One month later.
The Celestial Court would officially declare war on the Void Fiend Clan.
After the gods dispersed from the Heavenly Palace, they immediately passed the news down.
The survival of the myriad races was at stake, and no one dared take it lightly.
Besides.
There was no need to conceal it. Once the Heaven and Earth Barrier opened, war would erupt in an instant, making secrecy impossible.
After the news spread.
The atmosphere across the Four Great Continents immediately grew tense and somber.
"The Celestial Court is preparing to attack the Void Fiend Clan!"
At the Qianyuan Sacred Ground, Qin Yuanbai sat in the seat of honor, looking at the many elders below as he spoke slowly.
Fang Xinglan sat beside him.
Nourished by star power, Qin Yuanbai had also reached the tenth Heavenly Being level. One more step would take him into the True Immortal realm.
As a fellow Vice Sacred Lord.
Fang Xinglan had also reached the ninth Heavenly Being level.
Had he not devoted himself to studying formations, he might have become a tenth-level Heavenly Being as well.
According to their original agreement.
The first person to reach the tenth Heavenly Being level would qualify to become the Sacred Lord of the Qianyuan Sacred Ground.
Thus.
Qin Yuanbai had naturally dropped the "Vice" from his title of Vice Sacred Lord.
Fang Xinglan, meanwhile, remained the Vice Sacred Lord.
With a Vice Sacred Lord present.
The Sacred Lord's original authority had been considerably diminished. He could not exercise the same absolute control Qin Shujian had enjoyed when he first established the Qianyuan Sacred Ground.
Even so.
The Sacred Lord still commanded immense respect.
"War in one month? Has the Celestial Court already grown that powerful?" Xia Qun looked stunned.
War against the Void Fiend Clan!
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