The invisible momentum that was gathering people's hearts was suddenly interrupted, and many kings and nobles subconsciously looked at the Duke of Yanshan who had spoken.

Shen Qian also felt a sense of vigilance.

Such opening remarks usually foreshadow even more surprising statements to come.

During his casual conversation with Luo Shenbo earlier, he had a general idea of ​​why Yanshan Gong held such a high position.

Of the more than ninety kings and nobles of China, only nine actually reached the level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Of these nine people, it is rumored that Marquis Jingcheng has reached this level, but most of the kings and marquises believe that the rumors are true. After all, he has been able to fight against Duke Yanshan for so many years. If their strength were not equal, he would have been defeated long ago.

Another person who is also rumored to be Wu Wei, the head of the martial arts department.

Because Wu Wei has no official title, but has held the position of Minister of Chinese Martial Arts for many years and is in charge of the nine departments, he must have amazing strength. However, he rarely makes a move, so the rumors are more likely to be true.

The third special case is the Heavenly Swordsman. Because he refused the "Heavenly Seal" and only cultivated the sword in his hand, the kings and nobles generally judged him to have the killing ability to reach the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, but his overall strength was not as good.

Of the remaining six, Tianning Gong has already perished, leaving Baili Gong, Tianqing Gong, Yanshan Gong, Liuhu Gong, and Huainan Gong.

Of these five, Duke Yanshan was widely regarded as the number one among most kings and nobles.

It wasn't just because the other party was the first person to enter the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm after the Nine Kings, but also because the other party lived in the Northern Capital.

That is the most important place in China, and it has too many symbolic meanings.

Therefore, when the other party suddenly sang a different tune at this moment, the effect was naturally extraordinary.

"I wonder what insightful opinion the Duke of Yanshan has?"

Wu Wei's expression turned cold, but he still asked.

"I was just thinking that since the revival of spiritual energy, and even going back to the more ancient times... With the knowledge of everyone here, you naturally know the history of all races and the origin of the 'Original Land'. Our human race has almost always been in a state of struggle. In between, the only truly peaceful period was the two or three thousand years of feudal dynasties."

Duke Yanshan sighed softly, "In just the last two hundred years, how many powerful warriors of our human race have died in battle?"

"To be pessimistic, even if our human race wins this decisive battle against the Witch Clan, what then? Can we truly annihilate the Witch Clan? The best outcome is merely to drive them back, and the same applies to other races. This threat will continue to our descendants, and no one knows when it will end!"

All the kings and nobles remained silent.

Although Yanshan Gong's words had a hint of leading, which could not be hidden from their keen spiritual perception, they had to admit that what Yanshan Gong said was actually the truth.

Humans only have an advantage on paper against any single race. Even if they could win against the most powerful race, the Witch Clan, it would likely be a Pyrrhic victory, and that's assuming the Witch Emperor hasn't fully recovered.

This includes all races, who can retreat to their respective "gates" in other worlds at any time, regroup, and then make a comeback.

With the current strength of the human race, it is impossible to destroy all the "gates".

Ironically, for the human race, this great victory was nothing more than simply holding onto their original territory.

"Lord Yanshan, what exactly are you trying to say?"

With his white hair but no signs of aging, Bai Ligong coldly said, "Do you think the Witch Clan will retreat on their own if we don't fight?"

"Of course not... But have you all considered that the Witch Clan, and indeed all the other races, are actually unwilling to shed too much blood?"

Duke Yanshan laughed and said, "If we were to win against the Wu tribe, it would be a Pyrrhic victory, and the same would be true for them. This means that we actually have the basis for peace talks!"

"Peace talks?"

All the kings and nobles were stunned, never expecting the Yanshan Guild to make such a choice.

It wasn't that no one expected it, but rather that since the Nine Kings, the human race's strategy in the face of invasions by all races has always been incredibly tough. Especially in the early stages of the spiritual energy revival, perhaps some people initially harbored similar thoughts, but as one top expert after another rose up and broke through one "door" after another, such voices were long silenced.

The existing kings and nobles have long been accustomed to this way of thinking, so no one would even consider it from this perspective.

"The feud between the Witch Clan and the Human Clan spans several eras, and countless powerful figures have died at the hands of the other. How can they possibly make peace?"

"That's right. If I remember correctly, less than a year ago during the Nine Heavens War, the Spirit Witch Clan attempted to wipe out all the elite geniuses of my human race. With such deep-seated hatred, how can we talk about reconciliation!"

"If we go to negotiate peace now, wouldn't all the blood shed before have been for nothing?"

After a brief silence, many kings and nobles voiced their opposition.

Shen Qian's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly. Although he didn't know what kind of trouble Yanshan Gong was up to, judging from the scene, most of the princes and nobles were still quite clear-headed.

"Heh, times have changed. Can the current situation be compared to the period of spiritual energy revival?"

Duke Yanshan said calmly, "Back then, our human race had nine kings, and there was also a hidden White Emperor. Our combat power was at its peak. What do we have now? And how many 'doors' were opened back then?"

"Even at its most dire, there were only about eighty 'gates'!"

"And now?"

Faced with the Duke of Yanshan's question, the vehement opposition immediately subsided.

Because everyone knows that this invasion by all races is no exaggeration to say that it is the greatest crisis in the history of humankind.

More than two hundred "gates" opened simultaneously... If the myriad races had not fought independently and only developed a tacit understanding on the day Wansui Mountain collapsed, the human race would have lost more than just the sea.

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