"How much longer until the Guo Family can take down the rebels on the opposite bank?"
After entering the central military camp, Elder Shen Yuan sat in the seat of honor and issued orders with imposing authority.
The Guo Family Patriarch and Ancestor stood respectfully to one side, silent and afraid to speak, seemingly calculating how they should explain themselves to Elder Shen Yuan.
The other Alliance Army commanders were also prominent figures from the various prefectural borders of the Yunhe Thousand Provinces.
They were either the ancestor of some family or the sect master of some sect, all of them figures who rarely showed themselves within their own territories.
Yet at that moment, standing in the central military camp, they looked exactly like juniors paying respects to an elder—humble in posture and reverent in attitude.
This was not merely because Elder Shen Yuan's cultivation had reached the Supreme Dao Fruit realm. It was also because the Devil Palace's power had grown immense.
Their families and sects could be considered "giant" powers within their own territories, but before the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, they appeared utterly insignificant.
It gave one the illusion of ants gazing upon a mountain.
The ancestors of these families and sects had originally wanted to make an appearance before Elder Shen Yuan and establish a connection, paving the way for future dealings.
But after hearing the cold, furious edge in Elder Shen Yuan's voice, they instinctively sensed that the Devil Palace was dissatisfied with their actions. They temporarily abandoned any thought of chatting or currying favor.
After careful deliberation, the Guo Family Ancestor summarized his words and reported, "Elder Shen Yuan, after we arrived in the Yunhe Thousand Provinces, we immediately issued a declaration of war against the Nine Sects and Seventy-Two Clans."
"We had considered