283: Treaty under duress

"God of Annihilation, let's retreat! As long as the green mountains remain, aren't we still afraid of not having the chance to wash away our previous humiliation against Ye Kong?" Immeasurable God secretly transmitted a message to God of Annihilation.

"Hmph!"

God of Annihilation snorted, agreeing with Immeasurable God's suggestion.

God of Annihilation's figure flickered, charging towards Ye Kong, and in a blink of an eye, he was engulfed by Killing Intent.

Seeing God of Annihilation's actions, Ye Kong smiled faintly, then looked at God of Annihilation with sparkling eyes, and solemnly said, "No matter how many more moves you want to try, I will accompany you to the end!"

God of Annihilation resisted the Killing Intent and simultaneously said, "Wait! Ye Kong, stop!"

Ye Kong frowned, but did not stop. Instead, he asked, "What, do you still have something to say?"

God of Annihilation said, "Ye Kong, are you really going to kill all of us here today?"

Ye Kong narrowed his eyes and said, "Today you all murdered the Emperor. Even if I kill all of you here, it would be a good thing!"

"Completely wrong!"

God of Annihilation trembled all over, deflecting the Killing Intent, and said with a booming voice, "Ye Kong, you are thinking too simply. Are you going to disregard the people of the Imperial City and let the entire Human Race be buried at the hands of foreign races?"

Ye Kong was stunned, not understanding what God of Annihilation meant.

"What do you mean? You attacked the Imperial City today and murdered the Emperor. Aren't you the culprit behind the destruction of the Human Race's peace!"

Ye Kong gritted his teeth, filled with hatred towards God of Annihilation.

God of Annihilation suddenly burst into laughter, a hint of cunning flashing in his eyes.

"Ye Kong, you are still too young. Do you really think that our collusion with foreign races is for such a boring thing as exterminating the Human Race?"

Ye Kong was furious and said, "Isn't it? You traitors of the Human Race!"

Although God of Annihilation was displeased by Ye Kong's words, he did not show any anger on his face. Instead, he said, "Ye Kong, you've misunderstood. The relationship between us and the foreign races is a collaboration, not an intention to exterminate the Human Race."

"To put it simply, we and the foreign races are just using each other."

"What we want is the position of Emperor, and we have a contract with the foreign races. Have you ever considered what would happen if you killed us?"

The Killing Intent released by Ye Kong gradually decreased and slowly stopped, but he remained very wary in his heart, staring intently at God of Annihilation.

"What would happen?" Ye Kong asked.

God of Annihilation said, "In this battle, the Imperial City Army suffered heavy losses, and the Emperor fell. Although we were responsible for it, we also lost many people, especially six Gods who fell one after another."

"If you kill us again, who will maintain the contract with the foreign races? When the foreign races see the Human Race fighting among themselves and several Gods dying, won't they launch a large-scale attack?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Kong couldn't help but hesitate.

Previously, the Emperor had sent him to Wuji City to conquer the foreign races and prevent them from acting rashly. He had accomplished this, living up to the Emperor's trust.

But now, after the battle in the Imperial City, both sides suffered great losses. The opposing forces are likely to be the future masters of the Imperial City, and they would be responsible for the Human Race's defense.

If he killed them all, the foreign races could take advantage of the weakness.

But Ye Kong was unwilling to believe this fact.

Ye Kong pointed at God of Annihilation's nose and cursed, "You're talking nonsense! Even if you die, the Gods of the Ten Kingdoms of the Human Race will jointly resist the invasion of the foreign races!"

"Hahahahahahahahaha—"

God of Annihilation burst into laughter again.

"What are you laughing at!" Ye Kong said, narrowing his eyes.

"Ye Kong, why can't you see the situation clearly?"

God of Annihilation laughed, "If the Ten Kingdoms of the Human Race could truly unite, why did no one come to reinforce us when we attacked the Imperial City today? Besides you, was there a second person who came?"

Ye Kong was stunned again; it seemed to be true.

"Our forces are already spread everywhere. Only with our leadership will the Human Race not be occupied by foreign races."

"How about it, Ye Kong, think about it."

"It's not too late to come to the Imperial City to find us when you have the strength to protect the Human Race. If you let us go, I will even offer you a Godhead."

"This is a crucial item that can help one advance to God. Even you, Ye Kong, would need it, wouldn't you?"

Ye Kong clenched his fists, unable to refute God of Annihilation's words for a moment.

"If I let you go, will you really protect the Human Race from foreign invasion?" Ye Kong asked, clenching his fists.

Seeing Ye Kong relax his breath, God of Annihilation also put on a serious expression.

"Of course. The contract with the foreign races is just a transaction. We don't want to destroy our own foundation. If the Human Race perishes, can we, the Human Race's Gods, become foreign races? Remember, those who are not of our kind are sure to be of a different mind!"

Ye Kong gritted his teeth, as if making a great decision, and finally said, "Since that's the case, then we'll meet again another day, God of Annihilation. I will come to the Imperial City to find you sooner or later! You remember that."

"Hmph, Ye Kong, I'll be waiting for the day you come to the Imperial City to find me!" God of Annihilation replied.

If it weren't for the urgent situation, God of Annihilation would not have been willing to expose more of his trump cards; he would have killed Ye Kong today.

"Boom!" Just then, a rumbling sound came from the towering Evil Qi, and the sky continuously vibrated with this rumbling sound.

Above the Imperial City Mountains, Immeasurable God and the others were all very unsettled at this moment, sensing that something bad was happening. However, because they were blocked by the Five Elements Grand Array, they couldn't calculate it, only vaguely feeling that this matter was related to them.

At this moment, a huge rumbling sound came from the sky. Everyone looked at each other, their faces filled with confusion.

However, Immeasurable God and the others did not relax their vigilance because Ye Kong agreed to let them go; instead, they secretly remained on guard.

Accompanied by the incessant rumbling, the towering Evil Qi also rapidly receded, and soon it all disappeared, and the sky above the Imperial City Mountains returned to clarity.

When the sky returned to clarity, Immeasurable God and the others naturally saw the figure of the Shura Main Body standing high in the sky.

Seeing this, Immeasurable God and the others quickly soared into the sky and arrived in front of God of Annihilation.

After God of Annihilation's transmission, everyone knew that Ye Kong had decided to let them go. They didn't expect the Shura Main Body to still be releasing Killing Intent here. Everyone was quite surprised, but now was not the time for surprise.

"Shura! Your host, Ye Kong, has decided to give up chasing us. Why aren't you leaving yet!"

"Ye Kong, quickly make Shura leave here!" Immeasurable God said.

Ye Kong glanced at the Shura Main Body, ignored him, and then did not linger any longer, transforming into a long rainbow and flying towards the south.

This left Immeasurable God and the others stunned, not understanding why.

"Not good!" But they didn't have time to worry about this. The strong Killing Intent above the Imperial City Mountains surged like a tide, making God of Annihilation and the others turn pale with fright.

It seemed the Shura Main Body did not intend to let them go!

In their panic, the few of them directly tore open the Void Realm and rushed towards the Imperial City, wanting to quickly get away from the Shura Main Body!