Among the forces competing for the Demonic Fire Stones were Starfall Pavilion, the Black Alliance, and the large number of shapeshifted magical beast experts from the Monster Beast Mountain Range under Lu Chuan's command, led by Golden Eagle.
Moreover, these three forces occupied the areas of the plains richest in Demonic Fire Stone resources.
Even though outsiders believed that Demon Saint Lu Chuan's fate was unknown and that he might have perished within the Demon Fire Space, other forces, however envious they were, did not dare offend these three major powers before they had fractured.
During this period, the Soul Hall had begun making plans to wipe out Lu Chuan's subordinate forces, directly establishing a branch hall on the Demon Fire Plains.
During that time, the Soul Hall's forces clashed several times with Starfall Pavilion, the Black Alliance, and the Imperial Forest Army led by Golden Eagle of the Monster Beast Mountain Range, but every clash ended in defeat. Now that these three forces had joined hands, whether in the number of Dou Zun experts or Dou Saint experts, the Soul Hall alone could not compare.
Even when an Early Stage Five-Star Dou Sheng expert like Hun Miesheng acted personally, he gained no advantage. Zi Yan had already entered the Late Stage Four-Star Dou Saint realm, and after Hun Miesheng appeared, she used a Cross-border Pill to fight an expert like him to a draw.
With a top expert like Xiao Chen aiding the three major forces as well, even Hun Miesheng did not dare act rashly.
"Brother Chuan, those Soul Hall bastards have been far too arrogant lately. Should we just wipe them all out?"
Not long after Lu Chuan returned to the Monster Beast Mountain Range, Zi Yan grumbled.
"No... the Soul Hall cannot be completely uprooted for