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Chapter 392 The First Opponent in the War Against the Demons

"Lord Yu Zhun, I have finished my selection."

When Zhuoge reappeared in front of Yu Zhun, there were already sixty-nine powerful demons who originally belonged to the Dragon Demon Clan standing behind him.

Yu Zhun's gaze swept over them one by one, and seeing their expressions of sincere admiration, he nodded in satisfaction.

"Kill the rest."

"Yes!" The members of the Killing God Clan attacked simultaneously, targeting the Dragon Demon Clan members who had not been chosen by Zhuo Ge.

For a moment, shouts of anger and cries of agony echoed throughout the air.

Somewhat surprisingly, the vast majority of those angry shouts were not directed at the Killing Gods who had made the move, but at Zhuoge, who had not been chosen by them.

Zhuoge pursed his lips, and his facial muscles twitched violently.

Those who were killed had once lived and fought alongside him, so it was impossible for him to remain completely indifferent.

But thinking of the brighter future that would be with joining the God of Slaughter, Zhuoge forced himself to become cold-blooded.

Yu Zhun observed the changes in Zhuo Ge's expression and became increasingly satisfied.

He certainly made the right choice. Zhuoge, who is completely convinced by the God of Slaughter, will be an excellent weapon.

Soon, the screams completely ceased, and there was no one else in the arena, except for the eighty members of the Killing God Clan and the seventy who were about to join them.

“Let’s go back to our territory.” Yu Zhun smiled slightly. “As for the Dragon Demon Clan’s territory, we’ll take it over after the integration process is over.”

"Zhuoge, do you think there will be any fools trying to attack us during our adjustment period?"

Upon hearing this question, Zhuoge pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "Lord Yu Zhun, I don't think so."

"Among the several Hundred Demons in the vicinity, the Dragon Demon Clan may not be the strongest, but their strength should not be underestimated."

"The God of Slaughter defeated the Dragon Demons in front of all the demons, and this alone is enough to prove the strength of the God of Slaughter."

"To defeat the current Gods of Slaughter, at least two hundred members of the Hundred Demons will be needed."

"But these hundred demons are not close to our location. If they want to attack us, they need to cross the territory of multiple demons. This kind of passage is very troublesome in itself."

"Of course, that's not the main reason." Zhuoge paused slightly, "The war against the demons is about to begin."

"At this critical juncture, all members of the Hundred Demons will act with extreme caution, and will not make a move lightly without absolute confidence in victory."

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhun glanced at Zhuo Ge with amusement.

Zhuoge's expression became somewhat embarrassed. "I was blind before, thinking that I would definitely be able to defeat the God of Slaughter."

"Alright, no need to say more." Yu Zhun smiled. "Since that's the case, we can now get through a smooth adjustment period."

"Tell me about the war against the demons."

"I'm quite interested in this."

“Yes.” Zhuoge nodded, not surprised, and said, “Judging by the time, once the God of Slaughter’s training is over, the war against the Demons will begin.”

"And now, we can register."

"The registration process is not complicated. There is a stone tablet at the gate of Silent Demon City. The leader of the demons goes to the stone tablet and leaves his own aura and the name of the demons. That is considered a successful registration."

Yu Zhun nodded slightly. "Tell me the specific rules of the Demon War?"

“Okay.” Zhuoge paused slightly. “The War of the Demons will use a completely random matchmaking system.”

“In each battle, our opponents may come from the Silent Demon City, or they may come from other demon cities.”

"When the war of demons begins, the two sides that are matched together will enter a brand new battle space to fight, while demons who are not fighting can choose to watch."

"The victor usually takes over the manpower of the loser."

At this point, Zhuoge's expression became slightly serious. "Lord Yuzhun, when it comes to the War of the Demons, will we continue to absorb only a portion of the members each time, as we are doing now?"

"The victor of each round of the Demon War will step over the corpses of the losers to further increase his strength."

"In the later stages, it was all about fighting among the Thousand Demons."

"If we continue to recruit people in this way, I'm worried that our growth rate will be slower than that of other demons."

“In that case…” Zhuoge didn’t continue speaking, but his meaning was already very clear.

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhun smiled calmly and said, "There's no need to worry about that."

"We just need to make steady progress."

"A rapid increase in the number of members may not be a good thing."

"The war between the demons continues in waves, and in the end, the number of members in each demon may increase several times over."

“In this situation, the power of discourse will inevitably be dispersed.”

“This is not what I want.”

“So…” Yu Zhun paused slightly, “we will continue to follow the previous rules.”

"Oh, right." He suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Zhuoge beside him, "In the Demon War, will we be matched against the Thousand Demons?"

“Not in the early stages.” Zhuoge shook his head. “Although it’s a random match, the number of people on each side won’t differ too much.”

"The Thousand Demons will only join in the mid-to-late stages."

"They will be left out in the early stages because they are too strong."

Yu Zhun nodded knowingly, "One last question."

"According to the rules of the War of the Demons, theoretically, it's possible for a multitude of demons to appear in the later stages, right?"

“Theoretically feasible.” Zhuoge nodded. “But in reality, in past wars against the demons, there has never been a total of ten thousand demons.”

"Or rather, after the rise of the six great demon lords, there has never been a demon troop of the level of the Ten Thousand Demons again."

"When the number of members of a thousand demons is close to that of ten thousand demons, it will inevitably fall apart for some reason."

"In the ninth level, this is known as the curse of the Ten Thousand Demons."

"The curse of the Ten Thousand Demons..." Yu Zhun's eyes flickered slightly.

He always felt that this was inextricably linked to the six Demon Lords.

However, the arrival of the Ten Thousand Demons is still a long way off, so let's focus on the most important thing right now.

"Go register, and then start the adjustment period."

"Before the war against the demons officially begins, I want everyone to be completely united as one!"
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"Formation!"

With a soft shout from Yu Zhun, fifteen ten-person formations instantly took shape, and amidst the roars, one true demon after another descended upon the world.

Then, the fifteen true demons quickly formed an array again, summoning an even more powerful true demon whose body was a thousand meters tall.

The unique dual formation belonging to the Hundred Demons is complete!

The enormous features of the true demon converged to resemble Yu Zhun, a satisfied smile on his face.

It worked!
The fact that a true demon can instantly form a double array signifies that the 150 members of the God of Slaughter have completely completed their integration process.

The swords of the Godslayers have been sharpened!
Almost the instant the true demon took shape, Yu Zhun vaguely sensed an inexplicable aura drawing him in.

He controlled the True Demon to suddenly raise its head, and then saw another True Demon, also a thousand meters tall, casting a murderous gaze at him from an unknown distance away.

The first round of the war against the demons has begun!

The other true demon is the first opponent of the Godslayers!
Following the pulling force, the true demons of the God of Slaughter quickly disappeared from their original spot, and when they stood firm again, they had already appeared in an independent space.

"The Killing Gods of the Silent Demon City versus the Nightmare Demons of the Taiheng Demon City!" A deafening voice echoed throughout the space, and the Nightmare Demons, who had also entered this space from afar, let out a sinister laugh.

"The Killing Gods, just from their name, they sound like weaklings."

"Are you ready to join our Nightmare Clan?"

"We weren't prepared for this," Yu Zhun sneered. "After all, you're the ones who will lose!"

Almost the instant he finished speaking, Yu Zhun controlled the True Demons of the God of Slaughter to pounce on the True Demons of the Nightmare Demons.

After just a few clashes, Yu Zhun had already deduced the strength of the Nightmare Demons before him.

The enemy's numbers were not much greater than theirs, and their strength was negligible.

Realizing this, Yu Zhun glanced around.

At the edge of this isolated space, countless illusory figures appeared, casting their gazes in this direction.

Those were spectators from various corners of the ninth level of the Netherworld.

Every battle in the War of the Demons takes place right under everyone's noses.

Realizing this, Yu Zhun had a thought, and the control of the True Demon was transferred.

The true demons of the God of Slaughter writhed, their facial features transforming into the likeness of Zhuo Ge.

"Die!" Zhuoge roared, controlling the True Demons of the God of Slaughter to draw a long sword from the void and then slash it fiercely at the True Demons of the Nightmare Demons in front of him.

After a fierce battle, the Nightmare Demons' true forms finally collapsed, and figures flew out of their massive bodies.

A streak of light flashed, and the entire Slaughter God Clan returned to their original positions, while the defeated Nightmare Demon Clan crossed several demon cities and appeared before them.

This is the cruel rule of the war of the demons: the victor gains the power to decide the life and death of the loser.

The true demons of the God of Slaughter slowly dissipated, and Yu Zhun walked towards them. At the same time, an invisible thought appeared in his mind.

The next battle against the demons will take place in ten days.

So, the God of Slaughter only has ten days to adjust?

With a slight frown, Yu Zhun stared intently at the more than one hundred members of the Nightmare Demon Clan in front of him.

Considering the short adjustment period, the number of members he can recruit this time is only…

Fifty people.

“Speak out about your abilities, and let me see your value.”

Yu Zhun spoke slowly and deliberately, “I only need fifty people.”

"The rest, die!"
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"Pfft-"

As a longsword pierced through the opponent's body, the true demon summoned by the second opponent of the God of Slaughter was instantly destroyed.

This time, the opponents matched by the Godslayers were called the Blood Demons. Their numbers were similar to those of the Godslayers who had devoured the Nightmare Demons, also exceeding two hundred, and their overall strength was even greater.

Zhuoge was unable to subdue the True Demon for a long time, so Yu Zhun finally decided to expose Lu Wen as his trump card.

As the battle ended, the isolated space dissipated.

The two victories in two battles boosted the morale of the vast majority of members of the Killing God Clan, and their fighting spirit soared to unprecedented heights.

On the other hand, the members of the Demon Blood Clan who were also teleported here were all dejected and had no will to live.

Yu Zhun dispersed the true demons and prepared to recruit people.

At that moment, Peg suddenly stepped forward.

"Lord Yu Zhun."

"What's wrong?" Yu Zhun turned to look at the other person.

After Zhuoge joined, Pag remained quiet for a while, working out normally every day and behaving like an ordinary member.

This was the first time he had stepped forward since the war against the demons.

"How many people do you plan to recruit this time?"

“Hmm…” Yu Zhun looked thoughtful.

At the moment the battle ended, the same thought appeared in his mind, telling him that the next battle would be in fifteen days.

The adjustment period became longer, and the number of people in the Killing God group also increased.

This means that the number of people absorbed this time can be increased.

“One hundred people.” After a moment’s thought, Yu Zhun gave his answer, then looked at Pago, who was frowning in thought, and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Lord Yu Zhun, do you know about the Soul Demons who are not far from us?” Pagoda pondered for a moment before slowly speaking. “They used to have about the same number of people as us, around 150.”

"After winning the first round of the Demon Clan War, they absorbed all of the enemy's members, and their numbers surged to three hundred."

"And this time, the number of demons they can be matched with will be three hundred."

"If they can continue to win, their demon horde will grow to six hundred."

At this point, Pago's expression became more serious. "They reached this scale in just two rounds."

"It might take us four rounds to reach the same scale."

“In each round, we will be matched with teams of similar size. If there are no opponents of equal size at the moment, the matchmaking will be canceled and the round will be skipped.”

“So…” Pago paused for a moment, “if we continue doing this, we might not be able to find any suitable opponents later on.”

“If we force each round to skip, we won’t be able to increase the number of participants. When the final matching stage ends and we enter the elimination stage by lottery, we will only become lambs to the slaughter.”

"What are your thoughts?" Yu Zhun raised an eyebrow slightly.

“There are some,” Pag nodded. “Although doing so might expose our strength sooner.”

"But this approach allows the Godslayers to prepare more securely for the subsequent battle against the Demons."

Seeing Yu Zhun's quiet listening expression, Pagoda quickened his pace a bit, "The matchmaking for the Demon War is based on the actual number of demons on both sides, not the number of demons actually fighting."

"We can absorb all of our opponents' personnel, but only select a portion of them for integration."

"This approach has two very important advantages."

"The length of the adjustment period between each round is determined by the total number of demons. If the actual number of demons is greater than the number of demons that go into battle, we can have a longer adjustment period and improve the efficiency of the adjustment."

"In addition, those who have not yet been integrated can be added in batches as we need new members."

“Of course, this approach also has a drawback.” Pago paused for a moment, “that is, in every match from now on, we will encounter opponents who have more Demons than us.”

"For example, right now, if we absorb all the members of the Demon Blood Clan and only select one hundred of them for integration, in the next round we will be matched with a Demon Blood Clan of four hundred members."

"At that time, in order to win, we will definitely have to reveal some of our trump cards in advance." As he spoke, Pago looked nervously at Yu Zhun.

"Lord Yu Zhun, I wonder if my plan is acceptable?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhun remained silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

"interesting."

"I also think that matching opponents with a similar number of people as us is too inefficient."

"After all, the God of Slaughter has fought his way up by defeating the strong with the weak."

(End of this chapter)