The slaughter kept spreading. Some powerful members of the Demon Race even turned their sights toward Mount Shouyang, the Human Race's main stronghold.
The Human Race's experts had all gone into battle. They could not protect their people far away, but they could still defend those nearby.
As they watched their people fall to the Demon Race and heard Empress Nuwa's merciless words, the hatred in their hearts finally burst into flame.
Every human heart burned with hatred!
Hatred for the Demon Race! Higher than the heavens, deeper than the earth, deeper still than the sea!
They were determined to fight to the death. The Human Race and the Demon Race could never coexist!
So long as the Human Race survived, the Demon Race would face its relentless vengeance. What did superior strength matter? What did greater numbers matter? I will fight you until one of us is dead!
"Roar!"
"Kill them! Those who attack the Human Race will be slain, no matter how far away they are!"
"Rumble!"
"Slain, no matter how far away!"
"Slain, no matter how far away!"
"Slain, no matter how far away!"
"..."
Every human warrior who heard the cry threw back their head and roared, their resolve resounding across the land.
The collective will of the Human Race surged into the heavens, scattering the murderous gloom that hung over the sky.
It was a will that dared defy heaven itself!
The great cultivators of Hong Huang felt that fierce, unyielding will and shuddered. The Human Race's resolve to defy fate shook them to the core.
"The Human Race is challenging the Demon Race. Without saying it outright, they've issued a declaration of war. They mean to fight until one side is dead!"
"Hmph! A mere Acquired race that's only developed for a few thousand