Until Eastern Ridge Was Destroyed, the War Would Never End

Li Xuantong gave a light cough, and everyone turned to look at him.

They all knew that with the Governor absent, the Li Family First Elder spoke for him.

Li Xuantong rose and swept a calm gaze over the people in the tent. "I won't waste words. The Governor has made his position clear: until Eastern Ridge is destroyed, the war will never end!"

Everyone rose together.

"Until Eastern Ridge is destroyed, the war will never end!"

Their voices burst from the central command tent and swept across the entire camp.

"Until Eastern Ridge is destroyed, the war will never end!"

Countless others took up the cry.

In the Demon Race camp, raging flames engulfed the Fire Winged Tiger Lord's enormous body, while the Three-tailed Fox Lord's three snow-white tails stirred the wind and clouds.

Dozens of Demon Lords led millions of ferocious beasts, each the size of a small hill, in a bloodthirsty roar.

Their voices merged, making heaven and earth change color.

They could be heard even in Eastern Ridge, hundreds of miles away.

An Innate True Person of Eastern Ridge sighed, his eyes full of worry. "The war has begun."

The war had begun!

The Demon Race took the vanguard.

The Fire Winged Tiger Lord led the charge. He spread his wings and shot into the sky, scarlet flames streaming across his fur. Wherever he passed, the air twisted and plants burst into flame.

Behind him came the beasts.

Wolves, tigers, leopards, bears, rhinos, and elephants, many dozens or even hundreds of feet tall, joined into a beast tide that stretched beyond sight.

The earth trembled beneath their trampling feet, and the forests shuddered at their roars.

They swept forward like a blade through bamboo, breaking through one Eastern Ridge pass after another with ease.

The Eastern