Chapter 851 - 845: Taking Sides and Dividing Factions

At this moment, Luo Hou utterly loathed the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God.

If it weren’t for this woman interfering, he would have succeeded in deceiving the other Demon Gods to help continue the Path of Transcendence.

Luo Hou and the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God held completely opposing views.

Now, the Three Thousand Demon Gods of Returning Ruins were somewhat hesitant.

They wanted to believe Luo Hou in hopes of transcendence.

However, they were also worried, as the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God claimed, that Luo Hou intended to use them as stepping stones.

They yearned for transcendence, yet feared death immensely.

As all the Demon Gods were hesitating, the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God said, "Luo Hou, if you want us to believe you, it’s actually quite simple."

"All you need to do is swear a blood oath, if the residual energy of Returning Ruins is inadequate, let you be the first to be transformed into energy to complete the Path of Transcendence, and only then will we believe you."

What Luo Hou had just claimed, that he had seen the world Above Chaos.

Was utter nonsense; he hadn’t seen anything at all, and even he had no confidence.

His plan was, once the Returning Ruins Energy was exhausted, the Returning Ruins would absorb the Demon Gods’ power from weak to strong, to replenish itself.

By then, the Path of Transcendence would still draw upon the energy of Returning Ruins.

From weak to strong.

Among the Three Thousand Demon Gods of Returning Ruins, Luo Hou is the strongest, so he would definitely be the last one.

Luo Hou was confident that he would be the one to transcend.

His goal was to sacrifice the other Demon Gods to fulfill himself.

If he were to swear the blood oath as suggested by the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God, then it would mean sacrificing himself for others.

Naturally, Luo Hou was unwilling for this to happen.

On the Path of Transcendence, Luo Hou’s true form was furious beyond control.

Clenching his fists, he said through gritted teeth, "If I can return, I will definitely kill you."

"Damn slut!"

Above the Returning Ruins, the human face conjured by Luo Hou remained silent for a long time.

The Three Thousand Demon Gods of Returning Ruins weren’t stupid either; at this moment, they understood Luo Hou’s intentions.

"Luo Hou, you liar."

"You want to sacrifice us to fulfill yourself?"

"Using our lives to aid your transcendence, you’re dreaming."

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The curses roared into Luo Hou’s ears, his face livid, and he could only grit his teeth in defense: "Even if the residual energy of Returning Ruins is slightly insufficient, the shortfall isn’t much."

"At most, sacrificing a very few Demon Gods will allow the vast majority to successfully transcend."

"Sacrificing a few Demon Gods to achieve for the majority, why not?"

The Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God looked up at Luo Hou’s face above, saying contemptuously, "Luo Hou, since you speak with such righteousness, why not sacrifice yourself?"

"With greater power comes greater responsibility; you, being the strongest among the Demon Gods, sacrificing yourself would suffice for dozens of Demon Gods."

The Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God left Luo Hou speechless.

"Yeah! Luo Hou, why sacrifice us, and not yourself?"

"Is it because we’re weaker that we deserve to die?"

"Luo Hou, you proposed this plan, the one most deserving of sacrifice is you!"

"Everyone, stop trusting him! He intended to sacrifice us for his own fulfillment from the start."

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At this time, the majority of the weaker Demon Gods initially stood out in support of the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God.

Because according to Luo Hou’s plan, they would be the first to be sacrificed.

No one willingly sacrifices themselves to make a wedding dress for others.

Under such circumstances, they naturally sided with the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God, who protected them.

Above the Returning Ruins, Luo Hou’s human face roared with anger, "I am the strongest; I will restore the glory of Returning Ruins; why sacrifice me?"

"The weak must sacrifice for the strong; that is how things ought to be."

In the eyes of the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God, Luo Hou was absurdly selfish to the extreme.

At this point, she was tired of arguing with Luo Hou.

The Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God swept her gaze across the other Demon Gods and slowly began to speak: "This plan was proposed by Luo Hou; initially, he claimed only consuming twenty percent of Returning Ruins’ energy was needed, and we agreed."

"Now, the Returning Ruins Energy has already been consumed to eighty percent, and he claims he wants to sacrifice weaker Demon Gods?"

"Then, after sacrificing weaker Demon Gods, if the energy is still insufficient, do we sacrifice those ranked in the middle?"

"After those in the middle are sacrificed, will it be our turn to be sacrificed?"

"I never supported Luo Hou’s plan from the beginning because I knew, for his own sake, he would stop at nothing."

"I will never agree to continue the Path of Transcendence; anyone who helps continue the Path of Transcendence would be my enemy, and I would confront them to the death."

"Those who support me, stand behind me; we will fight side by side."

The Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God knew it was time to draw the battle lines.

Because among the Three Thousand Demon Gods of Returning Ruins, there must be some who were tempted.

Especially those ranked higher in power; they believed their strength meant they would be the last to be sacrificed.

Perhaps there was no need to sacrifice them at all to achieve transcendence.

After the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God finished speaking, the weakest batch of Demon Gods initially stood behind her.

Immediately after, those ranked in the middle group of strength followed.

They could be sacrificed easily as well, so naturally, they would side with the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God.

Those yet to express their stance were the strongest few dozen Demon Gods.

The strength of these dozens of Demon Gods was comparable to that of the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God.

They were the most powerful among the Three Thousand Demon Gods of Returning Ruins.

By the order of weak to strong, they would be the last to be sacrificed.

In theory, Luo Hou’s plan was beneficial to them.

Above Returning Ruins, Luo Hou’s human face stared fiercely at these final few dozen Demon Gods.

The Demon Gods the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God drew to her side were the inconsequential ones.

It was these strongest Demon Gods who could truly turn the tide.

As long as they supported Luo Hou, the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God would also be powerless to change anything.

Right at that moment, among the most powerful Demon Gods, a chubby figure stepped forward.

This chubby figure looked very much like the Array Spirit fat old man from the Returning Ruins Arena; without a doubt, the fat old man was his residual thought.

The chubby figure stood behind the Human-headed Serpent-bodied Female Demon God and cursed at the face conjured by Luo Hou above the sky: "The Three Thousand Demon Gods of Returning Ruins might have differences in strengths, but they are of the same source, regardless of strength, all are kin."

"You just mentioned regarding the Three Thousand Demon Gods of Returning Ruins as siblings, yet now you want to sacrifice your own siblings to aid your transcendence?"

"An utter windbag like you, I don’t trust you."

"Whether or not transcendence can be achieved, even if one could enter that world Above Chaos you speak of, with someone like you, I wouldn’t go."

"I’d rather die in Returning Ruins than collude with the likes of you."