Li Xiaoya stood facing the wind on a raised platform, stroking the Secret Realm Necklace against his chest. His expression was shadowed with sorrow, and there was no telling what thoughts occupied his mind...
When the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones had taken out the Soul-Restoring Purple Vitality Pill that day, delighted surprise had instantly flooded Li Xiaoya's heart. The ancestor had put on no airs, handing the pill straight to Li Xiaoya and insisting that he carry out that task properly.
Li Xiaoya had hesitated no longer and naturally nodded his agreement.
After the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones explained the task in detail, Li Xiaoya realized just how difficult it would be. Strength was certainly crucial, but considerable luck would be needed as well. What frustrated him was that the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones was not the only ancestor sending Great Void Stage cultivators there; other ancestors would be sending theirs too. Most frustrating of all, the Heavenly Demon Ancestor would probably send Demonfire. Thus, Li Xiaoya would face threats not only from that lesser star realm, but also from the other Great Void Stage cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Race...
Below the city wall where Li Xiaoya was stationed, countless troops of the Heavenly Demon Race were assembling. Countless Supreme Flying Boats gathered in orderly formations overhead, while various Spirit Cannons and other war equipment were being loaded. The densely packed cultivators of the Demon Race left Li Xiaoya feeling somewhat helpless...
He was beginning to understand why his own lesser star realm, the Human Realm, had always suffered attacks and invasions from a demon star realm. The reason was that every lesser star realm was, in reality, under the control of a major race from some greater star realm. Take the Human Realm, for instance: