Upon hearing the reports from his demon subordinates, Jiu Ying initially suspected that the Witch Clan, the demons' sworn enemy, was causing trouble, sheltering the humans and hindering the demons' affairs.
The matter of refining the Tu Wu Sword was a demon secret. His subordinates merely received orders to gather millions of human essence, blood, and flesh. The Witch Clan would not possibly know about this.
However, this did not prevent the Witch Clan from opposing the demons. After all, whatever the demons did, as sworn enemies, they would surely try to sabotage it.
But, upon hearing that these elusive beings were all equipped with magical treasures, Jiu Ying concluded that this was not the work of the Witch Clan.
After all, the Witch Clan had no primordial spirit and could not manipulate magical treasures to unleash their full power. Moreover, given their single-minded nature, they focused on tempering their physical bodies and disdained the use of magical treasures.
Therefore, even if they used them, it was merely as weapons. How could they be equipped in such a manner as a military force?
Jiu Ying fell into contemplation, feeling that this matter was not simple.
He looked at the humans whose cooking smoke rose, and his thoughts became more serious, hesitant.
The other demon experts following Jiu Ying saw his demeanor and spoke up one after another.
"Lord Jiu Ying, it seems these beings are indeed not from the Witch Clan. Do you know which force they belong to?"
"Who cares what force they are! Now that they dare to oppose our demon race, it is a path to death!"
"Indeed! Let alone beings like this, even the forces behind them can be wiped out by our demon race alone!"
The demon experts spoke. Although they were uncertain, because the demon race had always acted arrogantly in the Primordial Era, they did not consider this a threat and all demanded to advance.
Jiu Ying saw this and had no choice.
His subordinates were all like this. As a dignified Demon Saint, if he continued to hesitate, he would appear indecisive.
He no longer pondered and flew up, facing the battle-ready demon army. He shouted,
"No matter what beings or forces they are, anyone who opposes our demon race is doomed!"
"Today, we are here not only to complete the task assigned by our two Emperors, but also to find out the force secretly protecting the humans, and let them know the consequences of opposing our demon race!"
As Jiu Ying's words fell, he immediately received roaring responses from the demon race members.
There was nothing more to say. Currently, the Witch and Demon Clans were the most powerful in the Primordial Era. The Witch Clan would sooner or later be eliminated by the demon race. No matter what force it was, they would be annihilated, leaving not even a trace!
Tens of thousands of demons responded in unison, their roars shaking the valley, causing flocks of birds to take flight, obscuring the sky.
Even though this phenomenon was far from the human settlements, it was still seen by the human tribesmen. They looked up in that direction, filled with confusion.
"What's going on? Why is there such an unusual phenomenon?"
"Did the wild boars have a great harvest over there? That's good news! We can feast for a long time!"
"That's not bad, but judging by the scene, there might be quite a few fierce beasts besides wild boars!"
The human tribesmen watched the flocks of birds taking flight, discussing amongst themselves. Although they were a little puzzled, they were not overly panicked. Instead, they were excited and made various guesses.
However, their smiles soon froze, because in their sight, it was not only birds obscuring the sky, but also!
"The demon race!"
The human tribesmen recognized them. Were those accompanying the flocks of birds the demon race?
They were now circling and flying in the sky, densely packed, and soon flying towards the human settlements.
The human tribesmen quickly reacted and shouted loudly.
"The demon race is attacking! Hurry and invite the three old ancestors!"
The demon race's attacks were not unprecedented. Although the humans were in a panic, they did not fall into disarray. The old, weak, women, and children quickly took shelter, while the warriors of the tribe stood forward to resist.
Under such a grand display, the three human ancestors did not need to be informed. Their figures soon appeared, standing before the human defense line.
"Humans ahead, demon race halt!"
Suiren Shi shouted loudly, attempting to command the demon race to stop.
However, upon hearing this, the demon race not only did not stop, but accelerated, and soon arrived before the humans.
At this moment, the sky and the ground were filled with densely packed demons, arrayed before the humans, their imposing presence exuding an invincible aura.
So many demons!
Facing this scene, the human warriors marveled. They had indeed seen the demon race, and the demon race had attempted to trespass on human territory several times, but their numbers were never as large as today.
For the first time, facing so many demons, they truly felt the might of the demon race. This single demon army alone was overwhelming, let alone the entire demon army, what a spectacular sight it would be!
However, even though they faced the demon army with fear in their hearts, they did not retreat a single step, but held their weapons tightly.
Behind them were their homes and families. No matter what, they could not retreat!
The three human ancestors, Suiren Shi, Youchao Shi, and Ziyi Shi, also felt extremely nervous in this situation.
However, for the safety of the human race, they quickly suppressed their fear. After exchanging glances, Suiren Shi stepped forward and shouted loudly.
"Demon race! We humans have no enmity with your demon race. Why do you repeatedly offend us?"
"Offend? I apologize, our demon race has indeed been presumptuous in coming here."
A voice rang out, and a fierce but bloodthirsty demon appeared before the demon army. He scanned the three human ancestors and laughed heartily.
"I am Jiu Ying, the Demon Saint of the demon race. I invite the humans to meet their demise and fulfill our demon race's grand plan!"
"This!"
The humans were shocked to hear this. How could the Demon Saint Jiu Ying utter such brutal and inhuman words so calmly?
Inviting humans to their demise to fulfill the demon race's plan, what kind of logic was this!
The three human ancestors were furious. However, with the demon army before them and the Demon Saint Jiu Ying leading a group of demon experts, they had no choice but to suppress their anger and say,
"Fellow Daoist Jiu Ying, please do not joke. We humans have always been peaceful with your demon race. Why must you torment us so?"
"Indeed. Speaking of which, we humans were created by Lady Nuwa. And who is Lady Nuwa? She is the sect leader of the Demon Sect!"
"Does the demon race act like this without considering Lady Nuwa at all?"
The three human ancestors knew that in such a situation, going to war with the demon race would be tantamount to self-destruction. They placed all their hopes on the Human Mother, Lady Nuwa,
Attempting to use Lady Nuwa's prestige to deter the demon race and make them retreat.
However, it was better if they hadn't said this. Upon hearing it, Jiu Ying immediately laughed, his laughter extremely cold.
"It is precisely because I considered Lady Nuwa that I did not directly flatten the human settlements."
"I will give you two choices: either hand over a million humans to our demon race, or our demon race will charge in and fight, and then you will hand over a million humans. What do you say?"
Jiu Ying's smile was brilliant, as if he were discussing ordinary trivial matters, yet it plunged the entire human race into an ice cellar.
This demon race had come specifically to cause trouble for the humans today, and they did not even spare Lady Nuwa's feelings. The humans were in grave danger!