Stele Demons: The First Battle

The Orcs landed right in the center of the Heaven Stele Secret Realm, the region where Stele Demons spawned most densely and danger ran highest.

No one present believed that was a coincidence.

The landing points of the Nine Great Sacred Blood Families were clearly marked on the map. The teleportation array was plainly capable of placing people at precise locations.

Before they entered the Secret Realm, the emperor had sternly warned everyone to obey the rules and behave themselves. Then he had packed the entire Orc faction off to the most dangerous hellscape in the realm.

Many privately marveled that their lofty, imposing Sacred Martial Emperor had such a devious side.

But they had to admit, His Majesty had played that beautifully!

A faint smile touched Dongfang Chen's lips, then vanished. "Whether the Orcs live or die is no concern of ours.

"We have only one goal in this Nine-Star Martial Tournament: kill the Stele Demons and purge the demonic energy from the Secret Realm."

Qin Tian clicked his tongue. He did not care whether the other Orcs lived or died, but Kessler of the Eternal Ice Silkworm could not be allowed to die. If Kessler fell, Qin Tian's only lead on the Spacetime Amber would be gone.

"But let me remind you: though we've assembled elite forces from across the empire, past tournaments have shown that the Stele Demons in the Heaven Stele Secret Realm are countless and ferocious. In overall strength, we are still at a disadvantage."

"Purging the demonic energy completely and bathing in the Heaven Stele Dao Radiance will be anything but easy. One careless move could cost every faction dearly, or even wipe us all out."

The words weighed on everyone's hearts.

Many families had participated in previous Nine-Star Martial Tournaments. They knew how