The War Begins

"People from Mangshan have arrived!"

At the sight of those imposing blood-red clouds, cries of alarm spread through the crowd, their voices thick with urgency.

"Haha, Four Symbols Palace? You lot, an alliance cobbled together at the last minute, think you deserve the name of the Four Symbols? You want to contend with Mangshan like this? What a bunch of fools who don't know their own limits!"

Sheets of crimson clouds descended into the central area. From the very front came a booming laugh filled with arrogance and mockery, echoing between heaven and earth.

The crimson mist gradually dispersed, revealing massive ranks of troops. Five figures stood in the air at the forefront, their faintly amused gazes directed at Lin Dong and the others opposite them.

As the five stood in the air, the surrounding clamor seemed to gradually fade away. Every gaze cast toward them was filled with deep fear and wariness. Compared with the newly established Four Symbols Palace, Mangshan was clearly far more intimidating.

Lin Dong looked toward the five figures. Four of them wore blood-red robes, their faces arrogant and wild. Yet the startling fluctuations faintly emanating from their bodies made it clear that they indeed possessed the right to be so proud.

At the center stood a man in green robes, his hands clasped behind his back. He was remarkably handsome, and there was no overt arrogance between his brows. Yet as he stood among the other four, a distinctive aura of nobility spread from him, making the four beside him seem somewhat dull by comparison.

This man was clearly Luo Tong, the Mysterious King among Mangshan's Five Kings, a top expert from the Nine Phoenix Clan.

The green-robed man calmly looked at the Four Symbols Palace forces in the distance. Unlike the four men