Chapter 281: Is There a Type of Demon Clan That Lives by Promises?

"Happy and complete? How ridiculous," Liu Qiyue scoffed.

"What's so ridiculous?" the phantom figure in black robes smiled faintly. "Do you have to die in battle yourselves, your families die, your children die? Is that what you prefer?"

"You demon kings, you think you can kill us?" Meng Chuan looked at the figure.

The phantom figure in black robes chuckled, "The demon race can continuously send forces into the human world. Five-layered Great Demon Kings and even Demon Sages will bring increasingly stronger power to this world. Your Creation Supremacies will have to obediently bow their heads, or they will surely die. As for you Marquis Godfiends, why be so stubborn? Our demon race doesn't require your immediate surrender."

"You can continue to be heroes among humans. You just need to discreetly reveal some information. When the tide of war becomes irreversible and the human race is destined to lose, it won't be too late for you to surrender."

"Of course, you must provide information first. If you offer no contribution at all, our demon race will not accept your surrender later," the phantom figure in black robes smiled. "This involves no loss for you. Simply revealing some intelligence secretly. Many Godfiends are doing this; one more or one less of you won't make a difference. Isn't it good to leave a way out for yourselves and your families?"

Meng Chuan gently shook his head. "I don't think it's good."

"In the future, the human territory will be smaller, only ten percent of its current size. But at least you can continue to multiply and survive. Your families can pass on their lineage for generations, and you can live carefree lives. Isn't that wonderful?" the phantom figure in black robes said. "What does it matter to you whether your descendants cultivate the Sky Demon cultivation system or the Godfiend system? Adopting a different cultivation system still grants a long lifespan."

"Are you willing to drag countless people to their graves just to uphold the Godfiend cultivation system?"

"How good would it be to abandon the Godfiend cultivation system and live happily with countless people?" the phantom figure in black robes tried to persuade them. It was merely an avatar and possessed no enchanting abilities, but it knew that enchantment could only briefly affect Marquis and King Godfiends. To make them defect, Marquis and King Godfiends had to be willing from the bottom of their hearts.

"Regarding revealing information, as long as you use certain methods, no one will notice. Even our demon race won't have evidence to implicate you," the phantom figure in black robes stated. "If a miracle truly happens and the human race wins, you can remain silent, and no one will know you leaked information. Our demon race wouldn't be able to identify you either. And even if we did... the human race probably wouldn't believe us."

"If you advance, you can live gloriously among humans. If you retreat, you can still command countless mortals in that ten percent territory and live a life above others."

"Marquis Dongning, Marquis Ningyue, you should consider this carefully. Not just for yourselves, but also for your children and clan."

"The method for revealing information is simple: use a mind-control spell to make a mortal deliver the intelligence. That mortal cannot betray you, and you just leave a pre-arranged secret mark so our demon race knows it's from you two," the phantom figure in black robes said gently.

Meng Chuan sighed, "Fear of death is a common human trait. I suppose some Godfiends might indeed reveal information to you."

The phantom figure in black robes smiled and nodded. "Yes, quite a few."

"But your so-called promises, your so-called holy monument carvings, are completely a joke," Meng Chuan sneered, looking at him.

"A joke? The demon race's holy monument holds extremely high status among us. The Demon Emperors themselves have carved down promises. If they are broken, the Emperors will be ridiculed by all, and no demon will ever trust them again," the phantom figure in black robes said.

Meng Chuan shook his head. "As far as I know, the demon race is divided into many tribes: wolf demons, bear demons, tiger demons, and so on... Has any demon tribe ever survived purely on promises?"

The phantom figure in black robes was taken aback.

"Within the demon race, it's dog-eat-dog," Meng Chuan stated. "Only through strength can one survive."

"Currently, to appease humans, you've established the human race as one of the hundred demon tribes. But if you truly conquer this world in the future, will the other demon tribes spare humans?" Meng Chuan shook his head.

"The Demon Emperors carved it on the holy monument..." the phantom figure in black robes continued.

"Haha, the Demon Emperors won't break their own promises, but what about future Demon Emperors?" Meng Chuan pressed. "As far as I know, infighting within the demon race is brutal; it's common for one Demon Emperor to kill another. If Demon Emperors can slaughter each other, why would they care about promises left on holy monuments by other Demon Emperors?"

The phantom figure in black robes looked at Meng Chuan and said softly, "Marquis Dongning is indeed formidable. Yes, the demon race inherently respects strength. Future Demon Emperors may not necessarily continue to uphold the holy monument promises of their predecessors. However, Demon Emperors live for ten thousand years! The human race will have at least several millennia of peace to develop well. I believe the human race can also produce a group of powerhouses in the Sky Demon system. Thus, they can also earn a place among the hundred demon tribes through their strength."

"The Sky Demon system?" Meng Chuan scoffed. "Its entire cultivation system is weaker than the Demon King system, and even now, the highest one can cultivate is only a 'Five-layered Sky Demon.' Any Demon Sage could easily wipe out the human race. And you expect to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the hundred demon tribes?"

"The Sky Demon system can also reach the Demon Sage realm," the phantom figure in black robes continued.

"That's just an empty promise; has anyone actually achieved it?" Meng Chuan shook his head.

"Marquis Dongning, the Demon Emperors' promises guarantee at least several millennia of peace. King Godfiends only live for five hundred years," the phantom figure in black robes said. "You, and even your descendants for a hundred generations, could live in peace. Given that, why worry about what happens thousands of years from now?"

"Perhaps as soon as the Godfiends surrender, a new Demon Emperor will emerge," Meng Chuan chuckled softly. "With a single command from the new Emperor, the human race could be completely annihilated. And the other three Demon Emperors would just say... 'It's the new Emperor's will to destroy them, and we can't stop him.'"

"Demon Emperors also care about their reputation," the phantom figure in black robes said.

"Entrusting the entire human race's hope for survival to the Demon Emperors' reputation?" Meng Chuan scoffed. "Furthermore, our human race lives with dignity in our own homeland, our own territory. Why should we depend on your whims?"

The phantom figure in black robes gently shook its head. "Marquis Dongning, think more about your family and clan. It's just about leaving a way out."

"Ten percent of the territory."

Meng Chuan sighed, "The human territory would be greatly reduced, and people originally scattered across the world would likely become food for the demon race, consumed by them. Only the Sky Demon Sect and some cowardly traitor Godfiends, along with their families, would barely survive in the remaining territory, clinging to life based on the so-called promises of Demon Emperors. That's practically a dog's life."

"We human Godfiends would rather die than be dogs for your demon race," Meng Chuan said, looking at it.

Liu Qiyue stood beside Meng Chuan, her will equally firm.

"This... why go to such lengths?" The phantom figure in black robes gently shook its head.

"Rest assured, you won't win this war. Our human race will definitely triumph," Meng Chuan said, looking at the figure. "All invading demons must die!"

"Haha, Marquis Dongning, haven't you considered the strength of your human race?" the phantom figure in black robes chuckled. "As a Marquis Godfiend, don't you have basic understanding?"

"We will definitely win this war," Meng Chuan stated calmly. "And our human race will not forget the immense blood debt your demon race has incurred. One day, you demons will pay that blood debt in full."

"Blood debt for blood debt? By whom, by you?" the phantom figure in black robes laughed. "Marquis Dongning, you are too blind. Perhaps in a few days, you'll see the situation more clearly. I will visit you again then."

With that, the phantom figure directly dissipated.