"Father!"
Once everyone had gradually calmed down from their excitement and joy, Su Ting bowed slightly to Su Chen. "I want to go back to our ances... our former 'ancestral land,' and also seek justice from the Liu Imperial Clan!"
The Eternal Imperial Palace had now officially become the ancestral land of their Su Imperial Clan.
But the Two Forms Continent had always remained a lingering obsession in their hearts.
More than ninety-nine percent of the clan had never left the Realm Sea, much less seen their former "ancestral land."
So this visit would settle the Su Imperial Clan's ties with the other eleven imperial clans.
As for the Liu Imperial Clan, they had promised to provide resources, even though they knew full well that those resources were only used to maintain the Nine Heavens Devil-Suppressing Mystic Firmament Grand Array.
It would have been one thing if they had simply failed to deliver, but in the end, they had pinned such a damning accusation on them.
He... couldn't swallow this grievance!
"There's no hurry!" Looking at Su Ting, who was keeping his emotions in check, Su Chen smiled faintly. "We will 'go back,' but not now. All we lack is the right opportunity."
"When the time comes, not only will you be able to go back, but you'll even be able to settle accounts with the Liu Imperial Clan yourselves!"
Countless scenes flashed through Su Chen's eyes.
It was a future that only he could see!
"Yes!"
Since his father had said so, Su Ting naturally couldn't say anything more.
"From here on, make your own arrangements!"
With those words, Su Chen vanished from the main seat.
He had clearly disappeared right before their eyes, yet everyone felt as though he had never been in that seat at all.
"Clan leader! I want to go out to the continents governed by the other imperial clans and see what the situation is like now."
At that moment, a middle-aged man stepped forward and addressed Su Ting.
"Su Yi?"
Su Ting was naturally familiar with him. He was none other than Su Yi, who had just broken through from the Quasi-Emperor Realm to become a Great Emperor.
"It's been several days since the Devil Race left. Given their nature, there's no way they won't attack the human race." Su Yi paused, anger suppressed in his eyes. "Didn't those people, those imperial clans, think the Devil Race had been wiped out? I want to see if they can still laugh when the Devil Race's army comes knocking at their doors!"
Su Yi clenched his fists, his face twisting slightly.
Whenever he remembered how the Liu Imperial Clan had looked down their noses at them when they rejected them, and the ugly faces of the common people, sects, and clan factions in the other continents he had passed through as they talked about the Su Clan, he couldn't help but get so angry he nearly coughed up blood!
He felt that if he didn't work out the grievance in his heart soon, he might even develop a heart demon.
That was also why, back at the Realm Sea, not one of them had spoken up when Su Chen released the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings and the army of millions of devils.
They knew what kind of disaster the living beings of the Black-Yellow Realm would face once the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings left.
It was a terror enough to drive every human in the Black-Yellow Realm to despair.
They had toiled and risked their lives to suppress the Devil Race, only to receive accusations, ridicule, and cold indifference from everyone in return.
Those people... weren't worth protecting!
They had already done everything kindness and duty demanded of them. Whatever the living beings of the Black-Yellow Realm faced next was the bitter fruit of their own sowing.
"I'm going too!"
"I'm going too!"
"Count me in!"
"Me too, me too..."
Seeing his clansmen all scrambling to volunteer, even Su Ting felt somewhat helpless.
Yet despite his helplessness, he smiled!
He too wanted to see what those people would do when faced with the threat of the Devil Race without the Su Imperial Clan's protection.
Could the imperial clans behind them protect them? Or rather, how would they protect them?
He was indeed the Su Imperial Clan's leader now, but he too had grown up as one of its younger generation.
He had been scheming as a child, and although growing up had given him a greater sense of responsibility, who said he couldn't keep being scheming?
"Approved!"
Su Ting smiled slyly and looked at Su Ya and the others. "First Elder Su Ya will lead the other ten elders. Each elder will choose ten clansmen, forming eleven squads to go to the eleven great continents and observe the situation!"
"First: there's no need for us to clash with the Devil Race. With the ancestor's warning, I believe that as long as we reveal our identity as members of the Su Imperial Clan, the Devil Race won't dare attack us lightly!"
"Second: each squad must relay everything they see and hear back to the clan in real time, to share with everyone!"
"Finally: important things must be said three times..."
"Every damn one of you had better put safety first!"
"Every damn one of you had better put safety first!"
"Every damn one of you had better put safety first!"
"Did you hear me?!"
Su Ting used spiritual power to carry his voice, so even the clansmen outside the main hall heard him clearly.
"Understood!"
"We guarantee we'll complete the mission!"
"Real-time relays? I know all about that, hehe!"
With Su Ting's approval, Su Ya and the others eagerly set about "recruiting" their squads!
"First Elder, give me a spot! I've cultivated the Carefree Movement Technique for hundreds of years, and I run damn fast. Other people can livestream one scene in a day, but I can livestream ten!"
"Give me a spot too. First off, I'm not someone who likes stirring up trouble, but if I run into anyone bad-mouthing our Su Clan, I'll be the first to object. And if I happen to run into other people arguing with the Devil Race, I can act as a peacemaker and help them 'mediate' their dispute..."
"Me, me, me..."
After several hours, Su Ya and the others finally finished selecting their squads.
Behind them, every one of those selected wore an excited expression.
"Is everyone ready?"
Su Ya turned to look at them.
"Ready!"
"Ready to set out anytime!"
"My heart, eager to make a contribution, has already started pounding!"
These people were even more eager than Su Ya and the other elders leading them. At a nod from Su Ting, Su Ya continued, "Squad leaders, take your members and set out!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
In an instant, more than a hundred people became streaks of light, heading beyond the array.
Just as they were nearing the brand-new grand array outside, which had undergone an earth-shaking transformation, Su Chen's voice came from the void. "Each of you, pluck a star from the array. If you encounter a danger you cannot overcome, crush it and you can be transported straight back to the clan!"
This grand array was the Eternal Imperial Palace's accompanying array, the Nine Heavens Mystic Origin Star River and Cosmos Reversal Grand Array.
It had many uses, one of which was transportation.
Each little star on it was like a subsidiary transportation array, while the Nine Heavens Mystic Origin Star River and Cosmos Reversal Grand Array at the Eternal Imperial Palace was the parent transportation array.
Crushing a subsidiary array would transport its bearer back to the parent array in an instant.
"Yes, Ancestor!"
Everyone cheerfully plucked a palm-sized star.
With these, they had little need to worry about their own safety!
Once Su Ya and the others had all left, Su Ting looked at the Great Emperors before him and the clansmen outside. "Everyone, you may all disperse and go about your business. Once they send the images back, you can watch them then!"
Only then did everyone leave, though reluctantly.
Still, that was fine. They could use this time to familiarize themselves with their "new home."
After everyone dispersed, only Su Ting and a few others remained.
They were Su Chen's four sons and one daughter.
Just as Su Ting was about to tell the others to leave as well, he noticed something unusual about Su Yun.
"Brother Yun! Is something the matter?"
Su Ting knew his younger brothers and sister well, so he could tell at a glance that something was on Su Yun's mind.
Hearing Su Ting's question, Su Yun came back to his senses, a hesitant look on his face.
"If something's the matter, just say it. Is there any need for secrets between us?"