"What is this Human Race up to? How much truth is there to the current news spreading across the myriad realms?"
In the ancestral mansion of the Nether City within the Earth Dao, a black-robed ancestor looked at the figure seated at the head.
"Ancestor Wutian, say something, old man. What should we do?"
"Black Robe, don't be so impatient. Whether the news from the Human Race is true or false, won't we know once we go fight?" Su Dan Novel Network.
"It just so happens that the Human Race is preparing to attack the second heavenly pass. I say, let the Human Race have a rest. This second heavenly pass shall be attacked by us, the Earth Dao," the Ancestor Wutian above said dismissively, as if not taking the Human Race seriously at all, as if their previous battles were merely paving the way for them.
"Ancestor Wutian is brilliant. Then who do you suggest we send?" Everyone eagerly looked towards Ancestor Wutian.
"Issue my Earth Dao imperial decree. King Asura shall lead the first and second great legions of the Asuras. Black Robe shall lead the Nether Beast Legion to march to the Tongtian Road and rendezvous with the Human Race."
"Ming Ling, you will accompany the army as the strategist. King Asura and Black Robe, you two must heed Ming Ling's opinions often. After all, we are still nominal allies with the Human Race, and Fuxi and Nuwa of the Human Race have returned. They are beings no less than I am. You must be courteous in all matters."
"The rest of you, prepare for the great sacrifice to awaken the Earth Dao legions. The ultimate ownership of the myriad realms can only belong to us, the Earth Dao."
"We respectfully obey the imperial decree. Please rest assured, Old Ancestor."
On the other side, at the Gao Xin Clan's camp, Lin Zhan and an ancestral-level innate saint spirit with a body entirely flushed red were glaring at each other, unwilling to back down.
"Ancestor Fire Spirit, you're trying to take advantage of the situation. Didn't we agree that for the next three years, 30% of the profits from the myriad realms' trade caravans would go to you? How did it suddenly increase in price?"
This Ancestor Fire Spirit was from the Innate Saint Spirit clan, one of the five explicitly acknowledged Chaos-level ancestors. The reason the Innate Spirit race could intimidate the myriad realms was precisely because of these five Chaos-level ancestors.
One must know that within the entire Human Race, only Ancestors Fuxi and Nuwa could truly be classified as Chaos-level ancestors. The remaining ones were only one from the Immortal Race, Ancestor Taishang, the father of Ancestor Haotian.
Among the rest of the myriad realms, only the First Ancestor of the God Race could be classified as a Chaos-level ancestor, but he had run off to the Celestial Race to become their fourth elder. In the end, his own bloodline was wiped out by those ruthless individuals of the Human Race.
The rest, like Ancestor Snake Swallowing Heaven, Ming Yuan, Long Zhentian, Zhu Jiuyin, Ancestor Xuanwu, including Chaos itself, these famous fierce beasts and divine beasts, were mostly born at the end of the Chaos era, not achieving their ancestral status during the Chaos period.
Although their strength was slightly stronger than that of the Primordial and Ancient era ancestors, they were still far from true Chaos-level ancestors. They could only fool those who didn't understand.
"Kid, don't feed me that nonsense. The price you mentioned was for our Saint Spirit race to send two ancestors to play along with you. But now the situation is different. I, Old Ancestor myself, am appearing as the lead actor. So what? Isn't my status worth two percent of your myriad realms' trade caravan profits?" Ancestor Fire Spirit said with a rogue demeanor.
"Worth a damn? You old fellow are just trying to fool an idiot! I invited you here. If this is how your Innate Saint Spirit race behaves, then your character is truly not great. What's the difference between this and outright robbery?" Lin Zhan glared, not backing down at all in the face of this Chaos-level ancestor, Ancestor Fire Spirit.
"Outright robbery? Don't be ridiculous. Robbery doesn't earn as much as tricking a fool like you. It's a simple matter, give it or not. If you don't give it, I'll reveal your plan to everyone," Ancestor Fire Spirit said with a pout, acting completely unreasonable.
"Oh, you son of a bitch! In the entire myriad realms, it's always been me, Lin, who plays the rogue. Today, I've truly opened my eyes. Are you trying to extort me?" Lin Zhan's eyes widened, and he stood up directly.
"Old fellow, this is you not following the rules. Let me say this first, if you dare to play this game, I won't hesitate. I won't fight the Celestial Race anymore, and I'll directly lead my troops to attack your Innate Saint Spirit race."
Ancestor Fire Spirit said dismissively, "Kid, are you trying to scare me? Attacking my Innate Spirit race? If you dare to do that, I, Old Ancestor, will join forces with the Celestial Race and attack your Human Race first."
Lin Zhan's eyes widened. He grabbed his ancestral weapon saber and, regardless of whether Ancestor Fire Spirit was an ancestor or not, he lunged to attack.
"Come, come, kid, just hack at me. See if you can settle this with a mere ten or eight billion for hacking at Old Ancestor with one strike. Don't say Old Ancestor didn't give you a chance. Come, I'll draw a line for you, and you just hack along this line." As Ancestor Fire Spirit spoke, he actually drew a line on his forehead.
Lin Zhan, enraged, threw his saber away. Damn it, this wasn't a Chaos-level ancestor at all, this was a complete street thug!
"Fine, you old fellow are ruthless. I admit defeat. I must say, I've met many respectable figures in the myriad realms, but an ancestor as shameless as you, Old Ancestor, is truly unique, like a scorpion's droppings – one of a kind!"
Seeing Lin Zhan sulking, Ancestor Fire Spirit quickly chuckled:
"Kid, don't be angry. Actually, this is just a small amount of money. How about this, Old Ancestor has an idea for you. You won't have to spend a single coin, and our Innate Saint Spirit race will directly send five legions to help you fight the Celestial Race. Including myself, I'll bring four more ancestors. What do you say?"
Lin Zhan was stunned, then cautiously said, "What, you want to take my kidneys? That won't do. You have to pay extra."
"Get lost. Your kidneys are so weak, they'd be considered lewd even if given to me for free. How could they be worth that much?" Ancestor Fire Spirit said with disdain.
"It's Ancestor Mu Ling's clan that gave birth to an innate wood spirit. This little girl, if calculated, is also Ancestor Mu Ling's direct granddaughter. What do you think? I believe the future of the world will definitely be shouldered by your Human Race. And you, kid, are the Emperor's Son of the Human Race. If our two families become in-laws, and you marry this little girl from Ancestor Mu Ling's family, then your affairs will be our Innate Saint Spirit race's affairs."
Seeing Lin Zhan about to refuse, Ancestor Fire Spirit quickly said, "Don't be so hasty to refuse, kid. I know you have a wife, but that doesn't hinder anything. The little girl from the Mu Ling family won't fight with your wife for the position of primary wife. None of that matters. The title of a little princess of the Innate Saint Spirit race is much more impressive than being the Consort of the Human Race's Emperor's Son."
"Moreover, if the Mu Ling clan and your Human Race combine, the children born will have innate spiritual bodies, and advancing to become an ancestor will be a sure thing. Alright, I've said all I need to say. You can think about the rest yourself. Later, I'll discuss it with Fuxi."
"Don't worry, kid. Whether it succeeds or not, Old Ancestor will handle the rest for you. When the Earth Dao people arrive, Old Ancestor will help you fool them to death."