The Predicament Returns

Pavilions hung in the air, connected by Floating Bridges. A crimson waterfall poured down from the cliffside, its thunderous roar exploding through the air, while a crimson Spiritual River surged beneath the bridges through this world of fire.

On the Floating Bridge, Chu Mu leaned against the wooden railing as Yan Qiuling stood at his side, slowly recounting the situation of the Longevity Sect's campaign in the Outer Sea.

After she finished speaking, Chu Mu fell silent for a moment before asking slowly, "So you are saying that this Divine Fiend Grand Array was already put into use when the second great war broke out?"

"Yes."

Yan Qiuling nodded. "After it was confirmed that the Dark Serpent Clan was connected to that ancient Sand Tail Scorpion Queen, while the sect was still mobilizing its disciples, Old Ancestor Xuan Cheng presented this array. With the Sect Master's approval and the Human Alliance's Grand Elders' review, the Divine Fiend Legion was established."

"However, the Divine Fiend Legions do not belong to one another. Our sect's is the First Divine Fiend Legion, while the Vast Sea Alliance's is the Second Divine Fiend Legion..."

"As of now, the Human Alliance has nine Divine Fiend Legions, with nearly a million cultivators under their command."

"Of these nine Divine Fiend Legions, our sect's is the largest, numbering nearly three hundred thousand cultivators. More than half are disciples of our sect, while a small portion are cultivators from various merchant alliances requisitioned by the sect, along with independent cultivators."

"The smallest is the Ninth Divine Fiend Legion established by the Shuo Fang Tribe of the Star Luo Grassland. It has only around ten thousand people. As far as I know, the Shuo Fang Tribe was invited here by our sect's Sect Master..."

"There are also rumors outside