Beastmaster of the Ages

dence at being able to stand on the same battlefield as the two ghoul kings.
They were rubbing their hands together and getting ready for the slaughter.
Their arrogance even seemed to bleed over to their allies from Heptastar, who bore just as great a hatred toward the Archaion Sect.

However, Biritual, Quadform, and Hexapath didn ’t share that sentiment and maintained some distance from Nonahall.
Unlike their crazed counterparts, the elites from those three sects seemed much calmer in comparison, as they had their own respective pillars of authority.
Quadform, for instance, had Sect Master Long Youyue, but everyone knew that her husband Dugu Jin actually called the shots.
Dugu Jin was a twelfth-level death samsaran, and those in his sect believed he was the strongest person to ever have lived.
Hexapath, on the other hand, had Feng Qingyu as their moral support.
Lastly, while Li Caiwei of the Yinyang Demon Sect didn ’t command as fearsome a reputation as the other two, she was still relatively young and filled with potential.
Not to mention, her sect ’s cultivators took pride in being the second divine realm to form in history, and they stood proudly and firmly by her side.

The elites from all the sects were standing at the very front of the army, and ahead of them was the ghoul king dressed in purple, whom others had often seen.
However, the ones people were truly paying attention to were Po Suo and Di Zang.
The two ghoul kings looked much different than before when Tianming encountered them.
Now they looked like a young couple—the man was tall and fit, with a head of black hair and sharp eyes, regaining his regal air from his younger days.
The woman had a sensual, slender figure and her long, white hair fell to her waist like a waterfall.
Most alluring was her skin that seemed as smooth as silky milk, covered with the luster of the most beautiful of pearls.
She was almost as eye-catching as Li Caiwei.

The two looked perfect, as if they were made for each other.
It was hard to believe that these two were actually the two old ghoul kings, Di Zang and Po Suo, people who had lived for centuries.
Their transformation had only earned them more awe and respect.
However, those who were in the know knew that they were going all out.
No matter whether they won or lost, they wouldn ’t be able to live for much longer.
Now that they were all there, Di Zang finally gave the order: ”Surround them. ”

Those two short words caused every elite to immediately mobilize and spread out.
As they did so, Li Caiwei went to Feng Qingyu.
”Senior Feng, there ’s an odd rumor I heard from the Monorigin Sect.
Do you believe it? ”

”The one about the demon race? ” Feng Qingyu calmly asked.

”Yes. ”

”I bet they ’re just afraid of losing, for them to make something like that up.
No matter how foolish Nonahall is, even they wouldn ’t betray their fellow humans for an alien race.
If the specters really return, Nonahall would crumble too.
There ’s nothing for them to gain.
Not to mention, even whether the so-called demons did exist is something of a debate.
It all happened two hundred millennia ago, after all.
Perhaps Great Emperor Xuanyuan only exterminated his enemies and demonized them, instead.
You know that history is written by the victors, right? ”

”Demonized? ”

”It ’s simple.
For instance, the side that wins today will tell their descendants that they were fighting on the side of justice against evil demons.
I ’ve read tens of books and dissertations about the existence of demons, and the conclusion I came to is that rewriting one ’s history to tell a different story is something humans have always excelled at.
Our forebears from two hundred millennia ago were much craftier than us when it comes to propaganda, it seems. ”

”Then how do you explain that thing that ’s hanging in the sky? ”

”I believe it ’s a treasure left behind by Great Emperor Xuanyuan, and the Monorigin Sect holds the key.
Do you believe me when I say that ’s the real reason this battle is being fought? ”

”If you’re so certain, I ’m starting to become convinced of it myself, ” Li Caiwei said.

”Good.
Good.
If we work together, we might be able to demand a bigger share, too. ”

”Sounds good.
The question is whether we really have a winning chance today.
Why do I have a feeling like we ’re jumping to our deaths? ”

”You don ’t have to worry about that.
Those two must have a special method they can use to neutralize the Monorigin Sect ’s advantage.
It won ’t do us any good if we can ’t breach their defenses, right? ”

”True.
You speak a lot of sense, Senior, ” Li Caiwei said respectfully.

”Haha…. ” Feng Qingyu turned and left.