At that moment, Ye Xingchen suddenly remembered the Cultivation Upgrade Card the system had rewarded him with. He looked down at the Demon Race disciples who had just taken human form. Thanks to his Dao lecture, they had now all broken through to the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Their gazes brimmed with boundless worship as they looked at Ye Xingchen. If he made them break through another realm now, he might become a god in their hearts outright.
Looking at everyone, Ye Xingchen smiled faintly and said:
"Is the grand elder here?!"
Hearing Ye Xingchen's words, Grand Elder Wan Qianli immediately flashed into the square and cupped his fists respectfully toward him.
"Your subordinate is here. What are your orders, Imperial Sovereign?"
"Grand elder, how does the strength of our younger generation of Demon Race disciples compare with that of the Human Race?!"
Hearing the Imperial Sovereign's question, everyone lowered their heads in shame. Grand Elder Wan Qianli froze briefly at Ye Xingchen's question, but still answered directly:
"Reporting to the Imperial Sovereign, the very best heaven's chosen of our Demon Race's younger generation are no weaker than the Human Race's top heaven's chosen. But in terms of overall strength, our young disciples fall short of theirs!"
Hearing the grand elder's words, Ye Xingchen nodded slightly and asked:
"What is the overall level of the Human Race's younger generation of disciples?!"
Hearing Ye Xingchen's question, the grand elder immediately replied:
"Reporting to the Imperial Sovereign, most younger-generation disciples of the Human Race's major powers are currently in the Thunder Tribulation Realm, or even the Mahayana Realm."
"Of course, the Human Race's very best monstrous disciples may have broken through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm long ago, or even the Mystic Immortal Realm. There is generally not much difference."
"However, all the major powers have monstrous talents they nurture in secret. Whether there are top monstrous talents at even higher realms is unclear!"
Hearing the grand elder's words, Ye Xingchen gained an understanding. The Demon Race and Human Race were currently more or less equal in top-level fighting strength, and their middle-level fighting strength was not far apart either. The only difference might be the gap between their disciples.
This small gap could not be underestimated. In the future, this slight difference might leave them utterly in the Human Race's dust.
For the younger generation was the Demon Race's future. At this thought, Ye Xingchen addressed all the demons below:
"All Demon Race disciples who have just taken human form, gather before this Imperial Sovereign. Everyone else, leave this area. Your boss, the Imperial Sovereign, is going to give these newly transformed disciples a gift!"
Hearing Ye Xingchen's words, all the demons immediately moved. In the blink of an eye, only the newly transformed Demon Race disciples remained before him.
As they looked at Ye Xingchen, all their eyes brimmed with boundless worship. By lecturing them on the Dao, Ye Xingchen had effectively formed the bond of master and disciple with them, something they would all take pride in henceforth.
The other demons around them wore looks of envy. A gift from the Imperial Sovereign would certainly be no ordinary gift.
Besides, although the Imperial Sovereign was only in the Innate Realm, only a fool would believe he truly was in the Innate Realm!
Could someone in the Innate Realm lecture on the Dao and raise their cultivation so much, even bringing every newly transformed Demon Race disciple up to the same Spirit Transformation Realm?
What was more, heavenly and earthly phenomena had appeared repeatedly, and the Law of the Great Dao had manifested.
Even an Immortal Emperor could not produce such a spectacle! Thus, the surrounding demons all wore envious expressions.
These demons had long since grown accustomed to the Innate Realm cultivation their Imperial Sovereign boss displayed. As long as the Imperial Sovereign liked it, that was fine. But anyone who truly regarded him as an Innate Realm cultivator had to be a fool.
Sure enough, their thoughts were confirmed.
Just as they had expected, their Imperial Sovereign boss once again created a miracle before their eyes.
Yet these demons seemed to have already prepared themselves for it. Their faces showed little surprise, but the corners of their mouths kept twitching, and their eyes were full of envy.
Ye Xingchen casually waved a hand and said inwardly to the system:
System, use the Cultivation Upgrade Card!
"Ding, Cultivation Upgrade Card in use. Congratulations, host. Successfully used!"
The moment the system finished speaking, a golden dome of light appeared from Ye Xingchen's hand, enveloping all the newly transformed Demon Race disciples.
All the demons sensed the terrifying power within the golden dome.
The next moment, divine radiance flashed incessantly inside the dome. A short while later, the dome vanished.
All the Demon Race disciples discovered to their shock that they had now broken through to the Thunder Tribulation Realm.
In just an instant, they had broken through an entire major realm. From this moment onward, the overall strength of the Demon Race's younger generation of disciples was certainly no lower than the Human Race's.
The Demon Race disciples who had just broken through all looked at Ye Xingchen with excitement. In their eyes, Ye Xingchen was now like a god.
Although the other demons were shocked inwardly, they seemed to have long since grown accustomed to it. Had it been someone else, they might still have been astonished, but when it was their Imperial Sovereign boss, they felt it was only natural.
But the next moment, the many Immortal Emperor ancestors, including Luo Qingshan, suddenly appeared in Ten Thousand Demons Square with solemn expressions.
Seeing the empress and the Immortal Emperor ancestors suddenly appear, all the demons seemed to realize something, and their expressions changed drastically!
Meanwhile, the scene shifted to the Human Race's territory.
All the major powers were discussing the earth-shaking spectacle in the Demon Race's territory. Not only had heavenly and earthly phenomena appeared repeatedly, but even the Law of the Great Dao had manifested in the void, while purple Qi had come from the east for a million li.
This shocked countless powers. Had the Demon Race produced a peerless monstrous talent? Strange phenomena had appeared frequently in the Demon Race lately. Was a great era about to arrive, and was the Demon Race about to rise?
Inside the main hall of the Supreme Purity Palace, a middle-aged man with a jade-like complexion sat cross-legged in the seat of honor. A terrifying aura emanated from him, and phantoms of various divine beasts circled his body, radiating light for ten thousand zhang. He resembled an ancient deity, lofty and supreme.
"Have you found out what exactly happened in the Demon Race? Why did the Law of the Great Dao manifest, and why have all manner of heavenly and earthly phenomena appeared repeatedly?!"
The man with the jade-like complexion spoke in a commanding voice, addressing the many people below him in the hall, each of whom exuded a powerful aura.
This man was none other than Huangfu Bubai, the master of the Supreme Purity Palace. His cultivation was in the Immortal Thearch Realm, and he was also one of the Human Race's few eighth-grade alchemists.
Hearing Huangfu Bubai's voice, a white-haired elder among those below cupped his fists and said:
"Reporting to the palace master, I received word that today was the day the Demon Race Emperor Lord would lecture the Demon Race disciples on the Dao. I surmise that what happened in the Demon Race's territory must be connected to the Demon Race Emperor Lord."
Hearing the white-haired elder's words, the middle-aged man frowned slightly and looked down at him.
"The Demon Race Emperor Lord?! The human man Elder Han Chuanluo spoke of upon his return, Empress Luo Qingshan's husband?!"
"Reporting to the palace master, it is indeed him!"
Hearing the white-haired elder's words, Huangfu Bubai frowned slightly, a strange light flickering in his eyes. The Supreme Purity Palace was currently the only power that knew the Demon Race empress's husband was a human. Looking at the white-haired elder, he said:
"This young man's origins are extremely mysterious. I secretly sent people to investigate for a long time, yet never uncovered his identity. I even suspect that he may very well belong to one of the reclusive titan holy sects."
"Elder Bai, isn't the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty's inaugural auction in a little over ten days? People from the reclusive lineages and titan holy sects will certainly attend. Send someone to make inquiries then and see whether this young man belongs to one of the reclusive titan holy sects."
"Also, the pills the Demon Race has been selling lately were very likely refined by this young man. The Demon Race empress's husband is actually a human. Spread this news. I believe plenty of people will be interested!"
A strange light flickered in Huangfu Bubai's eyes as he spoke to the white-haired elder below.
Hearing Huangfu Bubai's words, the white-haired elder immediately cupped his fists and nodded in assent, an unfathomable gleam likewise flashing through his eyes.
After all, Luo Qingshan had offended quite a few powers when she came to the Human Race's territory to temper herself back then. Surely they would be even more interested in Luo Qingshan's husband.