"I understand..." Xi Huang's tone still carried a trace of resentment.
"Fight the external war first, then talk about the internal one. Don't rush. There will be plenty of time to settle the internal war."
Qin Luo replied. Naturally, Xi Huang understood what he meant. She composed herself, resumed the bearing of the empress within the Human Emperor Banner, and began gathering the countless departed souls inside it.
"Prepare for battle!"
At Xi Huang's command, all the departed souls answered in deep voices.
"By your command!" Their cries rolled like mountains roaring and seas surging. The departed souls rubbed their fists and palms together, awaiting the enemy's arrival. They wanted to advance!
The Human Emperor Banner was now exceedingly powerful, but only the banner itself was powerful—not the departed souls within it.
Compared to the Human Emperor Banner itself, the departed souls' advancement speed had somewhat fallen behind.
All because they had experienced too few King Rank battles.
With too few King Rank battles, they had no way to devour King Rank departed souls.
This was their best opportunity to grow.
Devour, advance!
All the departed souls within the Human Emperor Banner stood ready in battle formation as Qin Luo locked his gaze tightly onto those five figures.
Closer, closer...
"Begin!" Qin Luo growled, and the Human Emperor Banner soared into the sky.
Boom!
A muffled thunderclap erupted from nowhere. With Qin Luo at its center, the entire sky was engulfed in endless darkness.
"This is bad!" The three of them had only just barely gained the upper hand in their battle against the Ghost Race when they sensed that something was wrong.
Was there a third party launching a sneak attack from the shadows?
A powerful pulling force struck them. Before they could react, they were all dragged into