After Jiang Yang finished speaking, the rain between heaven and earth fell even harder.
The wind whipped up curtains of rain like towering waves rolling across the sea, vast and mighty.
As an Eighth Step god, a Dao Lord-level powerhouse, his heart was heaven's heart, and his every movement had long been capable of influencing the weather.
When Jiang Yang's mood darkened, the skies darkened, and heavy rain and fierce winds followed.
Ordinarily, powerhouses restrained this influence, but this time, Jiang Yang clearly had not restrained it. Instead, he let it loose.
Behind Jiang Yang, the Demon Race powerhouses and the royal family of Baize's Kingdom had long been able to keep the rain from wetting their clothes, but since even the Demon Emperor made no deliberate effort to avoid it, they naturally let the rain soak their robes as well.
They bowed their heads, paying their respects to the Demon Race's prime minister, who had fallen in battle.
A hundred thousand years ago, Jiang Yang had ruled the Demon Race through the Demon Court in his capacity as Demon Emperor.
When it was first established, the Demon Court's institutions had been extremely simple.
There had merely been several great Demon Race Armies serving as blades for striking outward, while the Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Demon Kingdoms held the rear and developed the Demon Race's strength.
Later, as the various Demon Kingdoms gradually flourished, the strength of the entire Demon Race began to rise as well.
As time passed.
Large numbers of Demon Race powerhouses began to emerge. Most joined the Demon Race Armies, while a smaller portion joined the Royal Armies of the various Demon Kingdoms.
In wars against outside forces, the great Demon Race Armies formed the main force, while each Demon Kingdom had to provide Kingdom Armies