Clatter, clatter.
The armored vehicle drove across the wilderness and hills. As the mountain road grew increasingly rugged, the vehicle jolted up and down. Outside the window, gray clouds still surged like a flowing tide as Liu Qi told Jiang Qiu about the Heavenly Prodigy Project.
He spoke more about the dangers of this Military Department test.
"Also, you should know that the situation in Tianshan City is pretty tense right now. The demon clans near all the major cities in Northwest Province have led their demon beasts northward, and the conflicts have kept escalating. In a few years, there may be another city-breaking battle.
Mount Dongqi, the closest place to our Plateau City, has also seen most of its demon clans and demon beasts leave. Compared to before, it's currently in a weakened state.
That's why the Military Department test will be held at Mount Dongqi."
Those heavy words struck Jiang Qiu's chest like a sledgehammer. His pupils widened, and he froze before blurting out, "Doesn't Mount Dongqi have one of the demon clans' main strongholds?"
Ever since the secret realms revived a century ago, vast numbers of wild beasts had mutated into demons. Those who first took human form gathered countless demon beasts in mountains and deserts.
Most of the demon clans that had long threatened Plateau City lived on Mount Dongqi. The city-breaking battle more than a decade ago had begun there.
No matter how much the demon clans migrated, Mount Dongqi could not possibly be completely emptied of demons. There had to be quite a few left behind.
Forget demons at the Form Transformation level and above—even top-tier demon beasts that had yet to transform were enough to intimidate every student in the Heavenly Prodigy Project!
At that thought, Jiang Qiu licked his dry lips. The