Divine Seal: I am the Demon God Emperor's beloved granddaughter

Chapter 97 is about fear, but even more so about inferiority.
Upon hearing this, the group began to doubt Haoyue, and several of them changed their gaze towards Long Haochen.

"So, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Long Haochen finally realized what was happening and looked at Dian Yan.

"I don't know what method you used to evade the Demon God Emperor's divine sense, but I do know that you have offended him... Even if you escaped this time, what about next time? Are you going to be cautious every day?"

At this point, Dianyan paused and glanced at Bai Xi.

"I will continue to stay by your side and face the killing intent of the strongest demon god of the demon race."

"I'm sorry, I'm a very selfish person. I want to live a few more years. I still have things I need to do, so I can't die so soon."

When Dianyan spoke, her face was full of struggle, clearly indicating that she was very conflicted and in pain.

"I see."

He didn't need to spell it out clearly; Long Haochen understood what he meant.

Then he looked at the others, "What about you?"

Several people were about to speak, including Shui Juqing from Bai Xi's group.

However, Bai Xi interrupted them before they could speak.

"You don't need to portray yourselves as so heartless. The reason you want to leave is not because you are afraid of the Demon Emperor."

Her gaze was clear, as if it could see through everything.

"It's because you were injured too badly."

"Do you consider yourselves a burden?"

She so bluntly and directly revealed their deepest concerns.

The injury was severe and difficult to heal.

Although few people died in this battle against the demons, a great many were seriously injured.

Several members of Bai Xi and Long Haochen's group suffered extremely serious injuries, and it would take them three to five years to fully recover.

"Dianyan, are you injured?"

Long Haochen was shocked and quickly summoned the Light Elemental Furnace to heal Dian Yan's injuries.

"Master, he is seriously injured; his meridians are damaged..."

After trying to heal Dianyan with the Light Elemental Furnace, Ya Ting discovered that it was impossible to cure her, but she also found out where Dianyan was injured.

"It's not because I was injured, it's because I'm afraid of the Demon Emperor. I'm afraid that if I stay by your side, I'll encounter the Demon Emperor again."

Dianyan, however, was very stubborn and insisted on using this as an excuse.

"Yes, not only was he scared, but I was scared too."

"Who wouldn't be afraid? That's the Demon Emperor! Even the Palace Master has no chance against him."

"I'm sorry, I was scared too..."

They stubbornly used their fear of the Demon Emperor as an excuse to leave the Demon Hunter Group, unwilling to mention their severe injuries and crippling.

"I will heal you."

Bai Xi assumed their unresolved issues stemmed from serious injuries, and thus made this promise.

She always believed that she was partly responsible for the devastation of the battle at Exorcism Pass, so she wanted to do her best to make amends.

"It can't be cured!"

Dianyan suddenly erupted and roared!

"Do you really want me to say all my thoughts? Fine! I'll say them all! We're just insecure, okay?"

"Commander Bai Xi, if I heard correctly, you should have personally killed three demon gods by now, right?"

"Without the help of outsiders, killing any three demon gods will allow you to establish a titled demon hunter team. Given your relationship with the team leader, you will definitely choose to merge with our Second Demon Hunter Team to become a new titled demon hunter team."

"But how dare I, and how worthy, become a member of a titled demon hunter team right now?" "To put it another way, titled demon hunter teams only receive the highest-level demon hunting missions, which we simply cannot complete!"

For various reasons, Dianyan made up her mind to leave the No. 2 Demon Hunter Team.

He wasn't the only one with this idea; Mu Ning, Shui Juqing, and Bai Xiaomo also shared it, and they were all seriously injured in the battle.

Lin Xin and Sima Xian, who hadn't thought about this at all, both felt inferior because of Dian Yan's words.

"Sima Xian, Lin Xin!"

Long Haochen called out to the two of them, preventing them from escalating their thoughts further.

"But where will you go after leaving the Demon Hunter Group? Are you going to abandon your mission of hunting demons and protecting humanity?"

Seeing that they were determined to leave, Long Haochen tried to persuade them to stay.

"It's not only demon-hunting groups that can hunt demons; the battlefield can do it too."

"I plan to stay on the battlefield, anywhere—Exorcism Pass, Dragon Control Pass, South Town Pass, anywhere—to be on the front lines protecting humanity."

Yes, there are many ways to resist the demons and protect humanity.

"I see."

Bai Xi nodded, thinking of the four demon god crowns she had captured and the large amount of merit she had gained from killing three demon gods.

"Leave this matter to me. I'll go find Senior Saint Moon and try to negotiate with him to discuss it."

Bai Xi took on the matter and was preparing to go find Sheng Yue.

Sheng Yue's voice came from the barracks of Long Haochen and the others behind them.

"No need to look for me, I'm right here, come in."

Upon hearing Sheng Yue's voice, Bai Xi couldn't help but sigh that she was quite badly injured this time, as she couldn't even sense Sheng Yue's presence.

Thirteen men pushed open the door and entered, making the barracks suddenly feel a bit crowded.

"Are the four of you really going to leave the first and second-ranked Demon Hunter teams?"

Saint Moon first looked at Dianyan and the other three who were about to leave, and asked them again about their wishes, which showed that Saint Moon had heard their conversation.

"Yes, sir."

Dianyan gave a warrior's salute and said very respectfully.

The other three also tacitly agreed to join in.

"But you should know that once you voluntarily leave the Demon Hunters, it will be very difficult for you to return to the Demon Hunters."

"It's the same whether you join a demon hunter group or go to the battlefield."

Dianyan's answer remained unchanged.

"The battlefield of Exorcism Pass must be in dire need of soldiers right now."

"What about the rest of you? Should we merge into a demon-hunting group?"

Higher-level demon hunter groups are more flexible in terms of size, but each class must have at least one member.

The remaining nine people fit this description.

"Yes, we're going to merge into one demon hunter group."

"And I want to do something for the four of them."

Bai Xi reached out and touched her chest. A crystal-clear spirit furnace appeared before everyone's eyes and spat out two objects wrapped in golden-red light orbs.

Everyone examined the object closely and discovered that each of them contained an extremely small and exquisite crown. However, the light shone dimly, as it was firmly imprisoned by a golden-red sphere of light.

The others didn't immediately recognize what it was, but Sheng Yue recognized it at a glance.

"These are the crowns of the seventieth and sixty-first demon gods! You actually left these two things behind that night!"

The Demon God's Crown is the most valuable item besides the Demon God's Pillar.