Xuanwu War Sovereign

The Mixed World Demon Ape was immense, its body covered in long, dark fur. The black fur swayed as its scarlet pupils glinted coldly. ’I imagine the Elders would be very pleased to see this!’

Bai Yu spoke up. "The situation is now completely under our control. All the survivors from All Stars Academy have gathered on Demon Mountain, deep within Demon Hunting Canyon. This is the very slaughterhouse we prepared for them!"

"It would be best if we could capture these All Stars Academy experts. Better yet if a few surrender. That way, our Holy Temple will have thoroughly crushed All Stars Academy underfoot!"

"If we can make those All Stars Academy experts kneel in surrender, it will be a massive blow to All Stars Academy!"

An expert from the Celestial Snake Clan chuckled. "I hear there are quite a few female students among the All Stars Academy experts this time. They say those women are as beautiful as flowers, with looks that could rival celestial fairies. Their aptitude is top-tier and their constitutions are pure. Bringing them back to the Barbaric Wilderness would be the ultimate pleasure!"

The Ancient Spirit, cruel by nature, said bluntly, "My race requires a portion of them to serve as broodmothers. Their pure flesh and blood are the perfect breeding ground for my clan’s scions. Nurtured by the flesh and blood of such mothers, our sons will be born with even more formidable aptitude!"

"My White Tiger Royal Family also needs a portion of female slaves. Such high-quality slaves are perfect for being refined into Chong Slaves with our Secret Technique!"

"My Wood Race also requires some high-quality female slaves. Slaves like that make the best gifts when entertaining esteemed guests!"

...

The few experts from the Alien Races spoke one after another, already starting to carve up the members of All Stars Academy like fish on a cutting board. The main point of contention was who would get the Academy’s female experts.

「Deep within Demon Hunting Canyon, atop Demon Mountain.」

This was a black mountain, towering in the depths of Demon Hunting Canyon.

A bleak and sorrowful cloud hung in the air, and an aura of despair enveloped the area.

All the remaining experts from the Top Ten Teams were gathered here.

Nearly two hundred young men and women were gathered together.

Leading them were the temporary leaders of the remaining Top Ten Teams.

At the head was Lin Fei, leader of the Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion. She was flanked by a dozen or so young women, including Ji Huang’Er, Lu Qingxue, and Du Pingxia, who stood right behind her. Surrounded like a moon by stars, she looked like a queen.

On another side stood the temporary leader of the Taichu Team, Jin Ruyi. His battle armor was stained with blood, and he was flanked by the War King, Ouyang Yu, and the Flame Monarch, Luo Lie.

Qin Feng’s acquaintances, Tuoba Ye, Liu Canyang, and Li Qiubai, were also present among the group. They were all stained with blood, each gripping a longsword. The killing intent rolling off them was astonishing, a clear sign they had just survived a series of bloody battles.

The Five Elements Team had started with many experts this year, but their losses were the most tragic. Of their five "Kings," the Tiger King and Leopard King had died in battle. Only the Wolf King, Zhao Xuanmeng, the Ghost King, Wu Ying, and the Wood King, Lin Tong, remained, along with two or three stragglers.

Also present were Bai Xianyue, the leader of the Yiyue Team; the Blood Bat King, leader of the White Sun Team; and the Bishui Traceless Luo Monarch, leader of the Bishui Team.

Only six of the Top Ten Teams remained. The other four—the Glazed Team, the Silver Feather Team, the Six Paths Team, and the Beiming Team—had their experts completely decimated. Their temporary leaders were dead, with only a few stragglers left.

Martial Artists lay scattered all over Demon Mountain. Many were grievously wounded, barely clinging to life.

Some had lost limbs and had passed out from blood loss.

In a corner were several powerful freshmen who weren’t part of the Top Ten Teams. The few surviving first-years had gathered here, led by Elder Black Tortoise, Celestial Monarch Lu, and Elder White Tiger, Chi Ling’Er.

Also present were two unfamiliar experts from the Star Sect. They were exceptionally formidable; though their cultivation was only at the Martial Arts Twelve Heavens Realm, each of them was a match for an ordinary expert who had reached the Human Extreme stage of the Condensing Vein Realm.

The few freshmen huddled together for comfort. Among them were Qin Feng’s old friends, Lû Chunyang and Xiao Yuchan.

Both Lû Chunyang and Xiao Yuchan were clearly nursing serious injuries. Two White Lotus Marks floated above them as they drew upon the Essence stored within the marks to heal.

Qian Kai stood in a corner, his expression flickering indeterminately. It was impossible to know what he was thinking.

Just then, a pale-faced young Martial Artist in tight-fitting profound robes flew out from a nearby cave on Demon Mountain.

He clutched his shoulder, where a deep claw mark was visible, revealing the bone beneath.

The expressions on Lin Fei and Jin Ruyi’s faces changed slightly, and they quickly led the others forward to meet him.

Lin Tong, the Wood King of the Five Elements Team, stepped forward. A flash of cyan light emanated from his hand and landed on the wounded young man. In an instant, new flesh began to grow over the youth’s shoulder, staunching the flow of blood.

"Liu Ye, what happened? Who did this to you!"

A chill crossed Lin Fei’s beautiful face. The aura emanating from her was extremely powerful, shockingly so. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"It was the Golden-winged Little Roc King from the Golden Wing Roc Clan! He killed all my brothers with a single blow!"

"What? That brute again!"

"Wu Qiankun, the leader of the Silver Feather Team, was killed by that brute!"

"The Golden Wing Race was the one that scattered the Glazed Team, too!"

...

A clamor erupted from the crowd. The eyes of many All Stars Academy geniuses filled with terror. The Golden-winged Little Roc King’s reputation was infamous.

He was one of the ten strongest young experts in the Demon God Temple, a top-tier Demon Level genius.

A restless stir went through the All Stars Academy experts. Some had already drawn their weapons, while many others began to murmur amongst themselves.

"What do we do now?"

"What do you mean, ’what do we do’? It’s over! Dragon-lock Pass, which Liu Ye and his fifty men were defending, was the last natural chokepoint leading to Demon Mountain through Demon Hunting Canyon. The experts from the Demon God Temple will be here in an hour at most!"

"What’s there to be afraid of? Let’s just fight them!"

"Fight them with what? The Demon God Temple’s Twelve Strong Clans sent at least a thousand or two after us. They have top-tier experts like the Golden-winged Little Roc King, the White Tiger Young Sovereign, and the Celestial Scorpion King. We only have a little over two hundred people, and most of us are wounded or crippled, with no combat strength left. We even have some freshmen who haven’t even reached the Condensing Vein Realm. How are we supposed to fight this?"

"Then should we run?"

"And run where? This Demon Mountain has a few escape tunnels, but they’ve all been blocked off from the outside. We’re trapped!"

A funereal gloom settled over Demon Mountain. Many of the experts wore looks of despair, their eyes filled with unwilling resentment.

Lin Fei and Jin Ruyi met each other’s gaze and saw the same fighting spirit in the other’s eyes.

Resolved to fight to the death, some of the All Stars Academy experts began to draw and polish their weapons.

One by one, the injured experts who had been leaning against the rock walls pushed themselves to their feet. A grim silence fell over Demon Mountain, thick with an air of finality.

In the corner, an old voice chuckled in Qian Kai’s mind. ’Qian the Kid, your chance to make a name for yourself has arrived!’

Surprise flickered in Qian Kai’s eyes as he asked inwardly, ’Venerable Elder, you’re awake! What do you mean by that?’

’That’s right. Having absorbed the pure Essence transmitted from that White Lotus, my injuries have recovered by ten or twenty percent!’

’Little one, your chance to perform a great service is here. This is your opportunity to surpass that Qin Feng! You’re about to become a hero to All Stars Academy! You might even be able to enter the Star Sect in one fell swoop!’