Needless to say, these three were the Central River Trio, the legendary Crown Prince faction—Xiao Kai, Zhongchuan Yue, and Princess Youhua!
Over the past few years, whenever any major event had taken place on the Southern Bright Continent, these three had only ever arrived late, but never once missed it!
"Well, it really is lively here. There are quite a few familiar faces too!" Zhongchuan Yue removed the blade of grass from his mouth and gazed with interest at Akatsuki's battlefield in the distance.
They had not actually had much contact with Akatsuki, but they kept running into each other, and all of them were exceptionally powerful. There was both wariness and caution between them, so although the trio kept a low profile, they had long since drawn others' attention.
"The battle between the humans and demon beasts seems a little too intense, and I get the feeling they're specifically targeting Akatsuki!" Xiao Kai said, frowning at the distant battlefield.
"It's more than targeting them. I think they want to kill everyone in Akatsuki here. And compared to the others, they seem to harbor a much deeper hatred for Akatsuki!" Princess Youhua said.
Since they had arrived relatively late, they did not know what had happened before. Thus, seeing Akatsuki under siege by the demon beasts now left them rather puzzled.
"I'm guessing Akatsuki did something outrageously heinous again!" Zhongchuan Yue said with a curl of his lip, casually grabbing a human cultivator and questioning him about what had happened earlier.
"The demon beast altar was destroyed!?" Xiao Kai's expression shifted slightly as he immediately turned his gaze toward the Inheritance Altar at the center. He had noticed upon arriving that the bloodstains on the altar seemed off, but he had assumed that was simply how the altar looked and