330: Did he really kill Ao Wei's protector?

Night remained, the galaxy was resplendent.

Imperial Pass.

No one could sleep tonight. A heavy atmosphere permeated the entire Imperial Pass because today, the Yao Race had delivered an invitation for the people of the Five Regions of the Human Race to go to the Demon Capital tomorrow to observe the Ten Thousand Demon Assembly...

This was naked humiliation!

How could anyone with a shred of spirit sleep?

Smash!

Inside a tavern.

With a table shattering with a boom, a burly, shirtless man slammed his palm down and shouted angrily, "Damn it, let's fight them!"

"These beasts are bullying our Human Race too much!"

After his words were spoken, they immediately drew agreement from countless Cultivators.

"Right!"

"Let's fight them; the outcome isn't certain yet!"

"Exactly. They're using the heads of our Human Race Prodigies to host some Ten Thousand Demon Assembly. If we don't go, are we even human?"

More and more young Cultivators were furious, but some Cultivators remained silent, their faces conflicted.

Even a small Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage could see that this was clearly a trap set by the Yao Race. What Ten Thousand Demon Assembly? It was just letting them go to their deaths!

Just then, a voice rang out.

"Fight?"

"What are we going to fight with?"

"With Great Yao outnumbering Human Race experts several times over, how do we fight?"

"Not everyone is like you Disciples of great Sects and clans, who lack no Medicinal Pills, possess powerful Divine Abilities, have top-tier talent, and have the strength to fight multiple opponents. Most people need to use various advantages of time and location just to win against the Yao Race one-on-one. After all, although the Yao Race cultivates slowly in terms of Realm, their combat power in the same Realm is inherently stronger than the Human Race's."

"After fighting for so many years, don't you understand this?"

"Furthermore, this is when the Yao Race has an absolute advantage in numbers!"

"Fine, even if we don't talk about the numbers, who is going to stop Mo Ya?"

These words were like cold water, instantly causing the faces of those angry Cultivators to turn grim. Especially upon hearing the last sentence, many Cultivators wanted to speak but stopped, and the many arguments they had prepared were stuck in their throats, unable to be spoken.

Indeed!

Forget about the difference in numbers.

Who would stop Mo Ya?

This was a fact that had to be faced!

For a moment, the entire tavern fell silent. Such things were happening in many corners of the Imperial Pass. Those who could be in the Imperial Pass were not cowardly, but how could such a suicidal act of throwing oneself into the fire not provoke opposition?

At the same time.

In the Imperial Pass, inside a residence, the place where Shen Nian had previously stayed.

The main hall was filled with figures: Shen Ye, General Shen Long, and several Cangtian Army generals, with only the main seat vacant.

"Is Mo Ya's move intended to cut off our Human Race's generation in one go, to kill until there is a generational gap?" Shen Ye sat on the right, his face devoid of a smile, showing only coldness. He then looked at Shen Qianqiu beside him and asked, "What is the result on your end?"

Shen Qianqiu immediately showed a bitter smile and said, "The Imperial Pass is now in complete chaos. Even if our Shen Family takes the lead, the various Holy Lands and Sects of the Five Domains will definitely not be willing to let their elite Disciples go to their deaths..."

"I'm afraid that fewer than three thousand will be able to go to the Heavenly Abyss tomorrow..."

"There are only one hundred in the Void Returning Realm..."

After this number was spoken, Shen Ye fell silent.

Fewer than three thousand?

What a concept!

The total number of Cultivators in the Imperial Pass was well over several hundred thousand, and there were nearly a million Great Yao on the other side. Now, with fewer than three thousand people, how the hell were they supposed to fight!

"Hmph!"

"Cowardly fools, a disgrace to humanity!" General Shen Long snorted coldly, his expression instantly sinking.

"Since no one is willing to go, why should we let our Shen Family elites go to their deaths!"

"Then let's not go. Forget it, let whoever wants to go, go. No one from our Shen Family has been captured!"

Beside him, Shen Jue, who carried a blue divine spear on his back, spoke, "Old General, please calm your anger. Actually, you can't blame them entirely. This is indeed a battle with nine deaths and one life. That Mo Ya is too strong. If no one stops him, I'm afraid it will be a slaughter..."

"Then what?"

"Are we just not going to fight?"

"Retreating without a fight is a military taboo!"

"The Monster Realm has always had Immortals sitting in command. When has our Human Race ever talked about giving up? Haven't we still fought until now?" General Shen Long said angrily, then added, "Shen Jue, do you know why you have never been able to enter the peak of the Void Returning Realm? It is because of your temperament—indecisive. Years ago, you had the chance to follow the Patriarch, yet you wasted it yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Jue was stunned and immediately cupped his hands, saying, "The Old General's reprimand is correct..."

"Old General, how many can the Cangtian Army mobilize?" Shen Ye suddenly asked.

General Shen Long pondered and said, "The Cangtian Army only has fifty thousand people. Without the Patriarch's order, I can only mobilize five thousand. Otherwise, if the Yao Race takes the opportunity to attack, the east side won't be defensible..."

If the entire Cangtian Army were dispatched and the Yao Race took the opportunity to attack, the result would not just be the loss of the younger generation, but the handing over of the Imperial Pass to the Monster Realm on a silver platter. That would be a devastating disaster for the hundreds of millions of commoners in the Eastern Profound Domain in the rear.

"Five thousand??" Another Cangtian Army general almost jumped up upon hearing this number.

"This is five thousand of the Cangtian Army!"

"They are all elites of our Shen Family!"

"How can we watch them go to their deaths!!"

Upon saying this, the general was immediately stared at by several gazes.

Shen Ye slowly stood up and said, "If even our Shen Family doesn't carry this banner, then who will?"

"After the Ten Thousand Demon Assembly, I fear hearts will be scattered. If we have to fight in the future, how will we fight?"

The general frowned and retorted, "Isn't there a way out? If we don't go this time, won't that be fine? The Human Race is already a scattered mess. As long as we preserve our Shen Family's strength, why can't we fight in the future!"

"A way out..." Shen Ye chuckled softly, then said helplessly, "I fear the Human Race has long since run out of ways out..."

"General, rest assured. I will not take the Cangtian Army to their deaths. Leave that Mo Ya to... us!"

Upon hearing this, the general was stunned at first, and then heard General Shen Long and Shen Jue shout in unison, "No!"

"Neither you nor Shen Wudao can go!"

Shen Ye and Shen Wudao were the most outstanding members of the current generation of the Shen Family and would inevitably step into the Dao Realm in the future. There could be absolutely no mishaps!

"Old General, actually, they think the same way." Shen Ye smiled bitterly, and the "they" he referred to were the various forces and Sects of the Five Regions of the Human Race.

General Shen Long was speechless.

"Sigh, it's not like we're destined to lose. I have now stepped into the Void Return Fifth Layer. With Wudao, Wang Teng, and several others at the top of the Heaven Ranking, if we join forces, we might not be unable to suppress Mo Ya!" Shen Ye said with a serious expression.

"Wang Teng?"

"Wasn't he captured by Emperor Shen?" Shen Qianqiu couldn't help but ask.

At the same time, in the room next door.

"Shen Nian!"

"Come and fight me!"

Wang Teng suddenly jumped up, the power of the Four Symbols appearing on his body—True Dragon, True Phoenix, Black Tortoise, and Vermilion Bird—making him look like an emperor among men.

"Alright, stop pretending. Fight what?"

"You couldn't even see how Emperor Shen made his move. Is there even a need to fight?"

"Wang Teng, I released you without permission because I know that although you are arrogant, your heart is on the side of our Human Race. Tomorrow, at the Ten Thousand Demon Assembly, do you dare to come with us?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Teng's face flushed. It was true that he had been awake for a long time, but he had been tied up like a club and couldn't move at all. Hearing someone come in, he saw several figures before him, all of whom were familiar to him.

Yun Feng of the Great Luo Holy Land in the Central Divine Continent!

Han Fei of the Xitian Tianyuan Holy Land!

The successor of the Pill Pagoda...

There were seven or eight figures in total, all top Prodigies of the Five Regions of the Human Race. Most of them had fought Wang Teng before, and all had the cultivation of the Void Returning Fourth Layer!

And the one speaking was the Wolf King of the Shen Family, Shen Wudao.

"What do you mean?"

"What Ten Thousand Demon Assembly?" Wang Teng asked with a frown.

After listening to Shen Wudao's words, Wang Teng's expression turned cold, his eyes shifting unpredictably, and then he walked out silently.

"What does he mean by this?"

"Did he chicken out?"

"Yun Feng, shut your mouth. When has I, Wang Teng, ever chickened out?"

"I am going back to the Wang Family camp to mobilize troops. My Wang Family is no worse than your Shen Family!"

At the same time.

The Tuoba Clan, at their residence in the Imperial Pass.

"Are you serious? Emperor Shen will go to the Heavenly Abyss to slay demons tomorrow?"

"Did he really crush Ao Wei's protector to death?"

"My God, quick... quickly go to the Human Emperor Branch Hall of the Imperial Pass!!"