As soon as Qian Niao spoke, the crowd erupted in a commotion, with everyone asking what was going on.
"Quiet, everyone be quiet!"
Wan Lei waved his hand, quieting the crowd.
"Qian Niao, what do you know? Please tell me."
"Do you think the demons massacred so many humans just to help Liu Naiweng ascend to immortality?
Do you think Qiong Ku was so kind as to do all the work and provide all the effort, only to make wedding clothes for Liu Naiweng?
Do you think the hopes of Qiong Ku and all of them were entirely placed on Liu Naiweng?
Foolish, naive, shortsighted!
Wasn't Qiong Ku afraid that Liu Naiweng would kill them after ascending to immortality? Kill all the demons?
Qiong Ku, who had experienced hundreds of battles and invaded over a dozen planes and universes, how could he not guard against this? How could he not have a backup plan?"
"But, didn't Qiong Ku die?"
"Qiong Ku is dead, but his contingency plan succeeded.
These corpse pits, the blood essence of these hundreds of millions of living beings, their only purpose was to transmit the coordinates and information of this universe to the forward base of the demon army on the Sea of Suffering.
Furthermore, Liu Naiweng's ascension, absorbing so much energy, also made this universe extremely weak in a short period.
His immortal energy and immortal soul were like a lamp, illuminating this universe.
Now, in the vast sea of the universe, your universe is like a bright star in the vast night sky."
Qian Niao looked at Wan Lei and said earnestly,
"Wan Lei, the new demons are coming soon."
Fang Hui frowned upon hearing this,
"If we fill all these corpse pits, disperse all this blood essence, and with Liu Naiweng dead, can't this positioning be eliminated?"
"No, the demons may have already received your information, and they also know that this universe is very weak, so they will definitely come to invade.
And this time, it won't be just one Demon Lord, because of the experience of the previous two failures, the demons will send at least two, or at most three Demon Lords.
I know the demons too well.
Wan Lei, Demon Lords are not comparable to Liu Naiweng, who hadn't even overcome the immortal tribulation. They are very powerful, and each has experienced hundreds of battles. Their cultivation is already stable, and you don't have the immortal tribulation to borrow anymore.
To fight Liu Naiweng, you and Fang Xiaoyu barely survived, with every advantage of time, place, and people, you only managed to win.
But facing two or three Demon Lords, if you don't become an immortal, there is no hope at all. Even if you blow up this universe, you can't kill them."
Qian Niao's words cast another shadow over everyone's hearts. They had just ended a war, and now they had to face an unbeatable powerful enemy?
Wan Lei's mood, which had been joyful just moments ago, sank to the bottom. After thinking for a moment, he asked,
"Can't we, like last time, intercept them when they are teleporting, destroy the teleportation array?"
Qian Niao immediately shook his head,
"It's useless. The demons won't fall for the same trick for the third time. Do you think the demons are idiots? They've lost two already, and they still won't guard against you?
I guess this time it might be a Demon God or even a Demon Emperor who opens the teleportation channel, and Demon Lords will stabilize the channel, stabilizing and teleporting at the same time.
As long as they don't teleport an army, but only Demon Lords, you will never be able to destroy the channel."
"Won't the Demon God and Demon Emperor come?"
"No, for your small plane, teleporting a Demon God is not worth it. The resources gained are not as much as the consumption. The cost of teleporting a strong person at the Demon God level is too great.
Even upper-level Demon Lords won't be teleported, only lower-level Demon Lords will be teleported, which is equivalent to your Tai Xu realm."
"How much time do I have left?"
Wan Lei asked after a moment of contemplation.
"The demons receive the intelligence first, then report it layer by layer. The Demon Commander reports to the Demon Lord, the Demon Lord reports to the Demon God, and the Demon God reports to the Demon Emperor.
After a period of queuing for the documents, the Demon Emperor will process them, then discuss countermeasures, formulate plans, select invasion candidates, and then set up the teleportation array.
This entire process, from short to six months to long to two years, your time is running out."
"Alas, when will it ever end!"
Wan Lei sighed after a long silence, then perked up and said to everyone with a smile,
"Everyone, cheer up. We'll meet force with force, and counter an unjust cause with a just one. When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a way. It's just about becoming an immortal, so I'll show them by becoming one.
Xiao Yu and I are now at the peak of tribulation crossing, only one step away from becoming immortals. Who knows, we might break through tomorrow after a period of seclusion. We can even pass the immortal tribulation, so becoming an immortal is not far away, right?
It's alright, everyone go back. Continue clearing the battlefield, issue rewards, and don't worry about this matter. Leave it to us to handle."
Looking at Wan Lei's smiling face, everyone felt a pang of heartache.
This young man, how old is he? He is probably the youngest among everyone present.
However, his burden is also the heaviest. With his immature shoulders, he carries the heavy responsibility of defending the entire universe.
He is already a mature leader, who can still smile and comfort everyone, consolidating morale, when facing an irresistible and impending powerful enemy.
Fang Hui also smiled and said to everyone,
"Alright, everyone, disperse. There are still many things to do. We will go manage the mundane affairs and not let Wan Lei be distracted.
This kid is the best at creating miracles. No matter what the damn Demon Lord is, he can still deal with it. Everyone can rest assured."
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, talking about how even the Demon Lords would be turned to ashes upon arrival.
Although everyone knew in their hearts that this calamity would be extremely difficult, and the hope of victory was slim, they all pretended to be relaxed.
The joyful atmosphere relaxed the surrounding army. They believed that as long as their盟主 (méng zhǔ - alliance leader) was still there, no enemy would be able to invade them.
Their alliance leader could even kill immortals, so what powerful enemy could he not resolve?
Wan Lei put away the army with the Life Control Diagram. It was time for a triumphal return.
He kept Huofeng and Xiren Yuanjun behind, letting them use their flames to burn all the hundreds of corpse pits of the Liu family.
If these corpse pits were not dealt with, they would surely breed plagues, and with the wind blowing, the people of half the central region would fall.
The war was over, the army returned victoriously, and the Liu family was reduced to ashes.
Of the once nine major powers, only the Kui Lian Sect, Yin Yang Sect, and the Fang family survived. The other six families were all annihilated.
And the Thunder Emperor Hall became the undisputed number one power in the Thunder Wind Realm, ruling the entire Thunder Wind Realm, allowing cultivators and common people to recuperate.
These matters could not be rushed; they had to be done step by step.
Perhaps many years later, new tribulation-crossing powerhouses would emerge in the Thunder Wind Realm, who could establish sects in other parts of the central region and regain control of the territories of the former six families.