The Ninth Prince Ascends the Throne

The Wang Clan could now slowly haggle with the Zhao Clan and the Netherworld Sect, but they could not make a final decision.

Whom they chose to cooperate with depended not only on who offered the higher price, but also on the state of the battle at Wucheng Pass.

After the great battle at Sanhe Market, the Three Sects had revealed nearly all their reserves.

The people still remaining in the heartland of the Zhao Kingdom would not be difficult to handle, but there were still fifteen Golden Core Cultivators at Wucheng Pass.

Of those, the Netherworld Sect had five: four Late Golden Core cultivators and one Mid Golden Core cultivator.

The Myriad Spirit Sect had seven: five Late Golden Core cultivators and two Mid Golden Core cultivators.

The Crimson Sun Palace had three: two Late Golden Core cultivators and one Mid Golden Core cultivator.

Most cultivators of the Netherworld Sect and Myriad Spirit Sect possessed Fourth-order Corpses and spirit beasts.

Naturally, their own combat abilities were somewhat weaker, and even ordinary fourth-order upper-grade spirit beasts could not compare to late Golden Core human cultivators.

Previously, a late Golden Core cultivator of the Myriad Spirit Sect, together with one spirit beast, could only fight a Zhao Clan member to a draw.

A late Golden Core cultivator of the Myriad Spirit Sect, together with the spirit beast they raised, was merely equivalent to a relatively powerful cultivator of the same realm—roughly at the King of Linhai's level.

They could not match two cultivators of the same realm, but they were stronger than cultivators like Gu Chengfeng, whose combat strength was above average among their peers.

Wang Daoyuan estimated that if he used a Lesser Divine Ability without exposing his spirit flame, he would only be about equal to Zhao Lingjiang.

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