Outside the New Human Great Wall.
A heavy silence hung over the human side.
Just then, an impatient voice rang out from the back of the demon forces, occupied by a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage.
"Feng Dengxian, do you truly believe that by continuously stalling and refusing to engage in the final battle, your human race can avoid defeat?"
After many days, the last cultivators in the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages from the human race still had not emerged to fight.
Meanwhile, the two demon cultivators waiting for their opponents on the Golden Core and Nascent Soul battlefields erupted in laughter.
"Hahaha, you lot, why don't you just surrender quickly? The victory in this battle will ultimately belong to our demon race."
"If you know what's good for you, why not retreat another thirty thousand miles right now? That way, our demon race can accept the new territory sooner."
Hearing this, the cultivators within the New Human Great Wall were filled with incandescent rage, yet they remained helpless.
Feng Dengxian, within the New Human Great Wall, turned his gaze towards Cao He.
Since Cao He had dispatched Dian Qi back to the Great Wei Dynasty a few days prior, Dian Qi had yet to return.
Cao He's aged face was etched with anxiety. He calculated the travel time.
"Senior Feng, if we can hold on a little longer, they should be back soon."
Just at that moment, a voice echoed from behind the New Human Great Wall.
"Golden Core cultivator, Li Qi. I am here to participate in the fifth battle!"
All the cultivators within the New Human Great Wall turned their gazes towards the source of the sound.
They saw a figure gracefully approaching the human wall from a distance.
Cao He, who was within the New Human Great Wall, immediately became emotional upon seeing the figure.
"Senior Feng, that is the powerhouse I mentioned, the one who is certain to win the Golden Core battle."
Feng Dengxian, hearing this, cast his aged yet clear gaze towards the approaching figure.
His expression then shifted to one of slight surprise.
This... Golden Core eighth layer?
It was important to note that countless peak Golden Core cultivators had gathered at the New Human Great Wall.
Yet, under the immense pressure of the fifth battle, none dared to step forward lightly, fearing that their insufficient strength would lead to defeat in the final match, thus becoming the sinner responsible for the human race losing thirty thousand miles of territory.
As for someone at the eighth layer of the Golden Core stage, they wouldn't even entertain the thought of participating.
As if sensing Feng Dengxian's bewildered gaze, Cao He gritted his teeth and said with unwavering determination.
"Senior Feng, believe me, with him here, our human race is certain to win the Golden Core battle."
Many cultivators within the human wall, upon sensing Li Qi's cultivation, were also taken aback. They all felt the urge to speak up and dissuade him.
This was not a time for reckless bravado. If it were merely about passion and fearlessness, every cultivator present could achieve that.
However, this was a matter of great importance concerning the human race's thirty thousand miles of territory.
Many cultivators were about to voice their劝慰 (persuasion), urging Li Qi not to be impulsive.
But before their words could escape their lips, Feng Dengxian's ethereal voice resonated once more.
"Good! Li Qi, the last person for this Golden Core battle, is entrusted to you."
"What?"
Senior Feng agreed? This time, everyone within the New Human Great Wall was stunned into silence.
A cultivator within the New Human Great Wall, considered one of the strongest peak Golden Core cultivators, reacted and gritted his teeth.
"Senior Feng, you must not! If there is truly no other candidate, then I, Gu Danyang, am willing to be the last person for the Golden Core battle! Do not let this fellow daoist needlessly throw away his life!"
If there were truly no suitable candidates, Gu Danyang would risk his own life to fight, after all, as a top-tier peak Golden Core cultivator, his chances of winning were undoubtedly better than Li Qi's, who was at the eighth layer of the Golden Core.
However, in the next moment, Feng Dengxian's calm voice sounded again.
"There is no need. This battle is to be entrusted to him."
At this moment, Li Qi's figure flickered, and he swiftly flew out from the New Human Great Wall, heading towards the Golden Core battlefield.
"Hahahaha? Has your human race truly run out of people, that you would send out someone at the eighth layer of the Golden Core?"
"Hahaha, why don't you just give up the thirty thousand miles of territory now? That way, you can avoid this brat needlessly losing his life."
Li Qi's appearance instantly caused all the demons and fiends on the demon side to burst into laughter. The fourth demon cultivator on the Golden Core battlefield laughed even more brazenly.
Hearing these taunts, the human cultivators grew even more incensed.
"Dong!"
At this moment, Li Qi's figure had already stepped into the Golden Core battlefield.
He calmly glanced at the fourth demon cultivator in the Golden Core stage and said with a hint of casualness.
"Why the nonsense? You're my opponent? I recall you being the fourth. Where's the fifth? Why don't you both come at me at once."
"Hmm? Is that true?"
A sudden voice rang out.
Immediately afterward, a figure from the demon side soared through the air and instantly entered the Golden Core battlefield.
The newcomer was an incredibly tall man, at least three meters in height, with pure black muscles.
Simultaneously, the moment he stepped onto the Golden Core battlefield, a terrifying aura of a peak Golden Core cultivator emanated from him. He was the fifth participant in the demon race's Golden Core battles.
"Do you truly intend to face us both?"
Seeing that the fifth Golden Core demon participant had actually taken Li Qi's words seriously, the expressions of the cultivators within the New Human Great Wall changed.
If Li Qi's combat power far surpassed those of the same level, and they fought one by one, there might have been a slim chance of victory.
But if he were to face the combined assault of two peak Golden Core powerhouses at once, this was not a simple matter of 1+1.
Li Qi's face, however, held a carefree expression.
"Is there any falsehood to this? Regardless, fighting one of you or two of you makes no difference."
Upon hearing Li Qi confirm again.
Immediately, the eyes of these two participating peak Golden Core demon cultivators flashed slightly. They exchanged glances, revealing a hint of delight.
"Very well, since you have made such a request, we shall oblige you."
Even when hunting a rabbit, one uses their full strength, let alone when it concerns thirty thousand miles of territory.
Since this human brat was willing to face both of them at once, they were happy to have an easier time.
"Then, let the battle commence!"
As the words fell, the expressions of these two Golden Core demons turned solemn. The terrifying auras emanating from them were unleashed without any reservation.
Instantly, they vanished from their positions and, attacking from both sides simultaneously, charged directly at Li Qi, enveloped in dense killing intent.
This perilous situation caused the expressions of the most powerful peak Golden Core cultivators within the human wall to change drastically.
If they were placed in Li Qi's current position, they would likely find it difficult to escape.
Voices tinged with despair arose from the lips of the cultivators within the New Human Great Wall.
"Our human race's thirty thousand miles of territory! Must we truly lose it today?"
And then, at this very moment.
"Boom!"
A deafening roar that shook the heavens and earth erupted within the Golden Core battlefield.
Terrifying spiritual energy scattered, followed by a deluge of dust that engulfed the entire battlefield, obscuring the view for cultivators on both sides.
And after dozens of breaths.
As the dust settled back to the ground, the eyes of the cultivators on both sides refocused.
Everyone's pupils constricted violently.
They were astonished to discover that the previously relatively flat plain of the Golden Core battlefield...
Now bore a colossal crater, several miles in diameter and at least a hundred meters deep.
And at this moment.
Within the pit, Li Qi stood alone, his figure calm.
As for the two Golden Core demons who had attacked him earlier, they had completely and utterly vanished.
Both sides were plunged into absolute silence.
Only after a considerable time did a cultivator finally react, stammering with a stunned expression.
"It's... it's over?"