As for the journey from the gates of the Ice Emperor Palace to the Ice Emperor Grand Hall, it did not even count as a trial.
In the First Cold City's camp, Bing Tong said, "Correct. Nothing is settled until the Ice Emperor Grand Hall opens, so we can kill them now. However, to ensure victory without delaying our crossing of the Undetermined River, we must send at least three times as many Great Demon Kings as they have Great Scholars. That means eighteen Great Demon Kings, along with at least two hundred Demon Kings. No fewer, and no more. How about this: each of the five Ice Clan cities contributes three Great Demon Kings, and you Blood Demon Barbarians contribute three in total. What do you say?"
Silence fell everywhere as the Great Demon Kings of the various races conferred in secret.
Several breaths later, Yan Ningxiao sneered. "Then try it! Let's see whether your Great Demon Kings kill us old bones first, or whether we slaughter all your genius Demon Kings first!"
The Ice Clan and the Demon Barbarians roared in anger. This move by the human race was nothing short of pulling the firewood from beneath their cauldron.
Obtaining the ten Frost Lord Imperial Crowns and becoming the Ten Cold Kings was not simply a matter of sending ten individuals into the Ice Emperor Grand Hall. History had occasionally seen fewer than ten Frost Lords, because some Demon Kings simply failed to meet the standards required to become one.
Many of the Blood Demon Barbarians' Great Demon Kings were left frantic and overwhelmed.
The Blood Demon Barbarians had originally possessed thirteen Great Demon Kings, but Fang Yun had killed two, and another had died fighting outside the Ice Emperor Palace. Now only ten remained. Sending three more