Boom!
Boom!
War drums thundered, their rolling beats deafening.
A war drum had been placed atop each of the Four Cities' walls, and each city lord personally beat it.
Heaven and earth rumbled.
A fighting spirit surged in everyone's hearts.
The cultivators resting or eating and drinking in taverns and inns all stiffened, then walked outside as one.
At that moment.
The armies of the cities had already assembled, their soaring qi and blood driving every cloud from the skies for ten thousand miles.
"All Heavenly Beings, proceed to the Heaven and Earth Seal immediately."
"All remaining cultivators will obey their cities' assignments. Anyone who defies orders will be killed!"
"Anyone who takes advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble will be killed!"
"Anyone who disrupts the army's movements will be killed!"
"Anyone who deserts in battle will be killed!"
"By decree of the Human Emperor, any sect that has failed to supply enough cultivators must kill enemies of the corresponding realms and present their heads as military merits. Any shortfall not made up will be severely punished after the war!"
Four Imperial Court cultivators rose into the air, their auras vast, their voices reaching everyone's ears.
Every cultivator's expression turned solemn upon hearing them.
Qin Shujian's expression also grew somewhat grave.
The Human Emperor's order could not have been clearer.
For example, if a top-tier great sect was required to supply ten Divine Martial Realm cultivators but only sent three, then too bad—it would have to kill seven Divine Martial enemies to make amends.
Otherwise.
It could wait for its punishment!
Under ordinary circumstances, such a decision would certainly have provoked resentment in many people.
But now, no one dared resent it.
The war drums had already sounded, and the Imperial Court would show no mercy to anyone who