"However, it is rumored that as long as one passes the nine trials to enter the Heavenly Realm, one can directly enter the Pseudo-Saint realm without needing to be recognized by the Divine Mountain, but this rumor has never been confirmed."

Upon hearing this, Feng Lili looked at Su Bai and said, "I've heard this rumor too, but it will take quite a while to get through these nine trials, especially the last one. Even if you can't complete it, it will still take at least several months."

"That's right. In the Heavenly Realm, most of the powerful individuals who have no hope of breaking through to the Pseudo-Saint realm have gone through the Nine Trials of Heaven, but so far, no one has been able to successfully complete all nine trials."

Tianyi nodded.

"It's not that no one has completed it, but that it's simply impossible for them to complete it. Every test requires external aids, so how can it be considered a completed test?"

"I do think the rumor is true, but only by truly undergoing the test can it be accomplished; otherwise, it's just self-deception!"

Chu Nishang said in a deep voice.

"Heh, you androgynous fellow, do you really think these nine trials are easy to pass? Putting everything else aside, just the crossing of the Spirit River alone, no one has been able to successfully cross it in hundreds of thousands of years!"

"And let alone what happened after that, such as Loushan, Guanhai, and Yufeng!"

Hu Buxiao let out a cold laugh.

"You old stinking fox, just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't. The Emperor's crossing of the Spirit River is a living example!"

Chu Nishang retorted.

"But the ruler has only passed the first two trials... How difficult the trials that follow will be! It's not that I don't believe in the ruler, but these trials are even more difficult to overcome than the recognition on the sacred mountain!"

"I see you're a stinking old fox who doesn't trust the ruler. Come and fight!"

"You bastard, how could I not trust the ruler? I think you're trying to sow discord. Do you really think I'm afraid of you? I've been fed up with you for a long time. Let's fight!"

As they were talking.

The two men stormed out of the main hall.

Not long after, a sharp fighting sound came from outside.

"well......"

Ao Chuan looked speechless. "What's wrong with these two? If I remember correctly, they've already played eight matches today, right?"

"It's not eight games, it's nine," Hushan corrected.

"You remember it so clearly?" Ao Chuan looked at him with surprise.

"I will always remember everything about Xiaoxiao."

Ao Chuan: "......"

"Alright, quiet down. Let's explain the current situation to the Lord first."

Wu Zhenyao shouted, and only after the hall quieted down did he look at the sand table with a solemn expression.

"Your Majesty, the current situation is very serious. There are five foreign cities closest to our Nine Heavens City. While you were in seclusion, they were constantly gathering their forces. According to the information we have so far, there are at least forty pseudo-saints, several thousand half-saints, and more than 500,000 Great Emperors among the five cities."

"Moreover, these cities are constantly receiving additional troops, so the current data is not accurate."

"Furthermore, there is still one day before the arrival of the elite forces of the four great spirit races. At this time, they will soon begin to pass through these foreign cities. We were just discussing how to receive them and ensure that they can... at least most of them can safely reach Nine Heavens City."

Speaking of which...

Wu Zhenyao pointed out a line drawn on the sand table.

"This is the route they took. Although they avoided most of the foreign cities, there are still five foreign cities along this route. Now that the Spirit Race has completely announced its entry into the battlefield, the foreign races will naturally not give up such an opportunity to ambush them."

Su Bai glanced at the sand table, then turned and left.

As everyone was slightly stunned, a clear, cold voice reached their ears.

"I'll go provide backup; you guys stay here and guard the area."

"this......"

Wu Zhenyao was about to say something when he suddenly shook his head helplessly.

Because Su Bai said, this is an order.

"With such a ruler, what worries could the vast human race possibly have about not prospering?" Feng Lili exclaimed.

"A guy like that is indeed irresistible, making it hard not to want to follow him," Ao Chuan sighed.

"So I said, if Xiaoxiao can really be with Renjun, then I have no complaints. On the contrary, I will sincerely wish them well." Hushan smiled honestly.

Tianyi sighed upon hearing this, "But I always feel that the ruler is too lonely..."

“That’s how a strong person should be!” Ao Chuan said solemnly.

"If that were possible, I think even a ruler wouldn't want to become such a powerful figure... To reach this point and possess such strength, he must have lost far more..."

Feng Lili sighed.

"After all, he's only twenty-two years old!"

"What? The ruler is only twenty-two years old!"

Wu Zhenyao exclaimed in shock, his face filled with disbelief.

Not only him, but Tianyi, who was standing next to him, also showed an expression of disbelief at this moment.

She knew Su Bai was very strong, but she never imagined that Su Bai was only twenty-two years old.

Even more unacceptable is that a boy who is only twenty-two years old, and still a child in every realm, could have such formidable strength and such a worldly-wise mind!

"If this is true, then what exactly has the ruler experienced in these twenty-two years... that has enabled him to reach this point in such a short time?"

After a long while, Wu Zhenyao looked at Feng Lili with a look of disbelief and horror.

But the latter simply shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

Tianyi, who was looking over curiously, also lowered her head silently at this moment.

Recalling that frail figure, she couldn't help but wonder what it must have taken for a young man in his prime to become so withdrawn, so aloof, so... indifferent.

"Perhaps only when we go to the ancestral planet of humanity will we be able to learn his story."

......

"The intelligence said that these powerful members of the Spirit Clan would pass through here, so why haven't they come out yet?"

"Judging by the time, these guys should be here by now. Could it be that the intelligence was wrong?"

"Impossible. This is the route that passes through the fewest cities of my supreme race, and it is also the best route for them to support the human race. They will definitely pass through here. Just wait patiently."

"This time, a total of twenty pseudo-saint powerhouses, thousands of half-saints, and one hundred thousand great emperor powerhouses have been mobilized. As long as they dare to show themselves, we will definitely be able to capture them all!"

"The higher-ups are furious about the human race's forceful capture of the Heavenly Demon City, so this mission cannot fail. None of these guys who are supporting the Spirit Race can be let go!"

"......"

Towering mountains, shrouded in mist, and ancient trees reaching for the sky.

Countless powerful beings from other races are hiding in the mountains, clouds, ancient trees, and even the boundless void above the sky.

Their purpose in doing so was to ambush and kill the elite Spirit Clan soldiers who came to support the human race.

However, just as the group of pseudo-saint powerhouses hidden in the void were discussing, Su Bai, dressed in a black robe and with a cold face, appeared indifferently in the sky.

When they sensed the immense, unparalleled power emanating from him, a power that stood tall and upright, the group of powerful beings from other races were immediately stunned.

"Humans?"

"A false saint from another race said in a deep voice."