As the clan chief, hesitation only bred chaos. The more critical the moment, the more he had to keep his composure.
Though this was the last time he would issue an order as the Corpse Clan's chief, his momentum could not falter.
"The Corpse Clan is finished." Shi Quan's body was cold, and so was his heart.
Of all the inheritances he had received, he knew best what realm lay above the Eternal Realm: the Heavenly Venerable Realm.
Those were the feudal-lord-like powerhouses of the cosmic star domains.
The one who had once controlled the Exiled Land had been a Heavenly Venerable Realm existence.
And the Corpse Clan... after raising corpses here for so many years, all they had wanted was to cultivate a Heavenly Venerable Realm existence.
Unfortunately, they had yet to succeed. The strongest member of the Corpse Clan was merely at the peak of the Eternal Realm.
If he did not flee, he would certainly fall here today.
Most of the Corpse Clan had not noticed that their chief had fled. They had only heard his command.
"Attack!"
They charged toward the Divine Ruins like madmen.
As for the elders who had seen Shi Quan flee, they froze for a moment before seeming to realize something.
Something was wrong. This...
They turned back, only to see the Demon King launch a charge. With one punch, he shattered a vast swath of coffins. The Corpse Clan powerhouses within were obliterated by the impact, their bodies and bones wiped from existence, leaving behind only thin wisps of energy that the Demon King devoured.
As for the remnant souls...
The Human Emperor Banner drifted out. Xi Huang looked at the remnant souls floating from the Corpse Clan bodies, disappointment filling her eyes.
The Corpse Clan was indeed vastly different from