Du Shu's tone was utterly earnest. "I believe he will certainly give it to you!
"If he truly doesn't, First Boss, you can follow your heart in deciding whether to continue cooperating with the renowned sects.
"But I must remind you, First Boss, that the Human Emperor is not the only one who can leave a name in history.
"In the long river of history, it is not only the Human Emperor who shines, nor only the Nine Sages and Eighteen Venerables.
"Countless admirable, heroic, and endearing people, like myriad stars, have lit the Human Clan's path through the darkness.
"Sixty thousand years ago, Elder Sanxiang stood atop the Pine Green Stone in his mortal body, facing the army of the Other Races without the slightest fear. Leaning on his walking stick, he fiercely denounced the invaders.
"To make him change his words, they sliced the flesh from his body, cut after cut, hoping to force him into submission through torture.
"In the end, only Elder Sanxiang's head remained, yet his furious eyes were still wide open, his mouth opening and closing as he silently berated the Other Races.
"His integrity, unyielding even in death, still shines brilliantly after sixty thousand years.
"Forty thousand years ago, the Human Clan's population had fallen by a full seventy percent compared to a hundred thousand years ago. General Lu Xuan fell into an ambush and was surrounded by the Other Races.
"They mocked humans for being as weak as ants, but before dying in battle, he said, 'My wife is pregnant again. You can never kill off the Human Clan.'
"What generation of General Lu's descendants has not had bones of unbending iron?
"Sword Alliance Leader Lu Lingjun and Grand Elder Lu Ruiqing are both members of the Lu Family, and they are