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Vexed but with no other option, Cang Wanzi asked, “How about Seventh Layer and above?”
A Primordial Infant and Body Severing Realm cultivator stepped out.
“Is that all we have?”
“Yang Li sends his greetings, Martial Ancestor!” Yang Li, a Primordial Infant Realm Ninth Layer youth in white, hurried through the crowd and saluted Cang Wanzi.
With a subtle smile, Cang Wanzi nodded. He knew how good Yang Li was. He asked his disciple, “Did you just arrive, Yang Li?”
“While on an errand Shifu assigned me, I happened to pass by. Therefore, I stopped to see what was going on.”
After hearing the story from Cang Wanzi, Yang Li said, “Elder, I am willing to fight them to defend our honour.”
“Terrific! Start preparing while I assemble the rest of the team.”
Yang Li was among those invited to Floating Celestial Island. His greatest accomplishment to date was slaying over hundred level four fiend beasts and getting out unscathed on his own while out and about. During the time he was at Second Heaven, he chose to spend his time training, hence his cultivation level. He was on his way to becoming the youngest Body Severing Realm disciple in Mystic Spirit Sect’s history. His participation raised humanity’s morale exponentially.
Cang Wanzi once taught Yang Li. Therefore, he had a reliable measure of the young man’s talent and had faith in them.
Cang Wanzi found seven Body Severing Realm cultivators and over twenty Primordial Infant Ream cultivators. Unfortunately, Yang Li was the only Primordial Infant Realm cultivator who had reached its ninth layer. The others were at the realm’s sixth layer. The most advanced Body Severing Realm cultivator was at its fifth layer, but he was a middle-aged man.
“It’s all thanks to Mu Yu that we’re going through this.”
Hearing that, Cang Wangzi ridiculed, “Brother Yuan Hua, fantastic disciple you have.”
“Mu Yu is unarguably a produgy. It’s a pity that I never had the chance to meet him due to me being away. He is this generation’s most outstanding alchemist. Based off what Yun Dan told me, he hurt himself to complete the pill. I worry the damage will cripple him as an alchemist,” calmly responded Daoist Yuan Hua, meaning every word he said,
“I am not here to listen to you praise your disciple. No matter how exceptional he may be, it doesn’t excuse the crime he has committed against humanity.”
A smile bloomed on Daoist Yuan Hua’s lips. “You and I both know the fiend race would return even if the white ape fiend king didn’t escape. They have been working towards their return the last thousand years. The white ape fiend king’s resurgence merely provides them with a morale boost. I do not think that the reports are completely faithful.”
“If he didn’t escape, we wouldn’t be in such an awkward position. We already have our hands full dealing with the elemental demons. How much worse do you want it to be?”
Goddess Piaomiao interjected, opining, “I do not think the white ape fiend king’s resurgence came at a bad time. We all knew they would return sooner or late. Since they resurfaced before the war against the elemental demons commenced, we have time to negotiate. Had they emerged during the course of the war, we would be at their mercy.”
“That is why I say Mu Yu’s mistake turned out in our favour,” added Daoist Yuan Hua, radiating.
Mu Yu was glad he overheard the conversation.
“So, who is going to clean up the mess he started?” questioned Cang Wanzi, still agitated.
Humanity still hadn’t pulled together their numbers as noon neared. In the worst case scenario, they would’ve just had to try their luck with what they had.
“You done, humans? I thought you could find a genius without trying. Was my presumption wrong?” taunted the white ape fiend king, standing at the spacious field outside the village with his team.
Cang Wangzi rushed to Mist City to enlist help, but he didn’t find anyone readily available. Triggered, he commanded, “Yang Li, you kick it off. Don’t end the match even if you can easily win. We need you to buy us time for the others to arrive… You must win.”
The first match was important for raising morale and denting the enemy’s morale. Cang Wanzi’s confidence in him boosted Yang Li’s confidence.
“Worry not, Elder. I will not let you down.” Yang Li flew up to the sky.
Humanity was in high spirits as they cheered their representative on. The white ape fiend king didn’t evaluate Yang Li too highly and even picked his ears to show boredom.
“Primordial Infant Realm first? Fine. Xiong Ming, you go. Make it quick, but… Do. Not. Kill.” The white ape fiend king deliberately drawled loudly to mock humanity.
“Shove it up their rear end, Yang Li!”
Upon seeing Xiong Ming, Cang Wanzi sneered to himself. “I’d like to see you fiends trash talk after this.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.” Burly Xiong Ming eyes still had the traits of bears. He deliberately cleared the ground as he strolled over. Fist and palm together, he declared, “Fiend race’s Xiong Ming.”
“Humanity’s Yang Li.”
Yang Li already had his flying sword hovering in front of him. He viewed Xiong Ming as but a stepping stone to his glorious future.
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