Chapter 2276: The Sudden Halt of the Chaos

Among these, the two most terrifying things are hatred and self-interest!

The Deities of Lingxu had always controlled the Demon Realm, seizing countless interests that originally belonged to other demons.

In recent years, the Demon Realm has also been consumed by madness over the Dragon-Slaying Pillars. How many wars have erupted centered around these pillars?

The most direct consequences of war are damaged interests and rapidly accumulating hatred.

That's why the Lesser Demon He Lingchuan summoned last time frankly told him that after years of chaotic battles, the cause of a Demon Realm war now isn't necessarily a Dragon-Slaying Pillar; sometimes, it's simply hatred!

Hatred is easy to create, but resolving it requires immense effort.

Thus, the Deities of Lingxu have been reduced to fewer than nine thousand, while their adversary, Shatil, has naturally suffered even heavier losses over the years, even fragmenting into several factions.

All in all, a chaotic Demon Realm is very damaging to the Deities of Lingxu, as they are the primary maintainers of its order.

Once the old order is broken, new conflicts become endless.

Therefore, in He Lingchuan's view, the chaos in the Demon Realm is far from over, because hatred, like a snowball, only grows larger as it rolls.

Now that the Demon Realm war has suddenly ceased, there must be a special reason for it.

And why has it appeared now, neither earlier nor later, but precisely at this moment?

He Lingchuan smiled, "What good is it for you to try so hard to conceal this for them? Given your divine rank, any benefits that might be available out there are unlikely to fall to you."

"You..." Poyin God displayed anger for the first time.

It was anger at having a sensitive spot hit.

It was just a minor deity, belonging neither to the Deities of Lingxu nor to Shatil; neither side wanted it. In the Divine Realm, such deities were the norm, known as "divine commoners," the civilians of the Divine Realm.

Any visible or invisible benefits in the Divine Realm were always divided among the powerful elders and influential figures above; they certainly wouldn't reach it.

However, Poyin God still had a few temples in the human world and some followers. It could also use the Dragon-Slaying Pillars it possessed to collect some nightmare energy, thus living slightly better than ordinary divine commoners.

But of course, it wanted to live even better.

He Lingchuan cut it off, pointing to the Dragon-Slaying Pillar on the table: "If you won't speak, I'll find other demons to ask. Aren't there over sixty thousand other demons? Surely a few of them will be willing to tell the truth?"

With his current renown and power, couldn't he find anyone he wanted?

If Poyin God didn't tell the truth, the Dragon-Slaying Pillars would be given to other demons.

"Others getting it" would certainly be more painful than "not getting it oneself." Besides, Emperor Jiuyou was right: if good things never came its way, why should it keep secrets for those who already benefited?

Would they reward it?

"The Dragon-Slaying Pillars are objects of great malevolence; whoever possesses them risks a life-threatening disaster."

He Lingchuan picked up a Dragon-Slaying Pillar and lightly shook it twice. "Then I won't harm you. You may disperse."

"I haven't finished speaking," Poyin God grumbled. "However, I've received news that the Lingxu Saint has announced they will no longer pursue the Dragon-Slaying Pillars, at least not for now."

"Why?" He Lingchuan frowned slightly. "The Deities of Lingxu aren't his alone. If he says to stop the pursuit, will the Deities of Lingxu actually stop?"

In such a large organization, the hardest thing to achieve is unified action and strict obedience to commands.

Given the Demon Realm's system, this would likely be even harder.

Poyin God hesitated for a long time this time.

He Lingchuan didn't press it, but instead asked, "Is it related to the success of the divine descent experiment again?"

Poyin God immediately retorted, "You've also heard rumors?"

"For such a significant matter, did you really think they wouldn't let anything slip? There's an old saying in the human world: 'There are no walls that can keep out all wind,'" He Lingchuan shrugged. "As far as I know, this isn't the first time the Deities of Lingxu have announced the success of a divine descent, is it?"

Poyin God immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If Emperor Jiuyou already knew, then it wouldn't be considered to have leaked the secret.

"Yes, about seven or eight years ago, they announced that the divine descent experiment was only a step away from success. The Lingxu Saint wanted to weaken the influence of the Dragon-Slaying Pillars and make everyone obey him," Poyin God said. "But it was useless. At that time, everyone was fighting with bloodshot eyes; even the Deities of Lingxu themselves wouldn't listen to the Lingxu Saint."

He Lingchuan nodded. He had also heard about that epic battle. The Lingxu Saint personally appeared, declaring that an agreement had been concluded and both sides had ceased hostilities.

Who would have thought that less than twenty hours after that declaration of peace was issued, two Great Heavenly Gods from Lingxu again clashed fiercely with their enemies?

With conflicts escalating to such an extent, even the Lingxu Saint's authority was no longer effective.

"So why is it effective this time?"

"This time, it was a public experiment of divine souls in their true forms. The Lingxu Saint even invited Shatil and other Great Heavenly Gods to personally witness it," Poyin God said. Of course, it wasn't invited to the scene, but it had heard, "I heard that for the sake of impartiality, one of the Heavenly Gods who descended this time was from the Deities of Lingxu, and the other was from Shatil."

"Wuyao and Xiyu, have you heard of these names?"

"I know them. They're a pair of twins, and their innate divine abilities are very similar. They are subordinate deities..." Poyin God suddenly realized, "You mean, they were the Heavenly Gods who participated in the experiment in the lower realm?"

"They froze ten miles of the ocean."

"Froze? Yes, that must be them. One of these twins is with the Deities of Lingxu, and the other is with Shatil," Poyin God continued. "I heard that not only did their divine souls completely descend to the mortal realm, but they even stayed there for a long time and participated in a secular battle, and they haven't returned to the Divine Realm to this day!"

He Lingchuan pressed, "They haven't returned to the Divine Realm? Are you sure?"

"How can I be sure? I'm just relaying what I've heard!" Poyin God replied indignantly. "In any case, after these witnesses returned, they declared that the divine descent experiment was a preliminary success, with great potential for the future."

"This news shocked the entire Demon Realm?"

"Of course. All the Heavenly Gods I know have been discussing this recently; everyone wants to return to the human world."

So the Lingxu Saint had colluded with Shatil; that was not simple.

No matter how much the Deities of Lingxu boasted about the experiment's success, other demons would only see it as self-aggrandizement. But if Shatil, as the traditional adversary of the Deities of Lingxu, also spoke favorably of the Lingxu Saint's experimental results, then the credibility of that statement in the Demon Realm would be very high.

He Lingchuan stroked his chin.

No wonder he felt that Naraku, whom he had spoken to twice recently, was being dishonest and holding something back. So that was it.

Poyin God paused, then added, "Furthermore, the Lingxu Saint personally admitted that even if the later experiments succeed, the number of physical bodies they can create will ultimately be limited, making it impossible for every demon in the Demon Realm to have one."

He Lingchuan silently thought, "Clever." The Lingxu Saint used this move to temporarily offset the negative impact of the Dragon-Slaying Pillars in the Demon Realm and regain the initiative.