Chapter 285: Chapter 285: Inciting Defection

The Divine Sword stood aloft, embodying the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and peaks, spreading a vast oppressive aura of humanity across the void, causing all the powerful beings to change their expressions.

"This is... the Human Emperor Sword!"

"The strong ones from the Human Emperor Sacred Land have arrived!"

"The Human Emperor Sword, worthy of being the supreme treasure forged for the Desolate Ancient Human Emperor, truly possesses unparalleled might. It rivals even the Demon Emperor Bell without the slightest inferiority..."

Upon seeing the appearance of the Human Emperor Sword, the human side was overjoyed.

After all, the Human Emperor Sword was the supreme treasure crafted for the first Human Emperor of the Desolate Ancient period, who led the human race in overthrowing the rule of the Demon Race, paving the way for the prosperity of the human race.

As for its level.

The Human Emperor Sword is a supreme treasure on the same level as the Demon Emperor Bell.

In fact,

the Human Emperor Sword is slightly stronger than the Demon Emperor Bell.

In the final battle of the Desolate Ancient era, the Demon Emperor was utterly defeated by the Human Emperor, which reversed the situation, altering the offensive and defensive positions of the two races.

More importantly,

the Human Emperor Sword has always been in the hands of the Human Emperor Sacred Land. Now that the Human Emperor Sword has arrived, it signifies the arrival of the strong ones from the Human Emperor Sacred Land.

The Ji Family and the Water Moon Dynasty dared to unite directly and launch an offensive against the Demon Court because they didn’t want to be defeated one by one, and also because of the support from the Human Emperor Sacred Land.

Several days earlier,

the Human Emperor Sacred Land had sent a message.

It stated that an Ancient Powerhouse would bring the Human Emperor Sword to suppress the Demon Race, urging the two factions to prepare early.

Upon hearing this news, the two factions were overjoyed.

Even though the Ancient Imperial Court had shattered, the Human Emperor Sacred Land still held a prestigious position, with a foundation considered the most profound among all Great Emperor-level influences.

However, unlike the exhilaration among the humans, many members of the Demon Race trembled involuntarily at the sight of the Human Emperor Sword, filled with an instinctive dread from their bloodline.

"The Human Emperor Sword!"

"Was it truly by relying on this supreme treasure that the Desolate Ancient Human Emperor defeated our Demon Emperor?"

At this moment,

the scorching aura surged, consuming the void and heaven with raging flames. Hundreds of demon race cultivators didn’t even have a chance to scream before being incinerated into nothingness by this force.

Among these hundreds of cultivators, most were True Monarch-level powerhouses, with a few Demon Saints.

Such a sudden twist of events left the Demon Race even more shaken.

"Boom!"

The toll of a bell shook the Azure Sky, shattering the void like a mirror, dispelling the blazing fires that swept across the heavens.

Immediately thereafter,

the Demon Emperor Bell suddenly soared into the sky. The bronze ancient bell, originally only the size of a palm, abruptly transformed into the size of a mountain, inverting directly towards the human faction.

The world turned dark.

The light of the sun and moon seemed utterly swallowed.

Boundless flames quickly coalesced, forming a majestic figure. Facing the descending Demon Emperor Bell, it threw a punch directly.

"Boom!"

Flesh and blood exploded.

The fist bone, forged like gold, was exposed to the air, with streams of blood pouring down. Yet simultaneously, the mountain-sized Demon Emperor Bell was also sent flying, falling back into the hands of the Cyan Roc Quasi-Emperor.

At this moment, others could clearly see what kind of appearance this majestic figure truly had.

Red hair!

Red robes!

An authoritative and solemn middle-aged face, just standing in the void, exuded a terrifying aura that dominated the ages.

His blood energy was like pure yang, causing those with slightly lesser cultivation to feel an unbearable heat when they tried to look directly at him, forcing them to avert their gaze.

"Chi Yan!"

The Cyan Roc Quasi-Emperor’s expression changed.

The person before him was all too familiar.

During the ancient battle, the Cyan Roc Quasi-Emperor had nearly fallen to this person’s hands.

He had thought that this person had long fallen, yet to his surprise, this individual, like himself, had also survived to the present.

Upon hearing the Cyan Roc Quasi-Emperor’s words, some of the older powerhouses seemed to remember something as they looked at the crimson-haired figure in mid-air, their eyes changing.

"Red Flame Divine General!"

"He is the Red Flame Divine General of the Ancient Imperial Court!"

"A top divine being of the Ancient Imperial Court, this person was said to have defended the Demon Suppression Barrier in ancient times, reputed to have killed numerous Demon Race powerhouses. Now seeing him, he indeed possesses unparalleled might!"

All gazes upon the Red Flame Divine General were filled with both fear and awe.

An Ancient Divine General!

This was a true Ancient Divine General.

In the late ancient period, during the twilight of the Imperial Court, he was an ancient existence that guarded the human frontiers.

It was precisely because these beings had sealed themselves that the Imperial Court’s power had further diminished, eventually leading to its downfall.

If such powerhouses hadn’t sealed themselves, the Ancient Imperial Court might not have been destroyed.

Amidst the shock from all sides, the Red Flame Divine General ignored others, focusing instead on the Cyan Roc Quasi-Emperor and the Demon Emperor Bell in his hands.

"It seems the lessons you learned from the ancient battle weren’t enough, now daring to break through the Demon Suppression Barrier and harm my human race.

Even if you possess the Demon Emperor Bell, I shall cut you down here!"

As his words fell,

the Red Flame Divine General reached out, and the Human Emperor Sword, which had been standing in the void, seemed summoned, directly falling into his hand.

The Divine Sword enters the hand.

The aura transforms.

In this moment,

the Red Flame Divine General seemed to undergo some unpredictable transformation, a terrifying abyss-like aura emanating, causing many Quasi-Emperor powerhouses to show fear.

Despite being Quasi-Emperors,

they felt a sense of death from the Red Flame Divine General.

The Demon Emperor Bell seemed to sense some threat as well, emitting a continuous humming.

The Cyan Roc Quasi-Emperor’s face darkened: "At the end of the Desolate Ancient era, the first generation Human Emperor emerged, driving out the Demon Race at great cost to establish the Human Imperial Court.

In the Ancient Times, the Imperial Court spared no expense to build the Demon Suppression Barrier, only to fend off the Demon Race, allowing the human race to continue.

It can be said that from the first generation Human Emperor to the last, all made sacrifices for the human race, yet what was the result?

In the late ancient period, the Imperial Court weakened, and factions from all over rose up in attack, leading to the Court’s destruction and the deaths of countless royal powerhouses.

So many former human heroes eventually fell at the hands of their own people.

The current Ji Family and Water Moon Dynasty were among the culprits responsible for destroying the Ancient Imperial Court, even if you step out to help now, they won’t show any gratitude.

If that’s the case, why would you bother to intervene for such ungrateful people?"

The words of the Cyan Roc Quasi-Emperor caused the powerhouses of the Ji Family and the Water Moon Dynasty to change their expressions drastically.

They never expected that at this critical juncture, the Demon Race would try to sow discord, aiming to sever their alliance with the Human Emperor Sacred Land.

More importantly,

the fall of the Ancient Imperial Court was indeed connected to the Ji Family and the Water Moon Dynasty.

Or rather,

the current Great Emperor-level influences all participated in the battle that led to the Ancient Imperial Court’s demise.

If it were other powerhouses from the Human Emperor Sacred Land, they wouldn’t worry about defection, as the end of the ancient era is already a hundred thousand years past.

The lengthy passage of time is sufficient to obscure many things.

However,

the Red Flame Divine General is different.

He is a powerhouse who sealed himself ten thousand years ago, his identity is that of an Imperial Court Divine General.

If he were to be turned by the Demon Race, then Celestial Desolation would likely face unavoidable disaster.

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