The challenge issued by Lion Camel Kingdom's three Great Demon Saints swept through the entire Southern Wasteland like a raging hurricane.
One month from now, atop Purple Mountain—an all-or-nothing duel to the death!
That news alone was shocking enough. What was even more suffocating was that Lion Camel Kingdom had deliberately set the time of this decisive battle on their grandest festival, the Myriad Demon Festival, when all demons came to pay homage.
For a time, the entire Southern Wasteland boiled over. Every sect, every faction, every intelligence hub was abuzz with discussion.
"Have you heard? Lion Camel Kingdom's three Great Demon Saints are challenging Chu Jiang of the Chu Tian Division atop Purple Mountain on the day of the Myriad Demon Festival!" In a high-end tavern within a Human Race kingdom not far from Lion Camel Kingdom, a burly, bearded man took a swig of wine, his voice booming.
"With news this huge, who wouldn't know?"
A lean cultivator beside him took over, disbelief written all over his face. Their location was closest to Lion Camel Kingdom, so naturally, they had received the news first.
"Choosing the Myriad Demon Festival... tsk, tsk. They're clearly planning to use Chu Jiang as a sacrificial chicken before every prominent great demon in the Southern Wasteland—to kill the chicken and warn the monkeys!"
"It's more than just killing the chicken to warn the monkeys!"
An old man stroked his beard, his gaze grave. "Chu Jiang's reputation is unmatched now. He is a rising star of the Human Race. If Lion Camel Kingdom can forcefully suppress and kill him before the myriad demons at such a grand event... they can end Chu Jiang's legend and use his bones as a stepping stone to cement their position as overlords of the Southern Wasteland. After that,