"…"
Mingzhi went quiet as her eyes narrowed into tiny slits.
She could feel that Venerable Knight Lussandra was serious about battling to the death, which meant she no longer had the capacity to care about her fellow Heaven's Warriors. Obviously, she could see that there was no support for her decision, making her appear like she was a lone warrior standing against her.
Mingzhi was about to launch an insult about that particular point and provoke her but decided against it.
If the situation could be de-escalated, she had no reason to escalate it.
However, she knew she must come off as bloodthirsty to intimidate her opponents.
"We, the Davis Family, have the power to conquer the entirety of the forty-eight Lower Realms. Even if we could not hold it, we could totally destroy the control others have over their realms with Calypsea. Why must we stop at three? Why must we listen to you, Heaven's Warriors?"
She coldly laughed, causing the Heaven's Warriors to suddenly turn silent amidst the chaos.
"You need to listen. Otherwise, you'd be making the entire world your enemies. No one will listen to a warmonger."
Venerable Knight Lussandra simply stated this as a matter of fact.
Mingzhi nearly licked her lips. She didn't know if the other party picked up on her intent to de-escalate, but she still kept an attitude.
"You indeed have a point, little Lussandra. You can make a last stand here all you want but you are aware we're going thoroughly destroy you. Honestly, I wish you weren't there on the side of idiots who wish for our destruction without knowing they'd be picking a losing fight. Sigh, why must you be so intelligent?"
"…!"
The Heaven's Warriors' expression churned.
They knew they were being insulted. However, they knew she wasn't wrong.
Even among those who are layer limits, there was a clear-cut distinction of chances of winning.
This woman in front of them was said to have comprehended two Supreme Laws. Even comprehending one Supreme Law will allow them to dominate those who have comprehended Greater Laws at the same level, so what needs to be said about two?
Furthermore, both of these Supreme Laws apparently retained a great killing power.
One was Devouring Laws and the other was Twilight Laws, one a straightforward killing power and the other a mysterious power that couldn't be countered easily. At the very least, they knew she would be incredibly hard to kill, second only to the Divine Emperor of Death, and in the meantime, she might probably kill them all.
Still, they knew all this and appeared here for a final stand, but now that their leader was backtracking, their hearts sank, and their determination wavered.
"Wait a few minutes. I'll ask my darling about it~"
Mingzhi giggled.
Venerable Knight Lussandra paused before she nodded. The Heaven's Warriors fumed, urging her to think again, even kneeling.
Mingzhi's lips curled in disdain as she held a messaging talisman in her hand.
However, she lied because she already had her answer when she left.
They could hold more realms, but it wasn't wise to hold more than three. That was their limit in case they needed to act as swiftly as possible. Mingzhi knew the other party was also capable of understanding this and that's why she intended to stop them with that kind of condition.
"Venerable Knight Lussandra! You're a disgrace to the Heaven's Warriors."
At this moment, the King-Tier Heavenly Ghost Crow flew into the skies, appearing to have slightly healed from his injuries. His eyes glowed in a dichromatic black-white light, appearing fearsome.
"Do you mean to really abandon our Lower Realm!? You can't seriously be thinking that they'll follow their promise!?"
Venerable Knight Lussandra turned to look at the Heavenly Ghost Crow.
"They will. There have been no recorded cases of the Divine Emperor of Death going against his words."
"You-! Aren't you ashamed to be vouching for an Anarchic Divergent!?"
"Vouching? I'm simply stating facts, just like you abandoned the Ghostly Crow Realm Master because you arbitrarily decided that he has been corrupted and asked us to kill him too."
"You-!" The Heavenly Ghost Crow raised his wings, appearing like he was going to attack.
However, he controlled himself and roared, "You are also corrupted! Probably in the previous battle against the Divine Emperor of Death! Heaven's Warriors, I implore you all to arrest her and bestow justice unto us!"
"No way… Venerable Knight Lussandra met the Supreme One before coming here. Her leadership position wasn't abolished. She can't possibly be corrupted even after that…"
One Heaven's Warrior muttered as he looked confused.
The others also grumbled.
They obviously didn't agree with Venerable Knight Lussandra but for this war, she was their leader. The higher ups decided that she would lead them, and the Heaven's Warriors were strict on hierarchy, so how could they take another action?
They will be punished, but they aren't worried about that since they will give up their lives. They already talked back to her but she didn't seem to respond nor heed them, appearing determined in her decision.
"Don't worry."
At this moment, Realm Master Yughen's voice echoed, "The Ghostly Crow Lower Realm is in good hands. I will see to it that it will be returned to our clan one day."
"What bullshit!"
The Heavenly Ghost Crow roared, "Could it be that you can't even see that you're brainwashed?"
"Perhaps I am." Realm Master Yughen coldly answered, "But it does not matter. I made a deal with the devil, and I will stick to it to see what comes off it instead of the so-called righteousness that has been imposed on us for a long time. Our Ghostly Crow Darkwing Clan has always been suppressed. We cannot even evolve into a Heavenly Ghost Crow because we need a significant amount of karmic virtue for it, but more than that, the curse you imposed on our entire Darkwing bloodline prevents us from evolving into a Heavenly Ghost Crow until we take the cure formed from your blood. This is the same even for a King-Tier Ghostly Crow. From this moment on, the true Darkwing Clan will revive under the banner of the Divine Emperor of Death!"
He declared, causing countless members of the Ghostly Crow Clan to be stunned.
They felt a momentary glimpse of pride but then shook their heads.
What pride is there under a Divergent? Weren't they just selling themselves to evil!?
It was true that countless other branches also suffered the same fate because they also had a little bit of the Darkwing Family's bloodline. Even the Ghostly Crows from the First Haven World were still cursed, unable to evolve into a Heavenly Ghost Crow.
There were other branches of evolution to take, but naturally, those were not something they looked forward to becoming because they were considered 'evil'.
The Heavenly Ghost Crow fumed, about to spew the mightiest curses he could conjure.
"I got it."
Mingzhi's voice echoed out, interrupting him.
"We agree to your condition." She said with a melodious voice, "The Divine Emperor of Death is waiting near the western edge of the Whispering Wildlands Lower Realm. But before you leave, you can evict them all and decrease bloodshed if you want to."
"The worldly affairs of realm conquest will be seen by those who own it and those who want to own it. We're leaving."
Venerable Knight Lussandra turned around and left.
"No!"
"Venerable Knight! You can't do this to us!"
The Ghostly Crow Clan screamed for her to stay, but she left regardless. The Heaven's Warriors also slowly began to leave. However, they were given orders to stay in this territory. It wasn't like they were told to leave this realm.
They only needed to not interfere with this exchange and not reclaim the Realm Core. Otherwise, they could wage war if something else were to happen here, like genocide. They remained to make sure the pressure didn't let the Divine Emperor of Death doesn't do anything strange anymore.
Naturally, Mingzhi was aware of this. She waved at them, "Come back after some time if you still have the guts. I'll occasionally visit, but if you see me, chances are that you won't have guts anymore- literally~"
"!@#$%^&*"
They furiously looked at her, but in the end, they did nothing.