Seven days later, the war broke out again.
A mighty demon army came to declare war. The demon in charge was clad in crimson-gold armor, holding a spear, and walking on air. On his head was a magnificent long-haired helmet, with a long hair like a feather hanging down behind him.
Arriving before Seven Star City, he roared, "Listen up, you little brat Emperor inside the city! Your father is the sixth general under Immortal Su Nian! The second elder of the Chaos Clan! I am Wan Cangqiong! If you know what's good for you, hurry up and leave the city gates to die! Don't force me to breach your city gates and only realize my mistake when I'm trampling on your faces!"
Dust swirled, and war drums thundered.
After Wan Cangqiong declared war on the Human Emperor outside the city gates, the news quickly reached the council hall.
The Human Emperor summoned the elders and leaders of the hundred sects of the human race to discuss this matter.
When the guard relayed Wan Cangqiong's words verbatim, the elders whispered among themselves.
At the Four Seasons Gate, an old man with black hair stroked his beard, pondering, "This Wan Cangqiong is also a pillar of the Chaos Clan. Before the Hundred Clans War began, he was already a Tribulation Transcending Realm expert. After experiencing the Hundred Clans War, his strength was further enhanced. Now he dares to appear so arrogantly in the heart of the two armies. He will probably be very difficult to deal with..."
This person is none other than Ran Siji, the leader of the Four Seasons Sect.
To his right rear, two young men stood straight.
These two young men were Ran Chunfeng and Ru Beiqiu, two core disciples of the Four Seasons Sect.
After the battle at the Holy Glory Sect, Ru Beiqiu received the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir from Su Nian, which greatly increased her strength, and she began a cultivation journey that seemed to have a cheat code.
In just three years, he rose from the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, eventually surpassing the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages to reach the Great Perfection of the Deity Transformation stage!
As the former number one genius in the Four Seasons Sect, Ran Chunfeng lived up to expectations, cultivating from the early Nascent Soul stage to the early Incarnation stage in the past three years.
Although it was already a stroke of luck for him to become a Nascent Soul stage expert at his age, he was still far inferior to his junior brother Ru Beiqiu.
As Ran Siji spoke, Ran Chunfeng sighed softly behind him.
Su Nian, have you really... betrayed the human race?
He looked at Ru Beiqiu.
Logically speaking, this guy should be more worried about Su Nian than I am, having received such a great gift from her.
But why couldn't he see any change in Ru Beiqiu's expression?
After Ran Siji finished speaking, another person chimed in.
On the representative seat of the Holy Glory Sect, the sect's Grand Elder, Ruan Shengtian, played with his peach pit while looking at the Human Emperor with an inquiring gaze.
"Most of the demons from the three upper demon races are experts at the Tribulation Transcending Realm. When it comes to our human race, apart from the Human Emperor's Palace, only a few experts from the Blazing Sun Temple can reach this level. So... if such experts come to challenge us, I'm afraid only the seniors of the Human Emperor's Palace and the Blazing Sun Temple can handle them!"
Even if Ruan Shengtian didn't say it, everyone understood.
Although it is called the Hundred Council, only the Human Emperor's Hall and the Blazing Sun Temple are truly useful.
Even in a battle at the next level, a contest between Mahayana stage experts, each of the three middle and three lower sects can only send out a handful of experts on average.
Of all the disciples of the Great Vehicle School, only Hong Jiuquan remained.
Among the disciples of the Four Seasons Sect during the Mahayana period, only Ran Siji was present.
In the Great Ascension stage of the Holy Glory Sect, there was only one person, Ruan Shengtian.
Within the Seven Star Sect, only the sect leader, the Grand Elder, and Si Qiushan, who recently broke through to the Great Ascension stage, are at the Great Ascension stage.
The Moon Pavilion has four members: the sect leader and the first three elders.
The Temple of the Blazing Sun is the strongest in terms of overall strength besides the Temple of the Human Emperor. Several elders in the temple are all at or above the Great Ascension stage, and the top three elders and the sect leader are all experts at the Tribulation Transcending stage.
In this battle against the demons, only the elders of the Human Emperor's Palace were all at or above the Tribulation Transcending Realm, with the top-ranked elders even being experts at the fifth or sixth level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, enough to contend with several patriarchs among the nine demon races.
The Human Emperor was also well aware that in this war against the Demon Race, most sects only had a sense of participation.
"Hmph! My vast Nine Provinces are so expansive! A mere demon in the Tribulation Transcending stage has managed to intimidate you who call yourselves the Nine Great Sects! Possessing such enormous cultivation resources, you can't even cultivate a single Tribulation Transcending stage cultivator. What a bunch of useless trash!"
From the direction of the elders' seats in the Human Emperor's Hall, a white-haired youth stood up with a cold snort.
His words made all the elders and sect leaders present feel ashamed, and they dared not look up.
The white-haired youth knelt before the Human Emperor, bowing respectfully, and said, "Father! Wan Cangqiong has gone too far! If we back down in this battle, we will disappoint the people of the Nine Provinces! Therefore, I am willing to take the initiative to fight and bring glory to our clan!"
"Good!" The Emperor nodded, somewhat pleased. "Since you have the idea of fighting, then so be it. Wan Cangqiong's cultivation is at the third level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, which is equivalent to yours. If you can win this battle, then I will appoint you as the Demon-Slaying Saint General!"
"Your Majesty, I thank you!"
After kowtowing deeply once more, the white-haired youth picked up his spear and turned to leave.
At Quanxiu's seat, Hong Jiuquan and the Second Elder sat side by side. They exchanged a glance, and the Second Elder calmly sipped his tea.
Outside Qixing City, yellow sand rose in all directions.
The sky darkened considerably, and amidst the flying sand, the gates of Seven Star City swung open, and a young general clad in white armor slowly emerged.
His every step was full of momentum, surrounded by a rich spiritual aura, and even the dark clouds seemed to rumble with thunder.
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