As Northern Buddha Province fell back, Eastern Zheng Province and Southern Emperor Province also gradually retreated one after another. The Demonic Race was unstoppable, especially under the leadership of the eight Demon Emperors. There was simply no way to resist them.
The human race had nowhere left to retreat and withdrew entirely to Central Province, suffering enormous casualties along the way. What was most infuriating was that the Demonic Race did not even spare ordinary civilians who had no means of defending themselves.
They were slaughtered one by one or turned into blood food for the Demonic Race. Humanity had reached its most perilous moment. If no one stepped forward to stop them, the human race would likely be wiped out!
Just then, within the Zhenwu Taoist Sect of Central Province, a towering divine tower burst forth and instantly blocked the main force of the demonic army.
It fired two beams of divine light, instantly killing two Demon Emperors. They had no power to resist, terrifying the remaining six Demon Emperors into fleeing in panic, abandoning even the demonic soldiers behind them.
Human morale soared, and the counterattack began. With no leader, the demonic army was slaughtered into continuous retreat, utterly unable to turn the situation around.
Yet quite a few demons still escaped Central Province and hid throughout the other four provinces. Although humanity had won a great victory, they did not pursue the advantage, leaving many puzzled.
At the same time, the Zhenwu Taoist Sect issued an order to gather all resources in Central Province and turn every citizen into a soldier. Rewards were announced: demons could be exchanged for merit, and anyone with merit could trade it for cultivation resources.
Fifty years later.
Over these years, martial cultivation had flourished in Central Province. With every citizen a