Xiao Huo told Long Haochen that it would take them some time to adapt to the outside air and elemental fluctuations, so they decided to stay in the Knights’ Sacred Mountain for three days. After three days, they would go to Yulong Pass to meet up with Long Haochen.

The demon army could move out at any time. As the chairman of the Federation, Long Haochen couldn’t wait here indefinitely. The grand plan to fight against the demons had not yet been formulated. He had to return to Yulong Pass immediately to discuss countermeasures.

“Elder Xiao, that’s the situation. We can’t predict where the demons will attack from. If the demons concentrate all their forces on one point this time, not only will it be difficult for us to resist, but it will also be difficult to predict where the demons will appear. I must hurry back. The demons have really mobilized all their forces this time. Our spies in the demon clan have been purged on a large scale, and very little information can be sent back.” At Xiao Huo’s request, Long Haochen no longer called him ancestor, but changed it to Elder Xiao.

After listening to Long Haochen’s words, Xiao Huo pondered for a moment and said, “The problem you mentioned is indeed very serious. If you can’t prepare in advance, no fortress of the Federation can resist the demon army led by more than fifty demon gods. However, I think your thinking has gone into a misunderstanding.”

“Hmm?” Long Haochen looked at Xiao Huo in surprise and said, “Please enlighten me, Elder Xiao.”

Although Xiao Huo had been dormant for thousands of years, he was, after all, the first generation殿主 of the Knights’ Sacred Temple. In the most critical moment when humanity faced the pressure of the demons and was about to collapse, he was able to initiate and form the Temple Alliance with several other殿主 to fight against the demons and ultimately preserve humanity’s last piece of land for survival. It can be seen how talented and ambitious he was back then. In terms of war experience, even ten Long Haochen couldn’t compare with this ancestor!

Xiao Huo said, “The misunderstanding you have fallen into lies in the word ‘defense’. If you change your thinking, you might be enlightened. That’s right, pure defense will make it difficult for us to block the demon’s attack. Because even if we can know the demon’s movements, their army is alive. What if they suddenly change their attack route? Or suddenly divide their forces into two groups? How can we defend? Within the Federation, we can only move around in a tired and hopeless manner. In this case, before the war even starts, we have already completely entered the demon’s rhythm. It can be said that we have lost half the battle before it even began. Do you know why the demons never attacked us with all their strength before?”

After a pause, Xiao Huo said coldly, “That’s because the demons are unwilling to completely destroy us. Back then, if the demons really wanted to destroy our race, even if we established the Temple Alliance and gathered all of humanity’s last strength, we would not be able to resist the demons at all. The most crucial thing that allowed us to survive in the end was not that we were strong enough, but that the demons were letting us off.”

“The demons are actually afraid of completely destroying us humans from this world, and even unwilling to completely rule us. This starts from the nature of the demons.”

Long Haochen listened very carefully to Xiao Huo’s narration. This ancestor completely experienced everything when the demons first came to the Saint Magic Continent, and he had personally fought against the demon army. His experience was invaluable to Long Haochen.

“Space shattered, and the seventy-two demon god pillars descended, bringing a terrible plague to our Saint Magic Continent. At that time, humanity had just ended the great war with the undead disaster, Ileus, only two hundred years before. Because of the horror of the undead creatures, more than a quarter of the continent was already overrun with undead creatures, which we were gradually clearing out, gradually unifying the entire continent. At that time, humanity’s vitality had not only not recovered, but also, the two countries were busy grabbing territory.”

“The descent of the seventy-two demon god pillars of the demon clan only involved one country and did not involve another country. At that time, the power of the Radiant Church had been weakened to a very low level due to the attack of the undead disaster, Ileus. Therefore, there was no unified voice on the entire continent. Here, I have to say again about the disaster that Ileus brought to humanity. He completely destroyed one of the three great empires, crippled one, and almost destroyed the Radiant Church. This allowed the demons to take advantage of the situation!”

“The seventy-two demon god pillars of the demons descended in that almost intact country. Although they were also affected by the undead disaster, their strength was relatively well preserved. At that time, this relatively intact country was ambitiously launching a war against the crippled country, trying to invade it and unify the entire continent. Under this background. When the seventy-two demon god pillars of the demon clan first descended, they were even regarded by the relatively weak country as a blessing from heaven. It is conceivable that how could the two empires work together?”

“Even the great country invaded by the demon god pillars didn’t take the existence of the demon god pillars seriously at first. It wasn’t until the plague spread at an alarming and terrifying rate, constantly turning various races into demons and starting to attack cities, occupy cities, and the terrifying power of the seventy-two demon god pillars was fully demonstrated that they realized something was wrong. But it was already too late. In addition, the weaker country added insult to injury, taking this opportunity to launch a full-scale counterattack. It can be said that humanity destroyed itself. Under the internal and external attacks, it forcibly destroyed the most powerful empire of humanity at that time. And when that weaker country discovered the terror of the demons, it was already too late. The demons had already grown stronger, not only occupying the entire area of the great country but also launching a strong attack on the small country.”

Even after thousands of years, Xiao Huo still looked heartbroken when he said this, “And at such an important moment, differences still arose within the small country. It was divided into two factions that blamed each other, leading to the split of the country at a critical moment. Under the attack of the demons, the country gradually declined and perished. At this time, one of the parties awakened and began to fully summon the remaining human powerhouses to unite and fight against the outside world, abandoning the concept of the country and avoiding the impact of the desire for power on humanity, forming the six great temples to resist the demons.”

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“The demons ultimately spared humanity for two reasons. First, the plague brought by the seventy-two demon god pillars did not last too long, so it did not continue to infect more races and turn them into demons. As a result, the total strength of the demons was limited to a certain extent. It also made the Demon God Emperor at that time realize that if the war continued, the number of demons would only continue to decrease. Another reason is also the reason why the demons, who have had an absolute advantage for more than six thousand years, have never launched a full-scale attack on us humans, which is because the demons themselves do not engage in production.”

“Almost every race of the demons is a born warrior, with powerful combat power innately. However, they are not good at producing food and manufacturing tools. This determines that they may gain the upper hand in war in a short time, but once the war ends, if humanity is completely destroyed, the demons will gradually perish on the Saint Magic Continent. In the end, only a small part of the demons will be able to survive and live on the power of nature to supply food.”

“Think about it, as a wise ruler, would the Demon God Emperor do such a thing as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs? Letting us humans survive is actually equivalent to raising us in captivity. Then, they will plunder us through small-scale wars and even trade with us. At the same time, they will develop themselves and find ways to survive on this continent. This is the fundamental reason why we humans have been able to continue.”

“Fortunately, for six thousand years, the demons have never found a way for them to survive completely independently. That’s why they have not completely exterminated us humans. Otherwise, do you think the demons are so kind?”

Xiao Huo’s words were like opening a door for Long Haochen, allowing him to see many fundamental things. No wonder even when the demons launched holy wars, they used a full-scale attack method, consuming both their own population and strength and the human population and strength. In the end, the war ended anticlimactically. It turned out that they never intended to completely destroy humanity!

“The full-scale war that the demons are about to launch is mainly aimed at you. Because you have the power to destroy the demon god pillars, which has caused panic among the demons. What they fear most is that the foundation is shaken. Two demon god pillars are not many, but it is a very bad start. Otherwise, the Demon God Emperor would not insist on killing you. However, I can be sure that even if the demons successfully invade the Federation, they will definitely not fully destroy the living space within the Federation. They will even eventually withdraw their troops. Of course, a great looting will be inevitable. It’s like the well-raised wheat is about to be harvested.”

Xiao Huo’s analysis can be said to be thorough. If Long Haochen didn’t know clearly that he had been sleeping in the underground cave before, he would have regarded him as the wisest elder of the Temple Alliance.

Speaking of this, Xiao Huo paused, and a golden light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: “We must avoid this disaster. Once our humanity’s vitality is greatly damaged again, then the accumulation of these thousands of years will be wiped out. We can only repeat the process of being raised in captivity again. We may even never have a chance to stand up again. Therefore, no matter what, we cannot let the demons invade the Federation. I said just now that there is a problem with your way of thinking, which lies in the word ‘defense’. Think about it the other way around, if it’s not defense, but offense, how will we face the demons?”

“Attack?” Long Haochen only felt that the bottleneck in his heart was pierced by a sharp arrow, and inspiration appeared in an instant. Although it was still a bit vague, he had already grasped something.

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