Dongfang Zhuo had only wanted to establish his authority, never expecting to walk straight into someone else's ambush.
No, to be precise, it was not just people. There were demons too—or perhaps they were all demons!
Three Late World Lord Realm demons, along with one figure of unknown identity—four experts at the Late World Lord Realm or even the peak—had launched an assassination attempt against him.
As for Chen Dingtian, who still had the attention to spare for him? He quietly slipped away.
After that battle, Dongfang Zhuo had nearly perished. It was only his status as the First Deputy Hall Master of the Inspection Hall that saved him.
Led by Yao Shengxing, Chen Xinghe, and others, a group of Inspection Hall experts descended. Only then did the experts besieging Dongfang Zhuo scatter one by one.
Dongfang Zhuo had intended to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, yet instead, his own prestige was trampled.
The Human Race Alliance had only just been established, yet it already faced a humiliating loss of dignity. This would be extremely detrimental to his future work.
"Damn it!"
After returning to Divine Ruins City, Dongfang Zhuo was burning with rage. Before he could vent his fury, news arrived that instantly made him unable to sit still.
"Reporting to the Alliance Leader, Chen Dingtian of the Chen Household claims that he is the Imperial Household Chief Steward personally appointed by Human Emperor Qin Luo. On behalf of Human Emperor Qin Luo, he will oversee all military affairs and call upon all Human Race experts to join the Human Emperor's command, so they may discuss the great cause of reviving the Human Race!"
"At the same time, he sent word that your claim that Human Emperor Qin Luo possesses the Human Emperor Sword is slander and