There were times when, even if his heart stirred, he had no other choice. Just as He Tan had said, if the demon beasts went to war with humanity, then with his current strength, he could not remain unscathed.
He had to contribute his share of strength, and he felt that his strength was an exceptionally powerful one.
And so, Yang Chen left. Having given his assurance, he arrived at the Cloud Tiger Peak main hall to assemble within the allotted time.
By the time he arrived, most of the martial artists had already made their preparations and gathered there.
He Tan and Great Emperor Jinshi had clearly been waiting there for quite some time. Seeing that all the martial artists had arrived, they nodded in satisfaction.
"Are you all prepared?" Great Emperor He Tan said slowly.
"We're prepared." Only a sparse few voices answered.
Hearing this, Great Emperor He Tan's expression darkened. With an icy, cutting sneer, he said, "This is what you call prepared? I'll ask you one more time: are you prepared or not?!"
"We're prepared!" This time, the voices were clearly much louder, though it was plain that quite a few martial artists still had no confidence in their hearts.
Seeing this, He Tan sighed inwardly, yet he knew there was no easy solution to this. He could only say, "Once you set out, you may very well be stepping straight onto the battlefield. If war erupts, you absolutely must not disgrace our Northern Territory Sect. If demon beasts dare invade the mountains and rivers of humanity, they must be slain!"
Those words, "they must be slain," struck home with many people, making quite a few hearts tremble as they could not help but reflect upon themselves. Yet those willing to reflect were ultimately few; most