Chapter 184: Challenge
In Western Heaven’s Roc Forest, the human race and the ten thousand ancient races were in a standoff.
At this moment, both parties had already declared war. Everyone’s eyes were vicious, and they only needed a single order to begin the most intense battle.
Looking at this scene, the big scorpion could not help but gulp. He said to Qin Chen, “Elder King, isn’t this going too far?”
“Ever since the ten thousand ancient races revived, they’ve been oppressing the human race. Although the appearance of a God realm expert caused them to exercise some restraint, most of them don’t acknowledge the human race from the bottom of their hearts. Thus, this battle will ensue sooner or later,” Qin Chen held the Desolate Divine Halberd in his hand. His face was solemn as he stared at the primordial sage race elder. He snorted with a hint of worry in his eyes.
Supreme Sage Qin Tian was a level 7 Supreme Sage, making him the current strongest person in the human race and also the pillar of support for everyone in the human race.
He held the Son of Heaven’s Sword in his hand, and his Supreme Sage power burst out, releasing a terrifying pressure. He said coldly, “In half a month, the Sages of both parties will fight in the starry sky. It will be a battle to the death!”
Hearing this, the elder from the primordial sage race agreed decisively and shouted, “Very well!”
“Why half a month later? They don’t have many people, and they don’t have an ancient imperial weapon yet. Why don’t we just kill them with our extreme emperor weapons?” The big scorpion said anxiously.
Qin Chen shook his head and sighed, “The power of the extreme emperor weapons is too great. If they were to be revived on the Canglan Continent, I’m afraid it would destroy the entire continent. This is not the result that we humans want.”
“In half a month, the human race and the roc imperial clan will be exterminated!” The elder from the primordial sage race snorted coldly. Then, he took a step forward and disappeared. Seeing this, the other ten thousand ancient races also began to retreat.
Looking at the backs of these ten thousand ancient races, a trace of worry appeared on Qin Tian’s face. He said in a deep voice, “Inform all the Holy Lands and aristocratic families that we will hold a human race conference in the Great Qin Dynasty tomorrow!”
“Yes, patriarch!” One of the Great Qin Dynasty’s Venerable received the order and left immediately.
Supreme Sage Qin Tian then gave Qin Chen a few more instructions before leaving with the people of the Great Qin Dynasty. The rest of the humans did the same and left Roc Forest.
“Thank you, human Elder King, for protecting our race!” Ancient Sage Peng Wei brought all the Sage Kings and ancient Sages of the roc imperial clan over to bow to Qin Chen.
Qin Chen shook his head and said softly, “You don’t have to do this. Since your race has submitted to me, I will naturally protect you. However, if you have any ill intentions, don’t blame me for making a move.”
“Elder King, don’t worry. The roc imperial clan never goes back on our words. Since we have already announced to the world that we will submit to you, we naturally won’t be half-hearted and do anything shameless,” Ancient Sage Peng Wei assured while patting. To show his loyalty to Qin Chen, he was even about to swear an oath.
Qin Chen glanced at the people behind Ancient Sage Peng Wei and suddenly said, “In half a month, the human race will go to war with the ten thousand ancient races. Do you know where you stand?”
“Elder King, don’t worry. The roc imperial clan will advance and retreat with the Elder King and the human race!” Ancient Sage Peng Wei replied decisively. He did not have the arrogance he had when he first met Qin Chen.
Qin Chen nodded his head in satisfaction, then looked at the Roc Forest and said, “More than half of the Roc Forest has been destroyed, so it’s no longer suitable for living. From now on, you and your clansmen can go live in the Taiyi Holy Land. If you can’t bear to leave, it’s fine if half of your clansmen go first.”
Hearing Qin Chen’s words, Ancient Sage Peng Wei and the group of sages behind him furrowed their brows. They knew very well that the human Elder King was intending to use half of the roc imperial clan’s clansmen as hostages. Ultimately, it was because he didn’t fully believe in their submission.
Given that the roc imperial clan no longer had the right to choose, Ancient Sage Peng Wei did not hesitate for long before agreeing, “Thank you, Elder King. I’ll arrange for my people to go to the Taiyi Holy Land in a moment.”
Qin Chen nodded, then waved his hand and returned with all the disciples of the Taiyi Holy Land.
Back at the Taiyi Holy Land, the big scorpion whispered in Qin Chen’s ear, “Elder King, what you’re doing is a little immoral, no? The roc imperial clan has already declared their allegiance to you, yet you still want half of their people to come here as hostages?”
“What do you know? Since I protected them from the primordial sage race, I do trust them. However, we must always be on our guard against others. It’s just for assurance that I’m keeping half of their people as hostages so that all the humans can rest assured,” Qin Chen explained slowly. He had watched a lot of novels and TV shows on Earth in his previous life, so he naturally knew such political tactics.
The next morning, Ancient Sage Peng Wei brought half of his clansmen to the Taiyi Holy Land, while Qin Chen brought the big scorpion to the Great Qin Dynasty.
The Great Qin Dynasty was now filled with a black mass of people. They were all here to watch the human race conference. After all, this was a conference that concerned the survival of the human race.
“Patriarch Jiu Long of the Great Qian dynasty has arrived!” A shout could be heard as a white light streaked across the sky. An elder appeared in the sky above the Great Qin Dynasty. He took a step forward and entered the palace.
“I didn’t expect the Patriarch Jiu Long to still be around. He was the most ruthless Imperial Lord in the Great Qian dynasty in 10000 years. Almost all the experts of his generation were killed by him. He’s a true god of death,” Someone exclaimed. His eyes were full of admiration. It was a great fortune to be able to meet such a legendary figure.
At this time, a beautiful woman wearing a red wedding dress appeared. Her every movement was full of feminine charm. When the young men saw the smile on her face, their faces blushed as they gulped.
“The eldest Princess of the Jiuli Dynasty has arrived! She’s the only Empress of the Jiuli Dynasty. It’s said that she fell in love with a genius when she was young, but the genius betrayed her on the day of her wedding. From that day on, the eldest Princess wore a red wedding dress and killed all the unfaithful people in the world!”
Following this, many experts rushed over from all directions. There was the Great Xia Dynasty’s Patriarch Qing Long, the Dugu family’s Sword God, the Cao family’s Sage Dujie, the Duanmu family’s Patriarch Kuang Ren, and so on.
All the immortal divine dynasties, imperial clans, Holy Lands, and aristocratic families of the human race had sent people. They were all famous people, and each of them was once a strong expert who had dominated an era.
At the same time, a big scorpion that covered the sky flew over. Qin Chen stood on the back of the scorpion, looking very impressive. Compared to the seniors like the Patriarch Jiu Long and the eldest Princess, his aura was not much weaker.
“The Elder King has arrived! The Elder King has arrived!”
Qin Chen’s appearance caused the Great Qin Dynasty to be in an uproar. However, some of the powerful cultivators who came to participate in the human race conference looked extremely unpleased when they saw this scene.