Chapter 452: Discussing the Defense Line

The speaker was a middle-aged man who looked extremely plain; a casual glance would make it very easy to overlook him.

Yet, this very existence, who would not attract any attention walking down the street, was the host of this war conference, and the one with the highest cultivation among the dozens of Heavenly Sovereign combatants present.

"Greetings, Spirit King!"

Seeing the person arrive, all the experts, regardless of their status, stood up to pay their respects. Not for any other reason, but because he was the representative of the Great Thousand Palace this time: the Demon-Slaying King, Ling Ao!

Xiao Han could feel that the moment Ling Ao appeared, the Ice Emperor beside him subconsciously tensed up. Although, due to the vast gap in strength, he could not probe the other's depth, Xiao Han also subconsciously did not wish to clash with him.

However, contrary to Xiao Han's expectations, Ling Ao actually cast his gaze upon him. Confused, he met the former's line of sight, but could only remain silent.

"This must be the new guest elder of our Great Thousand Palace, little friend Xiao Han."

Hearing this, Xiao Han temporarily suppressed the confusion in his heart, stood up, and offered a greeting:

"Langya Heavenly Palace, Xiao Han, greets all seniors and the Spirit King."

The crowd nodded in acknowledgment.

"Langya Heavenly Palace?" The Spirit King revealed a hint of confusion, then asked:

"Is this a force newly established by little friend?"

"Exactly."

Xiao Han put on an embarrassed expression, "After all, fighting alone is a bit difficult for someone like this junior who has no foundation."

"Little friend Xiao Han is being modest." The Spirit King laughed heartily, and then, under the curious gazes of the crowd, he said cheerfully:

"Neither you, nor that friend of yours beside you who forced a Demon Emperor to self-destruct, are simple characters!"

Hm?!

The expressions of the experts grew even more astonished. They looked in shock at the Ice Emperor, who had remained calm and composed from beginning to end; it seemed they had not expected such an obscure junior to possess such formidable strength.

"This time, we must rely on the help of little friend. I hope little friend will not mind us old folks." The Spirit King made a small joke.

Xiao Han said solemnly:

"It is my duty."

The opening introduction was just a small formality, and then the Spirit King moved on to the main topic.

"Everyone, the once-in-a-millennium Great Assembly Battle is about to begin."

Once these words were spoken, no matter how influential the people present were in the outside world, they could not help but change their expressions, their auras surging.

Xiao Han was the same; he had already learned the reason for this conference through Lan Laotou's channels, and had even gained an understanding of the so-called Great Assembly Battle.

The Great Assembly Battle, as the name suggests, is another term for a large-scale campaign, and the two sides of the campaign are the Great Thousand World and the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

Since tens of thousands of years ago, when the Great Thousand World shattered the Outer Realm Evil Clan's conspiracy to swallow the Great Thousand World and formed a standoff, every millennium, the unrepentant Outer Realm Evil Clan would launch a massive war of aggression on the four borders.

In the initial Great Assembly Battles, the Great Thousand World was constantly retreating and losing vast territories, until the last ten thousand years, when talents emerged in the Great Thousand World and many experts fought to the death, barely stabilizing the defense line.

However, it is undeniable that every Great Assembly Battle is a meat grinder that buries countless experts. Under the scale of such a campaign, even the peerless Heavenly Sovereign powerhouses have the risk of falling.

"Spirit King, the western defense line for this Great Assembly Battle won't just be us, will it?"

At this moment, someone asked with a nervous expression, and this was also the inner voice of the other experts.

Although there were dozens of experts present, enough to flatten the vast majority of super forces in the Great Thousand World, it was not enough to guard an entire defense line.

"Everyone, rest assured. We only need to be responsible for the defense of the dozen or so continents in the middle section of the defense line, centered on the Sheng Yuan Continent."

The Spirit King explained gently. Although the number of experts in the Great Thousand World was indeed stretched thin in the face of the powerful enemies of the Outer Realm Evil Clan, they would not make a decision that was tantamount to suicide.

A dozen or so continents—that was indeed not many. Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"However..."

The Spirit King suddenly changed the subject, his tone serious,

"According to the intelligence of the Great Thousand Palace, in this Great Assembly Battle, a Heavenly Demon Emperor will appear within our defense line."

?!

As soon as the Spirit King finished speaking, the entire hall was in an uproar.

There would actually be a Heavenly Demon Emperor with strength comparable to a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign?

Without giving the crowd more time to panic, the Spirit King stated his arrangements,

"Therefore, this time we need at least five Immortal Grade peak Heavenly Sovereigns to block or even kill that Heavenly Demon Emperor."

"Count me as one."

"Everyone may volunteer."

Hearing this, the hall fell into an eerie silence. Many experts looked at each other. The Spirit King did not urge them, nor did he intend to force them.

There were many Heavenly Sovereign experts present, and they could indeed scrape together five at the Immortal Grade peak. However, it was foreseeable that these five Heavenly Sovereigns would certainly be in the most dangerous position.

He had no right to demand that others risk their lives like him; forcing them would even be counterproductive.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Finally, an old man could not help it; he hardened his heart, slapped the table, and stood up,

"Forget it, forget it. It's just a Heavenly Demon Emperor beast. Anyway, I have no ties or worries; even if I lose this old life, I must go and meet it."

"On behalf of the living beings of the Great Thousand World, I thank the Extreme Dao Sword Sovereign." The Spirit King smiled slightly and bowed to the old man.

Extreme Dao Sword Sovereign, a rare rogue cultivator among the Heavenly Sovereigns, alone and solitary. Perhaps this time he intended to end his life on the battlefield against the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

"Hehe, since the Sword Sovereign has stepped forward, I, this old man, cannot hide in the back, can I?"

The speaker was the slovenly old man who had first spoken to Xiao Han. Although the latter was full of the smell of alcohol, his eyes revealed an unconcealable sharp light.

"Lord Flame King, thank you." The Spirit King bowed again.

"Damn it, count me in."

A bare-chested man stood up. Xiao Han had an impression of him; this was the representative sent by the Huang God Clan to provide support.

"Thank you, Lord Huang Jing." The Spirit King bowed.

"There is one spot left."

"This time, count me in."

The last person to step forward was an old man with the bearing of an immortal, who was also an Ancestor of a super-power in the Great Thousand World.

"Many thanks, Ancestor Xingye."

"Very well. On behalf of the living beings of Da Qian, I thank you all for your sacrifice." The Spirit King's expression was solemn as he bowed deeply to everyone.

"Spirit King, you are being too serious." The slovenly old man known as the Flame King chuckled.

"I still cherish my life quite a bit; it remains to be seen who will emerge victorious between us and that Heavenly Demon Emperor."

"The old man Flame King is right." The stern Sword Monarch of the Extreme Path also forced a stiff smile. "I still want to taste the feeling of using my sword to cut off the head of the Heavenly Demon Emperor."

"Indeed." The others also chimed in.

"Everyone is right; our goal is to cut down that Heavenly Demon Emperor," the Spirit King also said with a resonant, clanging tone.

"Then the Demon Emperors on the remaining defensive lines will be left to you all."

"Understood."

Finally, the Spirit King seemed to recall something and said:

"I hear that you, Xiao Han, have your sights set on the Huan Continent?"

The Huan Continent?

Everyone was startled; they were all too familiar with that place, and they had not expected Xiao Han to have designs on it.

Some of the elders, however, showed displeasure, thinking Xiao Han was somewhat ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth; a Grandmaster of the Spirit Grade could do nothing about the Huan Continent.

Xiao Han, feeling himself become the focus of the entire room, remained indifferent and looked up to meet the Spirit King's gaze.

"If the Spirit King does not mind, you may entrust the defensive line of the Huan Continent to us."

The Spirit King stared at Xiao Han with burning eyes, and the latter met his gaze without backing down; the great hall fell into silence for a moment.

"Then... I will trouble the two of you."

The Spirit King looked at Xiao Han and the expressionless Ice Emperor, and said slowly.