Chapter 2540: The Lower Ranks of the Demon Race
In the wars between the Wu Clan and the Demon Race, the lower ranks of the Demon Race always suffered the heaviest losses!
The Demon Race armies were vast and marched in formation. They even had a standardized cultivation method. But with so few resources, most of them were fit only to serve as cannon fodder!
In nearly every battle, the lower ranks gave the most and lost the most, yet they could barely obtain enough resources. Meanwhile, the Divine Beast Races and the clans of the Demon Emperors, who had sacrificed little and done even less, reaped the rewards. The Demon Court had even appointed ten Demon Sages. They appeared mighty, but in truth, they were worthless. Resources and Destiny had been piled on them to raise their cultivation. Beside fighters like Qiongqi, who had risen step by step through clashes with the Wu Clan on talent and meager resources, they were nothing!
Yet strong fighters like Qiongqi, who far surpassed the ten Demon Sages, were never given a chance!
The Demon Race had been divided by rigid class lines!
If Kunpeng had not recognized the promise in Qiongqi and the other three, along with other talents who had risen from the bottom, and given them resources and guidance, Qiongqi and his companions would have struggled to grow so strong!
For that reason, Qiongqi and the others respected Kunpeng deeply and were fiercely loyal to him. That was why, during the Witch-Demon War, Kunpeng's decision to defect had sent the entire Demon Race into swift collapse. The grassroots fighters who followed him defected too, along with many from the lower ranks!
Those defectors had followed Kunpeng to the Far North of the Primordial World. There, they developed in peace and