Eastern Barren Mountains, Iron Wall City.
Outside the window, the sun was scorching. It was the time when the Tiger of Autumn was wreaking havoc. The iron-gray Iron Wall City was as hot as a steamer after absorbing most of the sunlight for half a day.
Apart from the routine patrols on the streets, there were no other figures of the Devil Race.
When summer came, in order to help the demon soldiers better adapt to the environment here, Iron Wall City would use magic arrays to adjust the temperature and keep it at a suitable temperature.
But in the past two months, the situation had become increasingly tense, and the fiend army had been steadily losing ground. The formations were all used for defense, so it was impossible for them to divert any energy to adjust the temperature.
Purple Heart Lotus stood in front of the window, overlooking the city under the scorching sun. Although it was hot and bright outside, her heart was cold and dark.
Ever since Gao Zhengyang killed the Profound Earth Spirit in July, the good situation that they had painstakingly built up collapsed.
The Lion Race, the Moon Nation, the Fire Nation, and the Mountain Nation formed an alliance. They also invited the two Sacred Level experts, Tyrant Bear and Red Sun, to flatten all the Sacred Race's battle fortresses in the Celestial Lion Mountain Range.
This battle lasted for over a month. The corpses of the tens of millions of saint soldiers littered the Celestial Lion Mountain Range, completely annihilated. Although humanity had paid a tremendous price for this, they had managed to flatten the saint race's stronghold at the Celestial Master Mountain Range and firmly control an important passage into the mortal world.
Purple Heart Lotus also wanted to send reinforcements, but they were suppressed by Moon Nation and Mountain Nation in the Eastern Wilderness Mountain Range. The other party had even invited Yun Jiutian, as well as a group of Type 9 powerhouses. After three months of repeated seesaw battles, neither side had gained the upper hand.
When the situation in the Heavenly Lion Mountain Range had stabilized, the Moon Nation and the Mountain Nation took the initiative to retreat a hundred miles, putting on a stalemate.
The destruction of the Celestial Lion Mountain Range did not only cause the loss of tens of millions of elite troops. He had also lost an important foothold.
The Heavenly Lion Mountain Range was located at the intersection of the Mountain Country, Moon Country, and Fire Country. Its geographical location was extremely important. In order to establish this stronghold, it had taken the lives of billions of low-grade devilish beings.
If they lost this foothold, they would also lose the ability to restrain the three countries. In terms of tactics and strategy, they would fall into a passive position. The Eastern Wasteland Mountain Range also lost their support. To the Saint Race, this could be said to be a crushing defeat.
As for the other five Sacred Race battle array strongholds, they were relatively smaller in scale, and their combat strength was also a level lower.
Although the number of the Sacred Clan was almost endless, it would take time to organize and transport them to the human world.
In order to gain a foothold, the saints had mobilized all the forces they could for the past three years. These forces had only reached such a scale after being mobilized for the past twenty to thirty years.
In a short period of time, the saints wouldn't be able to send any more troops. At most, they would send a few Saint-level experts to stabilize the situation.
However, after the summer war, the morale of the army had wavered, and they had lost the confidence to win.
This invisible emotional change was extremely damaging to the army.
The human army was very powerful, but it was not enough to be a threat. The truly terrifying one was Gao Zhengyang. He could ignore any army's battle formation and single-handedly break through the formation and kill the commander. This kind of power was too terrifying.
Ever since the death of Profound Earth Spirit, the other Demon Race Commanders have all felt insecure. He was afraid that Gao Zhengyang would suddenly attack them.
Purple Heart Lotus was very worried, but there was nothing she could do. He could only secretly push forward the Sun Slaying Plan as soon as possible.
Now, even the surrender faction of the human race had become much more unyielding. Many other things were also beginning to be delayed. The Slashing the Sun Plan didn't go well either.
Purple Heart Lotus had just received news that the Sage Emperor had expressed his concern about the situation in the human world and would personally ask her about the situation today. However, the situation was so bad that she didn't know what to say.
Although the Sage Emperor was her father, he had lived for thousands of years and had thousands of children. Familial love was nothing in his eyes. The Emperor only cared about talent. Children without ability were useless to him, and he didn't even need to look at them.
Before Purple Heart Lotus entered the human world, she had answered the Sage Emperor's questions correctly, and the Emperor was very satisfied. That was how she became the commander-in-chief of the human army.
Of course, the Emperor didn't actually give her this title. However, among the seven commanders, she was the only pure-blooded member of the royal family. If she couldn't suppress the others with this title, it could only mean that she was useless.
Divine light flashed on the water mirror, and a black-robed old man with a gloomy expression appeared. He had white eyes and gray hair, and his back was slightly arched. His entire body was filled with a deathly aura, and just looking at him made one feel depressed.
"Your Highness, His Majesty has summoned you," the old man said in a low voice.
Purple Heart Lotus nodded, indicating that she was ready.
The divine light on the water mirror changed, and a tall man wearing a dark golden dragon robe appeared on a black throne. His face was hidden in the darkness, and one could just barely see the majestic dragon crown on his head.
"Your child kowtows in salute to the Sage Emperor …"
According to the royal family's etiquette, Purple Heart Lotus respectfully knelt on both knees and kowtowed.
Saint-level cultivators could usually be exempted from kowtowing, but Purple Heart Lotus was the Emperor's daughter, so there was nothing wrong with kowtowing.
"Rise."
The Sage Emperor's voice was indifferent and full of majesty, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
Purple Heart Lotus kowtowed again to express her gratitude before standing up.
"The situation in the human world is terrible. Tell me about it …"
The Sage Emperor instructed.
Purple Heart Lotus didn't dare to argue, and she told him everything she knew in detail.
She was the commander-in-chief, so she knew the deployment of troops very well. She also had all kinds of detailed data, and she had personally witnessed Profound Earth Spirit being killed. Not only did she have a comprehensive view of the overall situation, but she was also extremely familiar with the details. She quickly explained the situation in the human world.
"Is that Gao Zhengyang really that troublesome?"
Although the Sage Emperor's face was hidden in the darkness, Purple Heart Lotus could deeply sense his dissatisfaction and suspicion. Her heart trembled, and she hurriedly said with certainty, "Gao Zhengyang is the number one expert of the human race, and he has a Sage Body. He has ruined our plans time and time again, and he is truly a thorn in our side. If we can get rid of this person, it will definitely deal a heavy blow to the human race's morale! "
After a moment of silence, the Sage Emperor asked again, "How is your Sun Slaying Plan going?"
Purple Heart Lotus revealed a troubled expression. "The human race has been very powerful recently, and those humans aren't willing to work hard anymore. Things are progressing very slowly, and Gao Zhengyang is nowhere to be seen. We don't know where he went! "
The Sun Slaying Plan had extremely high requirements, and all kinds of arrangements had to be made in advance. However, Gao Zhengyang's whereabouts were uncertain, and he came and went without a trace. He was mysterious and unfathomable. This gave Purple Heart Lotus a huge headache.
The Sage Emperor pondered for a moment, then said, "Since Gao Zhengyang is the key, then get rid of him first. I will send the Dark Dragon Guards to help you … "
The Dark Dragon Guards were an important force that protected the royal family. Most of them were cultivation geniuses from the side royal families, as well as the top experts of the various races.
However, the Dark Dragon Guards were strange, gloomy, and extremely cold-blooded. Even within the Sacred Race, they were notorious, and everyone feared them.
Purple Heart Lotus didn't expect the Emperor to send the Dark Dragon Guards to support her. She was pleasantly surprised, and she hurriedly kowtowed. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
The Sage Emperor continued, "However, the Dark Dragon Guards cannot be controlled by you. Let Zi Luo lead them. The two of you must cooperate well, and don't mess up the plan. "
The Emperor knew that Purple Heart Lotus and Zi Luo had a bad relationship, and they had fought for countless years. He had sent Zi Luo to see if Purple Heart Lotus could do a good job. If she ruined the plan because of personal matters, it would only mean that she was too incompetent.
This was also a test for Zi Luo, and the Emperor hoped that they could be smarter!
Purple Heart Lotus could also guess what the Sage Emperor was thinking. In the end, he no longer trusted her, so he had sent Zi Luo to restrict her. She was holding back her anger, but she didn't dare to say anything. She could only comply respectfully.
When the communication mirror was turned off, Purple Heart Lotus slowly stood up, her expression as cold as ice. Gao Zhengyang was detestable, but Zi Luo was even more detestable.
If she had to choose between the two of them to kill, she would probably choose Zi Luo.
She said to Zhao Ban with a cold expression, "Father is already doubting my ability. Sending Zi Luo here is really …"
Purple Heart Lotus suppressed her anger towards the Emperor and asked again, "What do you think?"
Zhao Ban was in a difficult position. He didn't want to get too deeply involved in the royal family's internal strife. If the Demon Emperor found out, Purple Heart Lotus might be fine, but he, the one who had come up with the plan, would definitely die.
Purple Heart Lotus saw Zhao Ban's hesitation and sneered. "You're only left with a remnant soul, yet you're still so overcautious. What a joke. If I fail, you won't be able to live. If I can gain Father's appreciation and qualify to worship the Ancestor God, I can ask the Ancestor God to help you reconstruct your primordial spirit! "
Zhao Ban was very tempted. His remnant soul could barely survive in the Three-Eyed Spirit Crow's body, and it would be impossible for him to improve in this lifetime. If he could regain his primordial spirit, he would be able to cultivate continuously and restore his human body.
He said, "Saint Emperor just doesn't know how powerful Gao Zhengyang is. If I were to say it, you should cooperate fully with Zi Luo and let him gnaw on the hard bone that is Gao Zhengyang. If Zi Luo wants to show off, he will definitely be anxious to win. Gao Zhengyang will definitely break his teeth! "
Zhao Ban had a deep understanding of how difficult and terrifying Gao Zhengyang was to deal with. He also had the deepest understanding of Gao Zhengyang.
Only those who had personally experienced Gao Zhengyang's terror would understand how terrifying he was. For a proud and arrogant member of the royal family like Zi Luo, even though he was full of schemes and plots, he didn't have enough tolerance. He wouldn't really care about Gao Zhengyang.
Zhao Ban believed that no matter what schemes Zi Luo had, he would definitely suffer a setback if he met Gao Zhengyang.
Purple Lotus frowned and said, "Imperial Father sent Zi Luo here to test the two of us. If we don't do well, Zi Luo will be in trouble, but I won't get any benefits either. "
Zhao Ban said, "We just need to cooperate fully and constantly emphasize to Zi Luo how powerful Gao Zhengyang is. He has enmity in his heart and won't listen. If something really happens, he can only blame himself for being useless. "
Purple Heart Lotus sighed. "Who knows how much energy it will take to send the Sage level experts of the Black Dragon Guards over. Father has put in a lot of effort this time. If there isn't a good result … "
Zhao Ban consoled, "It's not that you want to ruin things, but that you can't guarantee success even if you use all your strength. How wise is the Saint Emperor? He won't really blame you. "
"I don't know if Gao Zhengyang has returned yet. Contact Shi Changqing again and tell him to inform us as soon as he receives news."
Purple Heart Lotus's orders were quickly transmitted to Shi Changqing through a secret channel.
Shi Changqing was very regretful now. He had never imagined that the demons would be so weak. The moment Gao Zhengyang made a move, the demons of Celestial Lion Mountain Range were finished.
The lion race had built a battle fortress at the demon passageway and was now asking the three nations' battle formation masters to help set up a battle formation. Once the battle formation was formed, the entrance of the demon passageway would be firmly controlled. In these one to two hundred years, it would be difficult to pose a threat to the lion race and the three nations.
Looking at the situation of the humans and barbarians, it did not seem impossible to obtain the final victory.
Shi Changqing colluded with the demons in order to leave a way out for himself. He was not crazy. Why would he like to be a spy, much less like the demons? However, it was too late to regret now that the evidence was in the hands of the demons.
However, he had already bribed a few of He Feiyu's maids. He did not dare to touch the people around Shi Han. Shi Han's status in the lion race was much higher than his. It would be easy for him to be exposed if he did such a thing.
He Feiyu was much simpler. She was of a foreign race and her cultivation was not high. She was also relatively simple. Yet, she was Gao Zhengyang's junior sister. Through some of He Feiyu's details, he could determine many of Gao Zhengyang's movements.
But Shi Changqing was also much more careful now. He did not want to expose himself because of such a small matter. Although the demons had orders, he would not take it too seriously.
Shi Changqing was thinking when a subordinate came in to report that Shi Han had invited him over to discuss matters.
Although Shi Han was not the patriarch yet, her words were more effective than the patriarch's. This was already an open secret in the lion race. Hearing Shi Han's summons, Shi Changqing did not dare to be negligent. He hurriedly packed up and walked quickly to Shi Han's central tent.
Although the allied forces of the three nations had been disbanded, a large number of soldiers were still left behind to help deal with the aftermath. Because there were still many remnants of the demons hiding in the mountains, including many rank nine powerhouses. The front of Shi Han's tent was also heavily guarded.
Although Shi Changqing was a member of the lion race's upper echelon, he still had to take out his token and say the password. He had to be searched by the guards before he was allowed to enter the tent.
The tent was dimly lit. After Shi Changqing entered, he discovered a short silver-armored warrior standing inside, standing there and explaining something. Seeing him enter, the silver-armored warrior hurriedly shut his mouth.
Shi Changqing was very curious. This person's armor was magnificent and exquisite, he was short and extremely unfamiliar. Moreover, his accent was also very strange, with a strong foreign flavor.
But he was smart enough not to ask. This was the central tent, others would tell him what he should know. He should not ask about things he should not know.
Shi Changqing hurriedly retracted his gaze and cupped his hands towards the commander's seat. "Commander."
As soon as he said that, Shi Changqing caught a glimpse of Shi Han standing on the other side. He could not help but be shocked. Who was sitting on the main seat?
Shi Changqing looked up and saw Gao Zhengyang looking at him with a smile. He was shocked again.
In front of Gao Zhengyang, he did not dare to give himself away. He hurriedly suppressed all his thoughts and smiled apologetically. "Greetings, Sect Master Gao."
Gao Zhengyang smiled. "Are you surprised to see me?"
"Hehe, Sect Master Gao must be joking. I did not expect you to return so suddenly. I was actually shocked. "
Shi Changqing put on an honest look and spoke politely and respectfully.
Gao Zhengyang said, "Do you know why I called you over?"
Shi Changqing shook his head. "I don't know. Please tell me, Sect Master Gao."
"It's like this. We discovered that the Devil Race army is gathering at the entrance. We need you to go and take a look …"
Before Gao Zhengyang could finish speaking, Shi Changqing's expression changed drastically. The escaped Devils were all staying in the passage. There were at least a million of them, not to mention the Devil Race army gathering there. Wouldn't he be courting death if he went!
"Sect Master Gao, forgive me for my incompetence. I cannot do this task."
Shi Changqing hurriedly declined. Although his attitude was respectful, he had made up his mind. No matter what Gao Zhengyang said, he would not go.
Gao Zhengyang had no right to order him. Even if Shi Han gave the order, he would not obey such a death sentence.
"Disobeying military orders will be killed without mercy."
Gao Zhengyang smiled. "But you are an expert of the Lion Race. I cannot kill you just like that. It's better for you to make up for your mistake and go to the Devil Race's passage to find out the situation … "
Shi Changqing had a bitter expression. "Sect Master Gao, why do you have to make things difficult for a nobody like me? If I've offended you in any way, I am willing to apologize. "
Gao Zhengyang waved his hand. "You don't have the right to offend me."
Shi Changqing looked at Shi Han for help. "Third aunt, please help me."
Shi Han said expressionlessly, "Military law is merciless. It's better for you to obey orders."
Shi Changqing finally could not take it anymore. He shouted angrily, "Why are you targeting me? Why?"
"Nothing. I just don't like you. I want to play with you until you die!"
Gao Zhengyang laughed complacently. "How about it? That's reasonable enough, right?"
Shi Changqing almost exploded in anger. If Gao Zhengyang found out that he had colluded with the Devil Race, he would have nothing to say. But Gao Zhengyang said that he wanted to play with him. He could not bear it.
Gao Zhengyang looked at Shi Changqing with interest. His anger made his hair stand on end. His muscles swelled, and a few of his acupoints were about to be broken.
He said, "You have some talent too. You're about to break through to middle-grade Tier 9 now. But what's the use? I just want to play with you. Can you resist? "
Driven mad by Gao Zhengyang, Shi Changqing let out a furious roar. He drew his saber and slashed at Gao Zhengyang. But he had just drawn his saber when he heard Gao Zhengyang say, "Freeze."
The moment the incantation was uttered, endless vital energy seemed to converge into three thousand invisible locks. From the acupoints to the vital energy sea, everything was locked down by the invisible locks.
Shi Changqing, who drew his saber and slashed madly in anger, froze there like a statue, not moving an inch.
Gao Zhengyang said to Shi Han, "There's a certain power in the Lion Race's bloodline that's most easily stimulated by anger. Shi Changqing's talent is average. After being stimulated by me, he's also about to break through! "
He smiled and said, "I can still help him and let him break through to peak Tier 9 now!"
As Gao Zhengyang said this, he flicked his finger. Invisible sword intent pierced into Shi Changqing's body from all directions. Under the guidance of the sword intent, the vital energy acupoints in Shi Changqing's body were forcefully opened one by one.
Amidst the crisp resonance of vital energy, Shi Changqing rapidly broke through three stages from low-grade Tier 9, rushing to peak Tier 9, only a step away from sacred level.
The berserk power of vital energy also made Shi Changqing incomparably fearful in his heart. This kind of rapid advancement was too destructive. It was practically forcefully expanding, causing tremendous harm to the body. Furthermore, this kind of power also exceeded his control.
Vital energy surged, making Shi Changqing's eyes filled with blood veins very soon. His brain also lost consciousness from the impact of the fierce vital energy. He only wanted to instinctively vent the crazy power in his heart.
"This kind of guy who colluded with the fiends, I can't waste him either. Send him to fight the fiends to his heart's content …"
Gao Zhengyang urged the Dragon Emperor Halberd and drew a line in the void, forcefully opening up a passageway into the fiend race. He casually threw Shi Changqing over.
The densely packed fiends in the passageway saw Shi Changqing descending from the sky and all rushed over frantically.
Shi Changqing who had all of his potential ignited by Gao Zhengyang unleashed the full power of peak Tier 9. Also fearless of death, he instantly caused huge casualties in the fiend army.
The brave and fierce Shi Changqing was very soon surrounded by layers of fiends.
Gao Zhengyang did not look too much either, swiftly closing the spatial passageway. Shi Changqing was just a small matter. He brought A37 back. This time, he was going to do something big.
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