"When the land lay parched for a thousand miles, and the roads were strewn with those who had starved-
"Some held nothing back from their granaries, carved flesh from their own bones to feed the starving, burned their lifespan to summon welcome rain, and traded life for life, bestowing blessings upon the common people."
"When powerful enemies of other races invaded-
"Some refused to retreat an inch, sheltered women and children behind them, broke their backbones into sturdy shields, and poured out their blood to forge spears, their bodies strewn across the battlefield, their souls standing guard over mountains and rivers."
Somewhat stirred, Xu Taiping drew a deep breath before speaking with a steely gaze:
"Fear is the instinct of this world's weak creatures, but courage is the foundation upon which our Human Race stands in this world."
As he spoke, Xu Taiping looked at the map on the table and reached out to tap Northern Emperor City's location, then said resolutely:
"And now, on this Heaven-Demon Battlefield, it is time for someone to stand up once more!"
"Our Human Race Army must take up that mightiest weapon once again on this Heaven-Demon Battlefield."
After a long silence, Lü Daoxuan suddenly raised his head and studied Xu Taiping intently for a long while. Only then did he narrow his eyes in a smile and ask:
"Taiping, do you know when and where I first saw you?"
Xu Taiping froze for a moment.
He did not know why Lü Daoxuan had brought this up.
After briefly thinking back, he finally said:
"Was it at Green Bamboo Abode, when those two disciples from Raging Wind Hall were making trouble for me?"
In his memory, he had first met Lü Daoxuan when those two outer sect disciples from West Wind Pavilion's Raging Wind