Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

As dawn broke, on the desolate wasteland, the war demon raised its three heads, its gaze piercing through the clouds and landing on the young empress sitting on the dragon throne high in the sky. It grinned with extreme sarcasm and said, "Ji Yushen, do you dare to come here to die all by yourself?"

"Who says I am all alone?"

Above the clouds, the young emperor lowered her eyes slightly, her fingertips gently toying with the Judgment Card that had returned from the void. Her eyes were calm and undisturbed. A void chessboard appeared out of thin air in front of her, with black and white chess pieces quietly arranged.

Ji Yushen raised his hand, placed a piece on the ground, and said in a clear, cold voice, the move sealing the game.

"White horse, A3."

The moment the chess piece was placed, the void trembled.

A young man dressed in pure white knight's attire appeared silently behind the War Demon!

With red hair and white robes, wings unfurled, and a tall, upright figure, the young knight gripped the blasphemous tablet at his chest the instant the war demon turned away:

"What is awakened is the breath of the stars; I will walk with the world, therefore—"

"O mortals, use wings to bind the gods (Enuma Elish)!"

A burst of golden light suddenly erupted, and countless golden chains flew upwards, piercing through heaven and earth. Centered on the youth, they transformed into a sky full of golden meteors, piercing through the enormous body of the demon of war!

"Temperance," Karen!

Chapter 126, The Wasteland Where Gods Witnessed Their Death (Part Two)

"Karen?"

The war demon lowered its eyes, looking at the trembling golden chain that pierced its chest and abdomen. It gripped the scorching chain with its five fingers and forcefully broke this chain, which was powerful enough to seal legends, into countless golden specks of light.

As the sky was filled with points of light, He slowly turned his head, and three pairs of pupils simultaneously fell on the red-haired, white-clad youth behind him.

"Interesting. The Kingdom of Konoma and the Elf Empire are now sworn enemies, and you, as a legend of the kingdom, have actually joined forces with the enemy?"

"But the war between humans and demons is an irreconcilable one."

Karen felt a sweet taste in her throat as the backlash from her crushed killing move surged forth, causing her to spit out a mouthful of blood that stained her pure white knight's uniform.

"Temperance," Karen.

The undisputed number one legend in one-on-one combat is not about killing, but about stripping, blocking, and imprisoning the opponent's skills, authority, talent, and even all means of combat, ultimately crushing and killing them with his unbeatable swordsmanship.

Back when they were fighting the Empire's God of War, "Power" Ornn, Karen sealed his techniques throughout the battle, preventing him from unleashing his earth-shattering brute strength, ultimately leading to his crushing defeat and death.

But now, facing the original demons of war, the gap is as vast as heaven and earth.

Karen's all-out attack, which exhausted all her life's cultivation and all her essence, only locked down one of the opponent's abilities, but it was the most unsolvable and terrifying power of the War Demon—the infinite resurrection achieved through the Hall of Heroes!

The reason why all primordial entities stand at the pinnacle of the world, invincible and unsolvable, is not only due to the overwhelming power of their source quality, but also because of their immortality that transcends rules and the continuous nourishment of conceptual power.

Therefore, the first step to destroying the Primordial One is to shatter the foundation of His resurrection!

"Humans... how dare you so disregard war..."

The war demon growled in a low voice, and the next moment, the demonic shadow disappeared from the spot. Several seconds later, a deafening sonic boom exploded, sweeping across the entire wasteland!

The speed far exceeded the legendary's understanding and reaction. Karen's expression changed drastically, and she instantly opened the Holy Domain Barrier. However, this legendary Holy Domain, which was strong enough to withstand nuclear bombardment and remain unmoved, was as fragile as paper in front of the God-Slaying Sword's sharp edge!

"Pfft!"

A flash of cold light, and blood gushed out.

Karen's entire right arm was neatly severed and flew to the ground—even setting aside authority, in terms of speed and strength alone, the legend was no match for the original!

"White Horse, C4."

Above the clouds, Ji Yushen, seated on the dragon throne, lightly touched the chessboard with her fingertips. The black and white chessboard trembled with light and shadow. Karen, who had just been seriously injured and on the verge of death, suddenly disappeared into thin air and left the battlefield.

The demon of war looked up, and three pairs of cold eyes were fixed on the figure of the young female emperor.

"emperor"!

Ji Yushen's methods of attack have always been the control chains of the Origin Dragon Vein, but this time, she has shown the legendary power of an "Emperor" - using heaven and earth as a chessboard, all things as chess pieces, controlling the entire space, and commanding all things in the world!

Tianyuan Chessboard!

Hime Mikami used this trick to instantly teleport Karen, who was far away in the kingdom, to the battlefield, so that Karen could ambush and seal the War Demon and then immediately leave, preventing the War Demon from killing her and regaining power.

If Cangxuan hadn't been trapped in the fog of war, preventing Ji Yushen from perceiving him, she wouldn't have been able to reclaim "Judgment" only after his fall, relying on the chains of the dragon vein's control.

To the left of the demon of war, Wang Zhiming's face trembled slightly.

The deep-rooted ideology of "loyalty to the emperor and love for the country" had not completely disappeared from his soul. Now that the leader of the civil official group, Cang Xuan, was dead, he was facing the supreme imperial power, and he couldn't help but feel the urge to submit and surrender.

But this thought was ruthlessly cut off by Midnight's head the moment it arose.

The Primal War Demon, who wields the essence of [Victory], is the ultimate symbol of all killing, bravery, and strife in the world—it can be defeated, wounded, or killed, but it will never submit!

"boom--!"

Without a word, the War Demon slammed its foot into the ground and charged towards Himegami like a cannonball!

To catch the thief, first catch the king!

On Ji Yushen's Tianyuan chessboard, all sixteen black pieces charged forward as if they were going to burn their boats, seemingly determined to devour all the white pieces!

Ji Yushen's gaze turned slightly cold, neither flinching nor avoiding.

Beneath the dragon throne, countless jet-black dragon vein chains soared into the sky, densely intertwined to form an endless cage, sealing off the entire heavens.

"Splash—"

The chains of domination, which even ordinary legends could not resist, were constantly torn apart by the war demon's six arms working together. The clanging and clattering filled the air as the six divine weapons of slaughter took turns wielding them, slashing and tearing. The chains were constantly regenerated and replenished from beneath the dragon throne, tightly binding the demon's body and hindering its charge.

Only the source substance can resist the source substance.

The War Demon is a born primordial master, with a perfect unity of spirit and flesh, and an unblemished origin; while the power of the Hime-no-Kami relies on the dragon veins of the corpses of past emperors, which is ultimately an external force, with a passive foundation and a natural weakness.

Therefore, no matter how many layers of chains wrapped around it and how much they eroded it, they still couldn't stop the blood-red demonic figure from getting closer and closer.

"Soldier, E4."

…………

On the eastern front, outside the capital city of Silver Glow.

The capital city's "Kingdom Preservation Array" was fully deployed, cannons roared continuously, and countless soldiers charged through a hail of bullets, while lightning surged in the sky as dozens of gold-level experts clashed fiercely in the air, fighting relentlessly.

Charge, death, and rampant malevolent energy filled the air. The war remained at its climax, constantly reinforcing the concept of "war." The fear that arose in the hearts of ordinary people fueled the ever-increasing power of the war demon.

But the next moment.

The five million-strong imperial army that had besieged the capital for many days vanished into thin air in an instant, leaving the entire battlefield suddenly empty, as if it had never existed.

The kingdom's garrison soldiers rubbed their eyes, staring in astonishment at the countless shell craters and corpses outside the city walls, completely bewildered.

After a long while, someone finally shouted, "We've won!"

Immediately, some people threw down their weapons and celebrated wildly, while others knelt and wept. But most stared blankly at the gray sky, their minds filled with questions: "Is the war... over?"

That's it... over?

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, if you hadn't experienced it firsthand, no one could believe that the war had ended so suddenly—just moments before they were fighting to the death, charging for their country, and even having comrades die in front of them.

But it ended so abruptly.

If war can end so easily, then what was the point of all that we sacrificed before?

For some reason, a sentence suddenly flashed through the minds of the bewildered soldiers:

We die without knowing why, and live without knowing why.

…………

Beyond the capital, in the desolate battlefield.

Five million imperial troops appeared out of thin air, then followed the officers' orders, formed ranks, and charged toward the rebel army behind the demon of war!

The war between the Empire and the Kingdom came to an abrupt end, momentarily halting the aura of the War Demon. The onslaught against Wang Zhiming's rebel army also caused the War Demon to continuously lose its anchor of faith in the world. Yet even so, it could not diminish the War Demon's current state in the slightest; it remained the complete primordial being, therefore—

"Empress, F3."

The soldiers' retreat gave the Queen room to strike; with Himeko's hand settled, a pink figure appeared near the army—

Freya, Queen of the Kingdom of Konoma.

Ignoring the war demon entangled in chains, Himegami made another move:

"Bishop, D3."

The next moment, a figure clad in solemn robes appeared near the battlefield, between Himegami and Freya, holding the sacred scales of justice, exuding an aura of righteous fairness—

Vilette, the highest judge of the kingdom.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Himeko looked up at Freya and asked, "Have you decided?"

"It's decided."

Freya raised her head, holding the Book of Past Events in one hand and gripping the illusory scepter tightly in the other. She took a step forward, her clear voice resounding throughout the heavens and earth: "I, Freya Alvira von Konoma, on behalf of the Kingdom of Konoma, hereby declare defeat!"

"Very good." Ji Yushen smiled faintly. "On behalf of the Elf Empire, I hereby declare a cessation of war, a complete withdrawal of troops, and the maintenance of the existing border between the two countries, which will remain unchanged forever!"

Vilette closed her eyes, the sacred scales in her hand spinning in mid-air, invoking the rules of the covenant between heaven and earth, before solemnly declaring:

"In the name of the 'God of Contracts,' this ceasefire agreement is hereby certified, with Heaven and Earth as witnesses, and is effective immediately!"

"According to the ceasefire agreement, both sides should exchange blasphemous tokens!"

Himeko laughed loudly, raised her hand and took out the "Hanged Man" card from her pocket, tossing it to Freya; Freya also took out "Power" and returned it to Himeko.

With the card exchange complete, the months-long war between the two nations has come to a complete end.

World peace!

"Damn it! What do you take war for? Child's play?!"

The War Demon roared in fury, its demonic energy soaring to the heavens. It finally saw through the grand scheme that had been laid out for months—back when Wang Zhiming first made his deal with Ye, and the authority of war first appeared in the world, in the Celestial Realm, at the second meeting of the leaders of the three great nations, Ji Yushen had already explained part of her plan—

He deliberately allowed the western front to collapse, deliberately allowed the rebels to grow stronger, and deliberately let Him devour endless evil energy and absorb the source of conflict, so that He could reach the pinnacle of combat power in the world.

When He is perfect and complete, He will suddenly stop the war and cut off His source of power. At the same time, Himeko agrees to exchange cards with Freya and withdraw her troops, but demands that the Kingdom acknowledge its defeat and join the hunt for the Primordial One!

The effect is obvious: as a symbol of war, once the world is at peace, all the sources of power for the demon of war will be cut off and cannot be replenished!

Why are the primordial demons so difficult to kill?

Firstly, each Primal Being possesses a certain degree of immortality; secondly, each Primal Being can draw an inexhaustible source of power from the corresponding concept, much like possessing an ever-flowing Holy Grail. Legends with limited power cannot be consumed by any means.

However, Hime Mikami made two moves in succession: with the sword saint Karen, she severed the demon's resurrection authority, and with the ceasefire, she eliminated the source of the demon's power, completely destroying the original unsolvable foundation!