It had to be said that although this fellow was rather cautious, his reasoning was sound.
But the others did not agree.
The Lord of Desire chuckled. "They're not fools. Of course they'll conserve their strength. When foes meet on a narrow path, the brave prevail. Now we'll see who's kept more strength in reserve."
"I refuse to believe they can take on all five of us after exhausting most of their strength. We've been resting while they wear themselves out. No matter what, our odds are better than theirs."
"Besides, we still have a trump card we haven't used."
At his mention of a trump card.
The others naturally understood what he meant.
The Three Thousand Demon Gods were neither a vast host nor a paltry handful.
But their numbers were finite, after all.
They did not want to expend these relatively powerful resentment puppets here.
They had to keep some strength in reserve.
Besides, there were still plenty of unknowns awaiting them in the Primordial World.
They could not expend everyone here just to deal with these two fellows.
"Probe them again. Send those fellows in. In the end, it's safer for us to remain cautious."
Meanwhile, Daochen and Hongjun were intent on breaking out, and only now did they realize that their luck seemed rather good.
The direction in which they were breaking out led straight toward the Primordial World.
That gave them much better odds.
"Charge straight through. Don't get drawn into fighting them. These fellows have limited strength. They can't stop us."
They had initially thought there were too many Resentment Aggregates here for them to break through.
But after fighting them for some time, they had gained a clear understanding of these Resentment Aggregates' strength.
Many could not withstand even a single exchange with