"Madman! He's an absolute madman!"
In the Imperial Palace, Qin Shuo flew into another rare rage.
As the Human Emperor-and one with grand ambitions and exceptional vision-Qin Shuo seldom lost his composure like this. The last time had been when Wei Xian volunteered to stop the Nian Beast, only to lose and instead lead Nian into Fuzhou in Baiyue Prefecture, causing the greatest casualties Humankind had suffered since taking the Baiyue region.
This time, it was that Prince Shen of the Demon Race. His actions were those of an utterly shameless thug, as if he were saying, If you keep playing your little games, I'll wash my hands of the Seven Demon-Sealing Passes and stop defending against the Heavenly Demons. I'll fight Humankind to the bitter end.
Qin Shuo was not worried about matching wits with Prince Shen. In his eyes, throughout the entire Eternal True World, the only opponent whose intellect deserved his attention was the Former Monster Emperor, Shen Jun.
After Shen Jun's death, Qin Shuo had believed that even Prince Shen would not be as difficult to deal with as Shen Jun.
The facts proved that Prince Shen was indeed not as difficult to deal with as the Former Monster Emperor. But when it came to infuriating people, Prince Shen had gotten under his skin several times already. Many of his methods were nothing short of shameless.
It was like two armies facing off, except the enemy ignored all strategy and military doctrine, doing nothing but building solid fortifications and fighting grinding battles. They refused to respond to any of your moves, yet steadily forced you into a head-on clash-and, unfortunately, they were stronger than you.
Ever since this Great Sage returned, Humankind had lost all room to maneuver within the Demon Race. The Surrender Faction had