"I … I don't know either …" Yuan Tao scratched his head awkwardly.
Nearly all of his seniors had achieved a breakthrough to Ancient Sage, and he was the only one who was still at the very back.
His progress was simply too slow … He had embarrassed his teacher.
"I can only turn my sorrow into appetite now …" Yuan Tao muttered under his breath as he took out another pile of food and stuffed them into his mouth.
Paying no heed to Yuan Tao, Zhao Ya turned to Lu Chong with a hint of worry in her eyes. "You have improved far too quickly over the past month. Is there anything wrong?"
Lu Chong had remained silent ever since his teacher had left, but his cultivation had surged as if he had been fed with steroids. Even with the help of the Hall of Spring and Autumn, Zheng Yang had only managed to reach Ancient Sage 1-dan Bloodline Continuance realm pinnacle while Lu Chong had reached Blood Reincarnation realm primary stage!
It was hard to believe that he had achieved such a feat in just a short month.
"I'm fine!"
Lu Chong shook his head. He was also a man of few words.
"After reaching Ancient Sage, every single advancement will require a huge amount of effort. If I don't reinforce my cultivation properly, I could very well face a huge problem …"
Zheng Yang looked at Lu Chong.
There was nothing wrong with this junior of his, but he was a taciturn person. It was hard for one to hold back their emotions.
If he had told them what had happened, it would have been easier for them to discuss it. Yet, all he did was bury himself in his cultivation. Other than their teacher, no one knew what was going on.
Seeing the looks on everyone's faces, Lu Chong hesitated for a moment before replying, "Teacher gave me a Seal of Souls!"
"Un!" The crowd nodded in agreement.
Before his teacher left, he had distributed the treasures he had obtained in the Temple of Confucius to the crowd.
The Seal of Souls was the emblem of the leader of the soul oracles, and his teacher had imparted it to him without hiding anything.
"This Seal of Souls contains the pure souls of 110,000 Saint 3-dan and above cultivators. I have been absorbing them over the past month, and it's due to this that my soul energy has grown so swiftly …"
Lu Chong said.
"110,000 souls?"
"And all of them are at Saint 3-dan and above?"
Everyone was astonished.
With so much soul energy added together, it was hard to imagine how powerful one would become. It was no wonder why one could advance so quickly. With so much soul energy, it would be hard for a soul oracle not to advance.
"Before entering the Temple of Confucius, our teacher killed 110,000 Otherworldly Demonic Tribe soldiers and resolved the greatest crisis facing mankind … Could these souls belong to them?"
Zheng Yang suddenly spoke.
The Combat Master Hall had spent many years fighting in the Subterranean Gallery, so he was well aware of his teacher's accomplishments. It was impossible for the souls of 110,000 Saint 3-dan experts and above to appear out of thin air.
"That's right. Teacher didn't absorb it, so he left it all for me …" Lu Chong nodded as he clenched his fists tightly.
There was so much soul energy, yet he didn't absorb any of it, leaving it all for him. This kindness was simply too great. As expected of a teacher, he had always doted on his students and was impartial.
"Junior Lu Chong, given your Blood Reincarnation realm primary stage cultivation and the fact that you're a soul oracle, why don't you work together with me and Zheng Yang to launch a sneak attack?
Zhao Ya knew that Zhang Xuan's strength was stable, and he wasn't overly greedy. Only then did she heave a sigh of relief and make arrangements.
Lu Chong nodded to express his understanding.
"As for Wang Ying … Even though you have just achieved a breakthrough to Ancient Sage, I believe that you should have familiarized yourself with the surroundings after being in the capital for more than twenty days!"
Zhao Ya turned to Wang Ying and asked.
"I have enchanted all of the city walls and buildings, and they're currently lying dormant on the ground, awaiting orders. As long as we succeed, the streets and city walls will charge toward us, plunging the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe into chaos! "
The young lady said with a smile.
While she was in the capital, she had not been slacking off either. She had been enchanted all over the place. "Furthermore, I have also buried my roots underground. With a single thought, I can turn the entire capital into a desert. Unless one is an Ancient Sage, it'll be impossible for them to escape!"
Her teacher had once given her a tree root artifact, and it was a true weapon of mass destruction.
"That's good. Since everyone has made the necessary preparations, let's set off right now. Once Sovereign Chen Yong succeeds to the throne, we'll make a move!"
Zhao Ya nodded.
"Alright!" The crowd rose to their feet with grim looks on their faces.
They could die in this battle, but they couldn't afford to lose.
Putting on their disguises once more, the crowd grew taller and returned to the streets. As expected, countless Otherworldly Demons were making their way toward the square in front of Sovereign Chen Yong.
Not too long later, they saw a towering Otherworldly Demon floating right in the air above them.
"From today onward, I shall inherit the throne of Sovereign Chen Yong and rule over the world!"
With a cold harrumph, the newly-appointed Sovereign Chen Yong leaped into the air and walked toward the center of the square.
In a towering room some distance away from the square, Zhang Xuan looked at the figure slowly making his way up to the highest point of the square and heaved a sigh of relief.
His student had been unable to withstand the pressure from his seniors and juniors, so he had chosen to leave the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. Who could have thought that he would be able to achieve such greatness in the end?
As the Sovereign of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, he would no longer have to worry about the conflict between the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe and mankind.
"With him around, the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe will be able to rest easy!"
Ancient Sage Mo Ling said with a smile.
The soul oracles had been hiding in the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe for tens of thousands of years just for this day.
"Indeed!"
Zhang Xuan nodded. Just as he was about to speak, his eyebrows suddenly shot up.
Hula!
Before he could recover from his shock, a ferocious aura suddenly rose from the ground and surged toward the newly-appointed Sovereign Chen Yong on the elevated platform.
Following which, a spear and a sword pierced toward the newly-appointed Sovereign Chen Yong from two different directions, sealing off the surrounding space.
"Someone is assaulting us!"
Ancient Sage Mo Ling and Ancient Sage Allfire narrowed their eyes as killing intent surged from their bodies.
They had worked hard for the past month to achieve their current success, but who could have thought that someone would actually launch a sneak attack on them during the inauguration ceremony?
"Master, I'll kill them right now!"
Ancient Sage Allfire raised his massive claws and prepared to charge forward.
"There's no need to panic. Let's just wait and see," Zhang Xuan said with a smile.
"Wait and see?" The two Ancient Sages were perplexed.
"It's nothing much. This is a test for the new Sovereign Chen Yong. If he can clear this test, he'll be able to usher in an unshakable position among the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe.
Zhang Xuan said as he rose to his feet.
With his eye of discernment, he was able to tell where the soul oracles and the spear art had come from. Since that was the case, there was nothing for him to worry about.
While Zhang Xuan was calm, the newly-appointed Sovereign Chen Yong was taken aback by the sight of three figures charging toward him.
"These moves and cultivation techniques …"
Liu Liu clenched his fists tightly as he narrowed his eyes.
The three forces that were assaulting him were simply too familiar.
They were Junior Lu Chong, Senior Zhao Ya, and Junior Zheng Yang!
Why were they here?
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