It amounted to nothing at all!
The greatest foundation of the human race had always been the two saints. The two saints had attained the Dao through humanity; they were innately bound to the human race by ties that could never be severed.
Jiang Haofeng's approach was not even borrowing a tiger's might to raise a banner. The human race already possessed a great banner; Jiang Haofeng was merely displaying it.
If they wanted to stop this slaughter, they could only begin from this angle and borrow the authority of the two saints. Only then could they make Di Jun wary.
Otherwise, with just eight Grand Luo Golden Immortals and several dozen Grand Unity Golden Immortals, Di Jun would not even bother to look at them.
"Haofeng is right!"
After pondering for a moment, Da Chao at his side said, "If I were that lion demon and truly had my life spared, I would never feel grateful. I would only hate the human race even more."
"Whether he is killed or not will not affect the outcome. Since he came here, the two races have formed karma."
The surrounding human elders nodded in agreement.
As humans personally molded by Empress Nuwa, all of them possessed extraordinary talent and exceptional intelligence. With a little thought, they understood the key point.
"No, it may not necessarily be karma between the two races. It could also be karma between the Yellow Lion and the human race." Jiang Haofeng narrowed his eyes.
Jiang Haofeng had already figured out the demon race's intentions. They had lifted the prohibition without issuing an order. Clearly, they were provoking ordinary demons to test the saints' attitude.
If the saints became enraged, they would push the ordinary demons out to take the blame. If the saints remained indifferent, they would massacre humanity and forge the Witch Slaying Sword!
Seeing the confused looks of the elders around him, Jiang Haofeng explained it to them. Naturally, he omitted the matter of the Witch Slaying Sword, and everyone immediately came to a realization.
"What a sinister demon race!"
"Then what should our human race do?"
As Suiren's voice fell, the gazes of the humans once again turned toward Jiang Haofeng.
"Let us first watch the demon race's next move. Gather all immortals above the Mystic Immortal realm and deploy them along the border between the two races, in preparation for a demon attack!"
A sharp gleam flashed through Jiang Haofeng's eyes as an idea emerged in his mind.
The Yellow Lion was merely the first demon, not the last. As the demon race's prohibition was lifted, more and more demons entered human territory, intending to teach this weak race a lesson!
They had long been displeased with this weak race that showed them no respect.
For a time, demons one after another charged into human territory. However, humanity had gathered all the experts of the Visible Lineage here. Though humanity was weak compared with the Witch Clan and demon race as a whole, scattered rogue demons posed no threat at all and were killed by the humans one after another!
As time passed and more demons were slain, the nearby demons grew furious. Coupled with the lifting of the prohibition, several Great Demon Kings at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm took the lead, gathering a great host of demons to charge into human territory!
Demonic Energy surged through the void, and demon clouds filled the sky, blotting out the sun. Though they could not compare to the imposing force of the demon race's regular army, their momentum was still unmatched. Demonic Energy engulfed the entire southern border of humanity!
"Insignificant humans, dwelling in a tiny patch of land, yet you do not know the immensity of heaven and earth! You dare oppose the demon race!"
"Today, I shall surely flatten your human race!"
At the center of the demon horde, an enormous tiger demon roared!
"Kill!"
As the tiger demon's command fell, hundreds of thousands of demons charged toward human territory.
Meanwhile, within human territory, nearly a hundred thousand humans stood in the void. Dense Grand Pure Immortal Light rippled around every one of them, clear radiance rising from their bodies. Every one of them was a cultivator above the Mystic Immortal realm.
Nearly a hundred thousand humans stood together, their clear radiance joining overhead into one expanse that swept across half the sky. At a glance, immortal fragrance filled the air and celestial light swirled about them, presenting the bearing of true immortals!
As the hundreds of thousands of demons charged forward, Suiren, Da Chao, Zhisheng, and Lieshan, four Grand Luo Golden Immortals, immediately tore through the air. Vast Grand Luo might swept forth as dense Grand Pure Divine Thunder gathered in the void, forming an enormous ocean of lightning in midair. For a moment, a vast power capable of destroying all things surged outward.
In an instant, the charging demon horde halted, then retreated step by step. Those were Grand Luo Golden Immortals! Without any demon gods present, would they not simply be marching to their deaths?
The demon horde stopped. Gazing at the vast immortal radiance before them, hesitation appeared on their faces, and the urge to retreat arose in their hearts.
The several leading Great Demon Kings at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm wore ugly expressions. With a sharp wave of a hand, the black mass of demons instantly withdrew. Before long, peace returned to heaven and earth.
Suiren and the other three returned to human territory.
Although there had been no casualties and they had directly frightened off the demon horde, everyone present wore exceptionally grave expressions.
Everyone knew the demon race's strength. What had happened before them was merely a minor disturbance caused by the demons that had long inhabited the south of humanity. The demon race's true core was in the Demon Court above the Ninth Heaven.
When they came again, the demon race's strength would definitely not be so weak.
Within demon territory, more than ten Great Demon Kings at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm gathered together.
"There are actually Grand Luo Golden Immortals among the human race? How could such a weak race produce Grand Luo Golden Immortals?"
A demon king spoke in utter disbelief.
"Exactly. In a human tribe of tens of thousands, you can barely find a few True Immortals. Who would have thought they actually had so many experts?" Another demon king beside him nodded, still shaken.
That scene had nearly scared him to death. Four Grand Luo Golden Immortals had emerged. Fortunately, it was the human race and they had not pursued them. If it had been the Witch Clan, with four great witches present, perhaps only half of the demons who had gone there today would have returned alive.
"Hmph, they are merely relying on their numbers. That vast crowd may be individually weak, but with enough people, there will always be a few powerful ones."
"Those hundred thousand immortals and four Grand Luo beings today were probably all the experts of the human race."
"Who knows how many humans it took to gather such a small number of experts? Among our demon race, we could wipe them out with a wave of the hand!"
A disdainful voice sounded as a sinister old man sneered.
As his words fell, the surrounding demons all nodded.
What were four Grand Luo Golden Immortals? The demon race had more than a thousand demon gods. Four Grand Luo Golden Immortals amounted to nothing at all!
The demons gathered here today had always been arrogant and unruly. In their eyes, the demon race was supreme in the primordial world. They normally did not even regard the Witch Clan highly, much less the human race.
Though not one of those present was a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, they did not take humanity's four Grand Luo Golden Immortals seriously at all. They were only four Grand Luo Golden Immortals. The demon race had a thousand demon gods—why should they fear four Grand Luo Golden Immortals from the human race?
"I will go to the Demon Court and ask the demon gods to act. We will exterminate the human race and let them witness the might of our demon race!"
"Which brothers are willing to go with me?"
A man in golden robes stood in the void and addressed the demons.
"Let us go together!"
"We must have the demon gods avenge us and destroy the human race!"
"Exactly, exactly!"
The Grand Unity Demon Kings all spoke up.
After the Great Demon Kings reached an agreement and gathered another group of demon kings at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, the demons headed together toward the Demon Court.
At the same time, within the Demon Court, Kunpeng summoned seven demon gods at the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm and ordered them to go to the southern region of the primordial world, gather the demons, and form demon troops in preparation for the Witch-Demon War. Of course, this was merely a pretext, one generally used after the matter had been exposed.
These seven Grand Luo demon gods had all been born after the human race came into existence, demon experts who had cultivated all the way to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.
The seven of them knew humanity's circumstances. As Grand Luo Golden Immortals, they were qualified to know many secrets of the primordial world. They knew of Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Six Saints of the Heavenly Dao, and they also knew humanity's origins.
Anyone capable of cultivating to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm would not be foolish enough to know nothing of the saints.
However, they had all been born after the human race's emergence. In other words, they could claim not to know that saints stood behind the human race.
Although anyone with eyes could guess it, this at least left room for maneuver.
Some matters could be known, but they could not be used as the reason to act. That was the distinction between karma and displeasure.
If handled properly, they might offend the saints, but they would not form karma with them. Offending a saint merely meant falling out of the saint's favor. Out of concern for face, the saint would not act to settle karma. But if karma were formed with a saint, then the saint would naturally have a reason to act.
This did not apply only to saints. Cultivators throughout the primordial world were the same. Everyone was powerful and cared about face, so they needed reasons to act. Of course, if one acted without reason, karma would naturally form with the other party. But once a person died, that karma would vanish on its own!
Naturally, while some people were reasonable, others were not. Those who disregarded whether their actions were justified and acted entirely according to their own whims and preferences were generally called demons!
The Dao-Demon Great Calamity of the previous epoch had already clearly shown everyone in the primordial world the fate of demons!
In the primordial world today, the Dao flourished while demons declined, and the Profound Gate stood dominant!
As members of the Profound Gate Orthodox and righteous cultivators, they naturally needed a proper cause and cared about karma.
The seven of them were all the Grand Luo Golden Immortals in the entire demon race who had been born and broken through after humanity's emergence. There were only seven such individuals in the whole demon race!
Over the past several hundred thousand epochs, the demon race had produced quite a few Grand Luo Golden Immortals. Leaving everything else aside, there were at least a hundred. Yet these Grand Luo Golden Immortals generally had extremely long lifespans, and when humanity first emerged, many of them were already Golden Immortals or Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
Among the demon race, only these seven could properly take action.
The seven demon gods descended to the lower realm and encountered the Grand Unity Demon Kings in the void. After an exchange of words, both sides quickly reached an agreement, and several hundred demons descended together.
As the seven demon gods descended, the demons of the southern region immediately erupted into excitement. Ten thousand demons howled, and in the blink of an eye, nearly a million demons gathered, charging in a black mass toward human territory.
This time, their momentum was even greater than during the previous attack!
After all, seven demon gods were overseeing the demon race this time. So what if the human race had Grand Luo Golden Immortals?
The demons filled the sky as vast Demonic Energy swept out. The two races once again faced each other at the border!
Within the void, the immense might of seven demon gods surged forth, their terrifying aura shaking the void.
Among the humans, Suiren, Da Chao, Zhisheng, and Lieshan immediately unleashed their auras, blocking the pressure of the others outside.
Standing behind the four, Jiang Haofeng swept his gaze across the seven demon gods and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there were five at the early Grand Luo stage and two at the middle Grand Luo stage. They were still within the range they could handle!
The demon race appeared to have seven demon gods, but their strength was not great. On the human side, there were four Grand Luo beings: one at the early stage and three at the late stage. Taking down the demon race would not be difficult!
This way, his plan of borrowing the tiger's might could proceed smoothly.
If it succeeded, it might not completely eliminate the demon race's desire to massacre humanity, but at the very least, the demon race would not dare touch humanity for some time.
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