On the screen, Liu Bowen's voice grew increasingly hoarse. "Lu Zhen, if that Blood Butcher Old Fiend has truly uncovered the secrets of Primordial True Blood, do you know what will happen?"
Lu Zhen's brows drew tight.
"An old monster of the Fourth Realm could join forces with the Netherblood Sect, go straight to the Great Luo Divine Dynasty, and buy ownership of the Nine Provinces Small World!"
Buy it?
Lu Zhen's pupils contracted.
"Yes. Buy it outright." Liu Bowen's voice trembled. "The Great Luo Divine Dynasty stands high above us. If the Demon Sect offers enough, they'll never refuse. Once ownership changes hands, the Demon Sect will take over the Nine Provinces, and everyone will become slaves!"
Liu Bowen gritted his teeth. "Even those who've already moved away. As long as Nine Provinces blood runs through their veins, the moment the contract takes effect, not one of them will escape!"
A chill shot up the back of Lu Zhen's skull.
A crisis that could shake the heavens.
He had the Panel at his side, but the gap between their realms was an uncrossable chasm. What if the Demon Sect gave him no time to grow?
His fists clenched. A rare sense of dread rose in his heart.
"Lord Hongwu considered every possibility. There's only one path." Liu Bowen looked at Lu Zhen.
"What path?"
"You." Liu Bowen spoke one word at a time. "You must fight with everything you have in this examination. And not just there. Once you enter the sect, you must keep climbing and show the full extent of your talent!
"Only if your potential in the Supreme Unity Mystic Sect is great enough might the sect step in to protect the Nine Provinces when the Demon Sect makes its move."
Lu Zhen fell silent, then