The moment Chen Jiu appeared, every prominent figure turned to look at him.
"I'll keep this brief. I've received word that the Red Flame Emperor of the Abyssal Beast Grotto has launched a war of conquest against A-9 City."
"Follow the Cicada-Holding Directorate's orders and take up your assigned posts."
At those words, the stronger the martial artist, the graver their expression grew.
The ordinary martial artists below, by contrast, showed no fear. If anything, they looked excited.
"So it's the Red Flame Emperor. He's launched nine wars of conquest against A-9 City already. This will be the tenth..."
Zhu Xiu murmured to himself.
"Lord Zhu, you said even Earthly Immortals would struggle against the Red Flame Emperor. But A-9 City has no Earthly Immortal guarding it, so how has it survived nine campaigns?"
Yang Ling asked curiously.
He had barely finished speaking when a mighty aura erupted from the entrance to the abyss.
Blinding light followed, blazing like the sun and forcing everyone to shut their eyes.
Yang Ling managed to squint through a narrow slit. He thought he saw three suns streak into the distance.
The disturbance vanished as quickly as it had come.
Everyone looked bewildered. Most of the martial artists had no idea what had happened.
"The Great Dream Dynasty's Earthly Immortals have arrived. Three of them. That's enough to keep the Red Flame Emperor occupied."
"Steward Yang, that's why the Red Flame Emperor failed to take A-9 City in nine campaigns."
"The Great Dream Dynasty has been watching his forces all along. The moment anything stirs, they respond."
Zhu Xiu added, "Years ago, the God Lord also fought the Red Flame Emperor."
Those three just now were Earthly Immortals?
They really did look like immortals. Could they even be considered human anymore?
Yang Ling was