Chapter 1041: The Demon Race Mobilizes

Tianjing.

The Imperial Palace.

People in the Imperial Palace discovered that there were suddenly over two hundred more Imperial Concubines in the inner palace.

Although these Imperial Concubines were quite beautiful, their cultivation levels were uneven.

The high ones were at the Great Luo level, while the low ones were actually mortals, and mortals without any cultivation at that.

In the current Great Shang Celestial Dynasty, this was simply unimaginable.

One must know that the current Great Shang Celestial Dynasty had long since popularized nine-year compulsory education.

All children over the age of seven, regardless of gender, were required to attend school.

In addition to cultural courses, there were also cultivation courses.

Thanks to the development of the Alchemy industry, the prices of Pills below the Immortal Level were very low, so the Imperial Court provided various Pills as subsidies to all students attending school.

Precisely because of this, even if one were a piece of rotten wood, as long as one finished nine years of schooling, one could basically cultivate to the Earth Realm or the Golden Core Realm.

Mortals without any cultivation could only be found among children under the age of seven.

However, although it was strange, no one dared to gossip.

Because anyone who liked to gossip had long since been sent out of the palace.

At the same time, officials in the Imperial Court also discovered some clues.

Because many vacant mansions within the Imperial City had actually begun to have people moving in.

Among them were quite a few mansions of Prince level.

One must know that in the Imperial City, only the Royal Family could reside there.

Even giants like Shang Rong and Wen Zhong could only live in the Inner City outside the Imperial City.

But the number of Princes of Great Shang was limited, and basically, they already had their own mansions.

Who were these newly arrived people?

Furthermore, many luxurious mansions in prime locations within the Inner City were also being occupied one after another.

These mansions were something even many third-rank officials coveted.

Those who could move into them were either the Great King's direct confidants or high-ranking officials of the second rank or above in the Imperial Court.

Who were those people?

Although the ministers were puzzled, those mansions were all the Great King's private property, and they had no authority to ask, so they had to send people to inquire quietly, perhaps hoping to build a good relationship.

The arrival of people from worlds like the Divine Tomb did not cause any waves.

But soon, Honghuang was boiling.

……

Outer Starry Sky.

Heavenly Demon Continent.

Demon Court.

After subduing the patriarchs of various races, Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi held a grand ceremony to sacrifice to Heaven.

In addition to announcing their resurrection and return, they also issued a declaration of war:

Enter the Immortal World and rebuild the Heavenly Court.

That very day, they led an army of three hundred billion, marching majestically toward the Immortal World.

"Heavens, the Great Calamity has finally erupted. Di Jun, Donghuang, and Xihe are personally leading an army of three hundred billion to launch an expedition against the Immortal World. What does the Heavenly Court have to resist with?"

"The Heavenly Court is certainly no match for the Demon Race, but don't forget that the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty is an ally of the Heavenly Court; Di Qi will surely not sit idly by."

"The Demon Race has already entered the fray; can the Wu Clan be far behind?"

"Will such a great war destroy our Honghuang!?"

……

The Demon Race's mobilization instantly ignited the internet.

Immortal World.

Heavenly Court.

Haotian looked grave, both angry and furious, saying: "The Demon Race is actually attacking my Heavenly Court. Aren't they members of the Anti-Shang Alliance? Shouldn't they be joining forces to attack the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty?"

The Anti-Shang Alliance, the Anti-Shang Alliance—just from the name, one knew who it was targeting.

Precisely because of this, although Haotian was grave, he could face it calmly. It just so happened that he also wanted to use this Anti-Shang Alliance to properly test what other trump cards Di Qi still had.

But no one expected that the Demon Race would turn around and strike at the Heavenly Court.

It could be said that this caught him off guard.

Yaochi Jinmu shook her head and said in a deep voice: "It's useless to say anything now; hurry and ask Di Qi for reinforcements. We are allies, and now that we are about to be invaded by the Demon Race, he cannot sit idly by."

Looking at Haotian, who was still somewhat hesitant, she couldn't help but raise her voice: "What time is it now? What are you still worrying about? The overall strength of the Demon Race far exceeds that of our Heavenly Court. If we don't ask for reinforcements, we will surely be defeated. Even if Di Qi has the intention of a cuckoo occupying a magpie's nest, it is better than being defeated from within and withdrawing from the Immortal World."

After these two hundred thousand years of development, although the Heavenly Court had developed rapidly, it was still far inferior to the Demon Race.

It was still the same point: the foundation was too shallow.

This time, asking Great Shang for reinforcements meant that Great Shang would not only have to send many Quasi-Saints but also an army numbering in the hundreds of billions; only then could they help the Heavenly Court resist the Demon Race.

But an army of a hundred billion entering the Immortal World was in itself an unstable factor.

Haotian could fully understand Di Qi's ambition.

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Haotian's expression changed slightly, and he could only grit his teeth and nod: "Things have come to this, so it can only be so."

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Tianjing.

Imperial Palace.

Zichen Hall.

Yin Qi convened an emergency Small Court Meeting.

Shang Rong, Wen Zhong, Huang Feiwu, Bi Qian, and other high-ranking officials gathered.

Yin Qi's gaze was like a torch, and he said solemnly: "You must all know about the Demon Race swearing an oath to attack the Immortal World. Just a moment ago, I received a request for help from Haotian."

Wen Zhong bowed and asked first: "Great King, what about the Three Sovereigns?"

The crowd nodded one after another; they were also curious.

Logically speaking, for such a major event, the Three Sovereigns should certainly be present, and for the subsequent support of the Heavenly Court, the Three Sovereigns would surely have to step forward as well; it would not do to have the Great King or the Saint Mother's Good Corpse take action.

Yin Qi said: "The Three Sovereigns are in secluded cultivation and should not be disturbed. Hmm, Changxi and the others are also in secluded cultivation."

"Ah!"

Wen Zhong and the others were stunned.

What time is it now? The Great Calamity has already been ignited; why have the Saint Emperors all gone into secluded cultivation at once?

Yin Qi said: "Rest assured, even without the Three Sovereigns and the others, I still have manpower to support the Heavenly Court. I summoned you here today to dispatch a great army into the Immortal World, with the number set at one hundred billion, and at the same time to confirm who the Regional Commander will be."

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhong and the others were both surprised and delighted.

Sure enough, the Great King's trump cards seemed inexhaustible; he actually still had manpower to support the Heavenly Court.

The current Demon Race has three Peak Quasi-Saints and nine Ordinary Quasi-Saints.

The Heavenly Court, on the other hand, has two Peak Quasi-Saints and three Ordinary Quasi-Saints.

This means the Great King must bring out one more Peak Quasi-Saint and six Ordinary Quasi-Saints this time to be on par with the Demon Race in terms of high-end power.

They thought of the Quasi-Saint Level Puppet and the Warships.

Since the Quasi-Saint level power is resolved, it will be easy to dispatch an army of one hundred billion to fight in the Immortal World.

As for the issue of the Regional Commander.

Huang Feihu volunteered: "Great King, this general is willing to lead the troops to fight in the Immortal World."

Upon hearing this, no one had any objections.

Huang Feihu is the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Military Affairs Department, and having been on the battlefield for a long time, he is a very suitable candidate.

Yin Qi nodded: "Hmm, then let it be Minister Huang."

Shang Rong stepped out and said: "Great King, the Demon Race is coming aggressively; is sending only one hundred billion troops to fight in the Immortal World too few? Now that our Great Shang has long completed its war preparations, why not take the opportunity to send out a great army to attack the Outer Starry Sky? Furthermore, regarding the Immortal World, we can also take the opportunity to send a large force to increase our influence."

Wen Zhong and the others nodded one after another.

Although Shang Rong did not say it explicitly, the implication was that it is easy to invite a god but difficult to send one away.

Now the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty has already occupied the Primordial Continent and the Underworld; if it could also control the Immortal World, it would be the true hegemon of the Primordial World, and an unshakable one at that.

The Heavenly Court only has two Peak Quasi-Saints, while their Great Shang Celestial Dynasty has six, and there is also a Saint.

If they really wanted to forcibly control the Immortal World, Haotian would not be able to resist. (End of this chapter)