Receiving praise from a member of a pinnacle race, Plague Great Sage smiled faintly and said, "I can see how powerful your aura is. You could advance to Great Sage at any moment, so you must have been preparing for a long time. Once you advance, you certainly won't let Fang Yun or the Ancient Great Menace races off. Why not cooperate with me? Carry my token, and whenever you encounter Demon Barbarian sages, you can order them to provide information on the Ancient Great Menaces and Fang Yun. What do you think?"
"Are you trying to drive a tiger to devour a wolf? It seems the Sutra-Chanting Specter Clan has stayed out of the world so long that we've become a weak race for others to scheme against! If you want to cooperate with this sage, first prove your strength!"
Once Fang Yun, in his specter guise, finished speaking, the Bronze Ancient Book before him began flipping its pages rapidly.
"Wait..." Plague Great Sage's expression changed slightly. At the same time, he swept his enormous tail, pushing the other six Half-Sages away with a vast yet gentle force.
"Without strength, what makes you worthy of cooperating with us? Heaven-and-Earth Giants!"
Having spoken, Fang Yun summoned Ancient City, Hundred-Arms, Hundred-Li Jellyfish, Azure True Dragon, and Lord of Ten Thousand Poisons. He did not summon Micro Nether, because even with the Book of Changes concealing him, Micro Nether would be far too easy to recognize.
In Plague Great Sage's eyes, each turn of a page in the Sutra-Chanting Specter's book brought an ancient giant into being behind him. In the end, five giants of differing forms appeared, each three thousand zhang tall, with immense Half-Sage might radiating in every direction.
Each Heaven-and-Earth Giant bore a star atop their head. Their eyes