A Mountain Lord stepped forward and cupped his hands toward Nuwa. "Nuwa, why have you confined us here?"
"If invaders come, all the elite warriors of Great Xin Mountain will march out. We would brave boiling water and raging fire, and die ten thousand deaths without complaint!" Another Mountain Lord stepped forward, his expression resolute.
These Mountain Lords and Great Gate Lords were utterly loyal to Nuwa.
Li Mountain's peril was their peril.
Being unable to stand up in its hour of need was a tremendous humiliation.
Nuwa looked at them silently, then gazed up at the sky shrouded in white clouds. "The battle we are about to face is not one you can take part in."
"We cannot take part?"
"Though our strength is meager, we are still willing to devote every last bit of it!"
"Even an outstanding Saint Soul Realm expert like Xin Mountain Lord cannot take part?"
These Mountain Lords and Great Gate Lords were also peak Saint Soul Realm experts. If even they could not take part in this battle, what sort of beings was Li Mountain facing?
Nuwa shook her head. "Even Huang Xi and I will struggle to protect ourselves in the coming battle, let alone you..."
At her words, the expressions of the Mountain Lords and Great Gate Lords changed several times.
The people of Li Mountain had complete faith in Nuwa and Fuxi. Those two were the sole reason Li Mountain had stood unshaken for so many years.
The Youxiong Clan and Shen Nong might command formidable forces, but if everyone on Li Mountain stood united, they might not be able to conquer it!
Yet Nuwa had said that the two of them would struggle even to protect themselves. That was simply inconceivable.
"What beings in the Mother World could be