On the endless Red Cliff Plains, wind and sand billowed. The blood-red setting sun hung halfway over the horizon, staining the earth with a crimson hue.
This was Xuanhuang Fortress, located at the heart of the Northwest Region.
Thanks to its environment, Xuanhuang Fortress had become a natural stronghold that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Within a thousand li, only the iron-chain bridge inside the fortress allowed passage.
Beyond Xuanhuang Fortress stretched a grassland with no end in sight. The plains were densely packed with people, and the faint sounds of weapons being honed drifted through the air, cold and chilling.
On the grassland, a burly man whose beard and hair flared wildly like a lion's stood with his arms crossed, staring at the group in the distance.
"Is this everyone from your Jia Ma Empire Alliance?" he asked flatly.
As the wind and sand swept past, familiar faces gradually emerged.
The Ice Emperor Hai Bodong from years ago, Jia Xing Tian of the Jia Ma Empire, and Fama... Though their faces had aged somewhat, their auras were far beyond what they had once been.
"Lion Nether Sect, our allied army has arrived. If you have something to say, say it quickly!"
Beside Hai Bodong, a man radiating fierce baleful energy spoke coldly. "But let me make one thing clear: don't think your so-called bullshit negotiations will work on the Xiao Family!"
"I, Xiao Li, will bite a chunk out of you, Shi Tian, even if I die!"
That familiar face was none other than Xiao Yan's second brother, Xiao Li!
At Xiao Li's words, the expressions of the others darkened as well, and a murderous aura slowly spread through the air.
Ever since Ice River Valley had been destroyed, the Lion Nether Sect had risen like