CHAPTER 716: 165, ENTER REINCARNATION

"Ladies and gentlemen..."

The Divine Dream Envoy’s voice was deep, "Perhaps many remain unaware, and perhaps the truth will ultimately be buried, but the magnitude of the disaster that the Human Clan has faced today is truly alarming; I must present the truth to all under heaven."

He took a deep breath and slowly continued, "Today, in Youzhou, Xuanzhou, Cangzhou... and twelve other states, over forty million have perished unjustly, marking this as the most tragic day in thousands of years for our Human Clan."

Lin Yue’s eyes were cold.

This Divine Dream Envoy indeed could not wait a moment longer, eagerly starting the public execution.

He no longer wished to listen to the pointless quarreling of the Divine Dream Envoy.

But... what could be done?

Even if there was a right to defend oneself, what significance would it hold?

"Qi State, by Seventh Prince Xiahong in Cangzhou City... he wantonly slaughtered, causing the deaths of over two million four hundred thousand innocents..."

"Xuanzhou, Eleventh Prince Xiahong in Kaiyuan City..."

"Cangzhou, Thirteenth Prince Xiahong..."

The voice of the Divine Dream Envoy echoed throughout the true Dream, informing the billions of Great Yong about everything that had happened today.

There was no need for exaggeration, nor any need for concealment; what should not be known, he simply did not know.

And the number forty million was enough to explain it all.

Although Lin Yue could not see the reactions of the billions in Great Yong, he could approximately imagine what those Mortals were feeling.

And the princes and princesses could not explain themselves clearly, so... the outcome was already predetermined.

"Brother Seventeen."

The voice of the Second Prince arose, "Though you may grant them the right to defend themselves, most have already decided to enter Reincarnation voluntarily before the public execution begins to at least have a chance in the next life, otherwise once the execution starts, under the bind of the true Dream, they won’t be able to reincarnate, and moreover... they do not wish to be humiliated in such public executions."

Lin Yue was slightly taken aback and asked, "Which ones are culpable enough to be condemned to death?"

"Most of them," sighed the Second Prince, transmitting his voice, "Only the Sixth, Seventh brothers, the Fifth and Seventh sisters, are exempt from enough lifespan deduction to avoid death."

"Only four will survive?" Lin Yue fell silent.

Though the princes and princesses were always infighting, normally very few would die.

However, it was also because of the infighting that as long as the princes and princesses had accumulated enough merit to offset the guilt of their sins, most would act and had nearly all killed important ministers.

Even the Fourteenth Prince, who advocated for the eradication of evil, was no different; he had fought with the Twelfth Prince for many years and had also killed quite a few important ministers.

Protected by the national fortune made it sinful to kill.

Plus, this time, most of these princes and princesses had killed millions of people, which was almost equivalent to the sin of killing one important minister.

This resulted in... aside from him, eight of the other twelve princes who had not yet proven themselves would die at once, losing more than half, and it was uncertain by how much the national fortune would decrease.

After all, the princes and princesses were not ordinary figures who defied the heavens to become Saints; they had a significant impact on the Human Clan’s destiny.

"The Crown Prince has calculated that the national fortune might decrease by thirty percent."

The Second Prince transmitted his voice, "Adding the previous losses, it is estimated that after this execution, Great Yong’s national fortune will only account for fifty-five percent of the Human Clan’s destiny."

"Fifty-five percent..." Lin Yue fell silent.

He took a deep breath and couldn’t help asking, "What if it drops below fifty percent..."

"That is bound to happen sooner or later," the Second Prince’s voice remained calm, "When the Demon Clan appealed to the will of an ancient ruler, the Crown Prince had already calculated the inevitability of Great Yong’s fortune falling below fifty percent."

"Then..." Lin Yue caught his breath.

The Crown Prince, relying on fifty percent of the Human Clan’s destiny, could control the National Treasure, summoning the Heavenly Dao’s power; if Great Yong’s fortune fell below fifty percent of the Human Clan’s destiny...

"The Crown Prince is asking me again."

The Second Prince slowly said, "If the Crown Prince were to initiate an apocalyptic event now, sparing only the citizens of Jingzhou and eradicating the remaining fifty-two billion, and his methods could prevent the Jingzhou citizens from participating in the public execution, thus ensuring the survival of the princes and princesses, the death of fifty-two billion would only cause a loss of one to two percent to Great Yong’s national fortune. What do you think we should do?"

Lin Yue was silent for a moment and transmitted, "After the national fortune falls below fifty percent of the Human Clan’s destiny, will the Great Yong Divine Formation break?"

"Perhaps," said the Second Prince.

Lin Yue further asked, "After the Great Yong Divine Formation breaks, and if the Demon Clan launches a major attack, will those fifty-plus billion people still be able to survive?"

"According to the Crown Prince’s calculations, over ninety-nine percent of those fifty-plus billion will survive," the Second Prince stated, "The goal of the Demon Clan is not to slaughter but to assimilate; probably only the Human Clan’s upper echelon will be killed."

Lin Yue pondered for a moment then asked, "And after the Divine Formation breaks, can Di Hong City be preserved?"

"Our Human Clan, though far from as powerful as the Demon Clan, will absolutely preserve Di Hong City," the Second Prince stated calmly.

"Then I understand; no wonder Second Brother is unwilling to initiate the apocalypse," Lin Yue spoke softly, "So, even if the Great Yong Kingdom is destroyed, we... can still survive?"

"Naturally," transmitted the Second Prince, "The Crown Prince is more inclined to trade fifty-two billion people for a chance to save Great Yong."

"What do the other princes think?" Lin Yue asked.

The Second Prince pondered for a moment and said, "Then I will give the Crown Prince a chance."

Immediately—

"The public execution is approaching."

The indifferent voice of the Crown Prince suddenly resounded in his mind, "There is still time; let’s discuss it in the Royal Secret Realm."

The princes and princesses present in Di Hong Palace immediately had strands of their consciousness separated and pulled into an Illusion Realm.

Inside the Illusion Realm was still a grand hall.

The consciousnesses of twenty princes and princesses appeared there, although the Seventh Princess’s consciousness was still in a sleeping state.