School Beauty's Personal Crazy Young Master-Chapter 1401 - 1487: The Twenty-Three Heaven Lords
The Demon Clan retreated, and the Human Clan’s army seized the opportunity to pursue and kill.
They pursued for tens of thousands of miles until finally halting. In this battle, the Human Clan could be said to have won a great victory, not only killing a Heavenly Lord but also beheading countless Demon Soldiers and Demon Generals.
After the battle ended, leaders from all sides gathered in the ancient mansion to discuss the next steps.
After all, this battle was just the beginning. The real war with the Demon Clan had not yet begun.
Although Chen Nan and his companions were not leaders from various sides, they were outstanding figures among the younger generation and naturally had the qualifications to enter the ancient mansion for the discussion.
Hundreds of people gathered in the ancient mansion, including the Divine Mirror Demon Emperor.
However, while others were discussing strategies, she turned away without glancing in their direction. Although she had committed acts of betrayal against her clan more than once, she was purely compelled by circumstances. It was absolutely impossible for her to offer advice to help the Human Clan against the Demon Clan.
After the discussions, everyone felt uneasy. Although this battle was a victory, the strength of the Demon Clan now indeed surpassed the Human Clan.
After all, the majority of the Human Clan’s Heavenly Lords had gone to the Outer Domain to resist the Heavenly People Clan.
Currently, the only ones who could participate in the fight were Liu Zhong and Kuang Yu, and no one knew how many Heavenly Lords the Demon Clan had—perhaps ten, twenty, or even more.
"Is there anyone who knows the number of Heavenly Lords among the Demon Clan?" Kuang Yu asked, sweeping his gaze over everyone.
There was dead silence among the crowd, clearly indicating no one knew.
Since the war began, over ten Heavenly Lords had appeared from the Demon Clan.
However, these Heavenly Lords seemed not to be united, each having their own plans, leading to dispersed power and occupying the Western Hemisphere for so long without fully conquering the Mortal World.
"Is there anyone who knows? I need accurate information." Kuang Yu asked again, looking around.
Still, no one spoke.
A moment later, a middle-aged man stepped forward, clasped his hands, and said, "Senior Kuang, in my opinion, the Heavenly Lords of the Demon Clan all harbor their own motives and can never unite. We absolutely need not worry about them joining forces."
Kuang Yu frowned but said nothing. At this moment, Liu Zhong shook his head and said, "This is mistaken. As a commander, everything must be planned comprehensively, preparing for contingencies without relying on luck."
The middle-aged man nodded, clasping his hands, "What Senior Liu says makes sense. I shall keep it in mind."
As everyone continued to discuss, Chen Nan turned his gaze toward the Divine Mirror Demon Emperor. He knew she might know the number of Heavenly Lords among the Demon Clan better than anyone else present, but would she reveal it?
Meeting Chen Nan’s gaze, the Divine Mirror Demon Emperor turned her head away and said, "Chen Nan, do not force me."
Chen Nan nodded slightly without saying anything.
He wanted to obtain this information but did not want to make the Divine Mirror uncomfortable.
After all, the Divine Mirror had already done enough for him. Since leaving the Demon Emperor City, over ninety percent of what she’d done defied her own principles, all because of him.
Although Chen Nan knew that if he asked, the Divine Mirror would undoubtedly answer, he simply couldn’t bring himself to exploit her emotions further.
Chen Nan despised those who exploited others’ feelings, and he had already done several things he resented most in these few days.
"I know you don’t want to say, so I will not ask, to avoid making you uncomfortable," Chen Nan said.
Upon hearing this, the Divine Mirror sighed with relief.
But upon seeing Chen Nan’s look, her mood grew heavy again.
To become a Demon Emperor, she naturally had keen insight into people, able to discern Chen Nan’s thoughts at a glance.
After hesitating for quite some time, she made a decision, saying, "There are a total of twenty-five Heavenly Lords. Besides me, and the deceased Baozi, there are twenty-three others."
"You..."
Chen Nan was stunned. He hadn’t intended to make it difficult for the Divine Mirror, so he didn’t ask anything, yet she still spoke.
With such deep affection and significance, what could he possibly do in return?
Chen Nan pondered, opening his mouth yet unsure of what to say.
Seeing Chen Nan wanting to speak yet holding back, the Divine Mirror shook her head with a smile and said, "Don’t overthink it; just as long as you’re happy."
After a moment of silence, Chen Nan gave the Divine Mirror a deep look, entirely without saying thank you, not out of a lack of courtesy, but because a thank you felt too insufficient.
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Once everyone learned the number of Heavenly Lords in the Demon Clan, they were stunned.
Though these Heavenly Lords never united, the prospect of them joining forces would make their number ten times that of the Human Clan. Would this battle even be possible then?
The Divine Mirror Demon Emperor, after a moment of silence, said, "If you have no other aces up your sleeve, you won’t be able to defeat the Demon Clan. When I left the Demon Emperor City a few days ago, the Heavenly Lords from various sides within the Demon Clan had already begun to unite in strategy against the enemy, though consensus had not yet been reached, it’s only a matter of time."
Her words struck the crowd like a thunderclap.
Everyone was taken aback. Now, most Heavenly Lords among the Human Clan had gone with the Ancient Gods to the Outer Domain to resist the Heavenly Human Group. If the Demon Clan’s twenty-three Heavenly Lords attacked together, who in the Mortal World could stop them?
Even with Kuang Yu and Liu Zhong, and if the Divine Mirror helped the Human Clan, it would only make three Heavenly Lords.
Three versus twenty-three—a chicken egg against stone, unless, these three were not ordinary Heavenly Lords, but Half-step Supreme like Yafeng.
Yet given the present scenario, this seemed clearly unrealistic.
"What should we do, Senior Kuang and Senior Liu?"
Everyone turned to these two pillars. Twenty-three Heavenly Lords united—just the thought was terrifying.
A deathly silence enveloped the scene.
Kuang Yu exchanged a look with Liu Zhong, and after a moment, he said, "Everyone rest assured, we have a trump card. If those twenty-three Heavenly Lords dare invade, I vow they’ll have no return. I, Kuang Yu, swear on the name of the Kuang Clan with absolute sincerity, so everyone can rest easy."
It was not mere bragging; he indeed possessed a trump card, only cautious about utilizing it unless absolutely necessary.
"Alright, now everyone can rest assured. Let’s go prepare," Liu Zhong said.
Though puzzled about Kuang Yu’s trump card, everyone held sincere belief in his words, as his oath under the Kuang Clan’s name indicated it wasn’t mere talk.
After everyone left, Liu Zhong said, "Brother Kuang, have you truly decided?"
"Only this way can we save our clansmen from peril," Kuang Yu sighed deeply, turning his gaze to the doorway, watching Chen Nan and Ye Yiyi’s departing figures, shaking his head, "Ultimately, the final decision doesn’t rest with me. If they are unwilling, no one can enforce it."
