The Xiao Clan had emerged. Without anyone noticing, a force capable of overturning the balance of power in the Great Thousand World had appeared in the shadows.
Beyond the clan, trouble was brewing.
Maha Tian, chief of the Maha Clan, was trying to swallow up the newly risen Thor Palace.
Anyone looking for an excuse could find plenty. He claimed that Thor had killed a talented disciple of the Maha Clan without cause.
The Maha Clan spread the news.
The Maha Clan declared war on Thor Palace!
The Maha Clan announced that in seven days, its army would march on Thor Palace and kill Thor.
The news spread through the Great Thousand World like a plague.
The entire world was thrown into an uproar.
Thor Palace had risen to prominence in less than two hundred years. Rumor had it that Thor had reached the peak of Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme a century ago.
Thor Palace also had quite a few Heavenly Supreme elders.
The Maha Clan was one of the five Primordial Races of the Great Thousand World. Its lineage was ancient, its foundations deep, and its strength beyond question.
Both were top powers in the Great Thousand World. But if forced to choose the stronger of the two, most people favored the Maha Clan. As a primordial race bound by a single bloodline, it was more united than Thor Palace, and its Heavenly Supreme experts far outnumbered Thor Palace's.
So most people expected the Maha Clan to win.
The outlook for Thor Palace was grim.
"If they want war, they'll have it. Thor Palace won't be bullied!" Thor declared.
When news reached the Xiao Clan, several faces darkened. The Maha Clan had gone too far.
Xiao Xuan personally led Gu Yue, Gu Ya, and Gu Yun—the strongest among them—to