After the Seven Star Alliance's Leaders' Conference.
The powerhouses of the Human and Demon Races' super forces each accepted their assignments, mobilizing their top experts to guard the various formation nodes.
But all of this was carried out in secret, known only to the Seven Star Alliance and the upper echelons of the Human and Demon Races.
Meanwhile, war still raged on the front lines between the Human and Demon Races and the Soul Devouring Beasts, with the situation locked in a stalemate.
The heartlands of the Human and Demon Races, by contrast, welcomed a period of relative peace.
During this time, the Seven Star Alliance and the super forces of the Human and Demon Races jointly confirmed that Gu Chenfeng, sect master of the Four Symbols Divine Sect, had returned.
They also affirmed the Four Symbols Divine Sect's earlier overwhelming victory against the Blood Nether Race powerhouse.
In particular, Gu Chenfeng's astonishing feat of slaying a Middle Source Venerable Realm powerhouse and driving back a Late Source Venerable Realm powerhouse received authoritative confirmation.
As soon as the news spread, it shook the Human and Demon Races of Central Province.
Gu Chenfeng's name had long been renowned throughout Central Province's cultivation world.
He was a celebrated, newly ascended Source Venerable Realm mighty figure.
After this battle, his prestige blazed like the midday sun, and he became a heavyweight standing on equal footing with the towering figures who led the various sects and clans.
With Gu Chenfeng's heaven-defying personal combat strength and the Four Symbols Divine Sect's flawless victory.
The Four Symbols Divine Sect also leaped into the ranks of the great sects, keeping pace with the long-established super forces.
For a time, Gu Chenfeng and the Four Symbols Divine Sect drew fervent admiration from countless Human and Demon Race martial