them?"
"How about this? Your Majesty can take them hunting, while the Illusion God and I guard the Primordial World. With the two of us here, I believe the entire Primordial World will be perfectly safe."
This approach was acceptable, but only if the Lord of Darkness could be trusted.
The Demon Emperor scrutinized the Lord of Darkness. Was this fellow really trustworthy?
He soon had his answer: this fellow was absolutely trustworthy.
At least until the two sovereigns were