Lord of Qi and Blood

"Ninth Order?"

Chi Lord's face was startled. The aura Yu Lord had revealed clearly weighed heavily on him.

He felt as though he couldn't make sense of what he was seeing.

The pressure bearing down on his heart left Chi Lord frozen above the Sea of Fire and Ice River.

"It's the Ninth Order Simulation Core." Yu Lord spoke calmly. Behind him, Yu Ming and Yu Cheng lifted their heads, looking utterly proud.

"For thousands of years, Yu Prefecture has had only one national principle.

That is to save the world through technology and ascend through machinery." Yu Lord's voice was hoarse.

"The Five Clans' plan isn't necessarily right. Lord Chen wants to cripple Great Xia and buy time for the Human World, but that plan may well be what the Ancient Gods want."

A glint appeared in Xia Hanzhou's eyes.

"I knew I hadn't misjudged you. You're a clever man!"

"Lord Chen's plan may be no good, but it's still better than Great Xia's!" Beneath Yu Lord's hood, his gaze settled on Xia Hanzhou. His voice was full of resentment.

"I know you've been researching ways to fight Malice all this time, but you're a complete waste of space. You haven't figured out a thing."

Xia Hanzhou let out a cold laugh.

He had indeed been researching ways to counter Malice. That was the whole purpose of the Prodigy Trial.

But after all these years, he had long since lost hope—until Chen Yan appeared.

The Prodigy Trial might have been nothing more than child's play.

The remnant soul of Lord Xia inside the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm was the one doing the real work.

Using the remnant soul of the Lord of Qi and Blood, he had simulated countless cycles of battle against the Ancient Gods.

Yet even