**Chapter 685: Demon Retreat, Jiang Yi’s Revival**
Shulin Muyu was equally surprised upon hearing the news. The demon-dragon allied forces had come with great momentum, so why did they suddenly retreat?
"Did something happen to them?" Lin Muyu asked.
Meng Anwen replied, "It’s not the demon-dragon allied forces that retreated, it’s the demons that retreated."
"That’s even stranger. Could it be that they had an internal conflict?" Lin Muyu was even more puzzled and couldn’t figure it out.
Meng Anwen said, "If you can’t figure it out, don’t think about it. Their retreat is a good thing."
Indeed, once the demons retreated, only the dragons were left. The pressure on the human side would be much less, and the casualties would be greatly reduced.
No matter what, it was indeed a good thing.
Lin Muyu asked, "The demons have retreated, what about the dragons? How are they reacting?"
Meng Anwen said, "They have temporarily stopped their attacks, but I think they will also retreat. The dragons should understand that if they face us humans alone, the final result is likely to be mutual destruction."
Lin Muyu said, "Mutual destruction would only benefit the abyssal demons, like a fisherman reaping the benefits while the snipe and the clam fight."
"Exactly, so most likely, the dragons will also retreat."
Meng Anwen’s judgment made sense, and Lin Muyu thought so too. Although there were no surprises, it was likely to develop this way.
This was also the best result at the moment. Although the humans suffered great losses, the demon-dragon allied forces also suffered significant damage. This sudden war had no winners.
Meng Anwen continued, "I think the demons’ sudden retreat should be related to you."
"They didn’t succeed in ambushing us, so continuing this war is meaningless."
Lin Muyu knew that he was the one the Dragon Emperor most wanted to kill. This ambush was mainly targeted at him, with Meng Anwen and others as secondary targets.
If he and Meng Anwen were killed, the demon-dragon allied forces could advance unimpeded, posing a great threat to the humans.
Not to mention exterminating the humans, it could likely cause the humans to never recover.
But the result was a failure; they didn’t manage to kill anyone.
This war thus lost its meaning.
Meng Anwen connected to the Eternal Great Wall formation and could see the scenes in the Yuan battlefield.
At this moment, the demon army was retreating like a tide, and the dragon army had also stopped attacking. The human army also retreated back to the fortresses without pursuing.
It seemed that the war was about to end like this. Suddenly, Meng Anwen saw a sword light flying rapidly.
Meng Anwen exclaimed softly, "Why is he here?"
Lin Muyu’s eyes turned, "Is it Yi Shen?"
Meng Anwen nodded, "It seems he has recovered."
Meng Anwen was not surprised that Lin Muyu guessed it was Jiang Yi.
Given Meng Anwen’s status, there were very few things that could surprise him, and very few people who could surprise him.
Jiang Yi was one of them.
Jiang Yi was a figure from over 600 years ago, very powerful, having reached level 98 before his fall, and had already touched the threshold of half-step super-god.
But it had been too long, and Meng Anwen naturally lacked a bit of reverence for him.
As for Lin Muyu, there was respect, but not reverence.
In their hearts, the presence of the Emperor was far stronger than Jiang Yi.
This subtle psychological change could only be understood by the individuals themselves.
Lin Muyu was a bit puzzled, "Why is he coming now?"
Meng Anwen was also puzzled, why did Jiang Yi appear now, not earlier or later?
Did he just get the news, or did he just recover now?
The activation of the Eternal Great Wall made such a big commotion, Jiang Yi couldn’t possibly not know.
Last time, he could sense the Demon Emperor’s remote attack, let alone this time.
Meng Anwen speculated, "Perhaps he just recovered."
In Meng Anwen’s sight, Jiang Yi stepped on his sword from afar, killing into the dragon army alone. With a level as high as 98, and having already stepped into the threshold of half-step super-god, his speed was astonishing.
As he wielded the laws, countless dragon warriors fell, including two dragon kings in the army, who couldn’t last even three to five seconds.
Jiang Yi was like entering an uninhabited land, his sword light sweeping across, killing everywhere.
The dragon army was shattered by Jiang Yi alone, fleeing in all directions.
The demons had already retreated earlier, far away, and did not encounter Jiang Yi.
After shattering the dragon army, Jiang Yi, wrapped in sword light, killed towards the depths of the Yuan battlefield again, disappearing into the darkness.
It could be expected that whether it was the dragons or the demons in the depths of the Yuan battlefield, whoever encountered Jiang Yi would meet a tragic end.
Meng Anwen sighed, "He seems to be venting."
Earlier, Jiang Yi killed fiercely, quickly and ruthlessly, his laws pouring out with deep hatred and strong resentment.
Meng Anwen could feel this emotion from his sword light.
Imagine, he was almost killed, and after being alone for hundreds of years, he was reborn. How could he not have hatred?
Meng Anwen could understand.
But Lin Muyu frowned after hearing this, "Teacher, you said he was venting?"
Meng Anwen nodded, "His sword light and laws carry hatred, deep hatred. All the enemies who died under his sword were chopped into pieces."
Meng Anwen’s words made Lin Muyu even more puzzled.
Meng Anwen thought for a moment and added, "Now that I think about it, it is indeed a bit strange. Some people were clearly already dead, but he would still add two more sword strikes to their corpses, chopping them into pieces."
Lin Muyu said, "I feel something is wrong. I have interacted with Yi Shen in the secret realm. He gave me the feeling of being very gentle, like an old man who has seen through everything and understood everything."
"There was no resentment, no hatred, only magnanimity."
Meng Anwen pondered for a few seconds before slowly speaking, "Do you think his hatred for the demons exploded completely after his revival? Or is it his hatred for the humans?"
Lin Muyu shook his head, "It shouldn’t be like this. Even if he hated the demons, it wouldn’t be to this extent. Moreover, he just killed dragons, not demons."
Lin Muyu’s words made sense. The higher the level of the soul, the more stable the emotions.
Even if there was hatred, it generally wouldn’t reach this extent.
Even if the Dragon Emperor hated Lin Muyu, he still remained calm.
Moreover, in Jiang Yi’s era, the interaction between the dragons and humans was limited to the ancient battlefield.
At that time, the biggest enemy of the humans was still the demons, and Jiang Yi almost truly fell because of the demons.
If he hated, it would be the demons.
The demons had just retreated, and if Jiang Yi wanted to chase, he could have caught up.
But that was not the case.
Jiang Yi gave the impression of killing any enemy he saw, regardless of who the enemy was. His rationality seemed somewhat weak.
Meng Anwen and Lin Muyu couldn’t figure it out. Lin Muyu thought for a moment and took out Antares’ dragon scale.
Regarding the half-step super-god of the humans, after the Emperor left, Jiang Yi was the strongest among the humans, and his matters had to be taken seriously.
Lin Muyu thickened his face and went to disturb Antares again.
Fortunately, this time Antares was not sleeping, but it still couldn’t avoid a few sarcastic remarks.
Lin Muyu’s face had already thickened to a certain level, especially when facing Antares, comparable to a super-god level.
Soon, he got some answers from Antares.
Meng Anwen looked at Lin Muyu, "What did the lord say?"
Lin Muyu put away the dragon scale, "He said that there was a problem during Jiang Yi’s revival, and the specific problem should be with the demon-slaying sword in Jiang Yi’s hand."
Meng Anwen searched his memory and said solemnly, "The demon-slaying sword was very famous back then. According to records, the humans paid a great price to forge the demon-slaying sword."
"Moreover, the demon-slaying sword was also the fuse of that great war, and Jiang Yi’s fall was also somewhat related to the demon-slaying sword."
"Perhaps there will be detailed information in the royal archives. Let’s go check it out."
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