470: The war begins

Over the next three days, Lu Xingchen used the "Taiyi Soul Art" to temper his Soul Power, without the slightest slack.

On the afternoon of this day, just after he had finished enjoying the luxurious dinner provided by the Serpent-human Clan and was admiring the sunset, the sound of a horn rang out.

The attack from the Three Great Demon Clans had finally arrived.

Lu Xingchen and Yun Li exchanged glances, simultaneously spread their Dou Qi Wings, and flew out of the Serpent-human Clan's royal city.

The sound of wind being broken constantly echoed in the air as members of the Serpent-human Clan and Peng Yu's followers kept flying out.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the royal city, Lu Xingchen gasped.

Over a thousand people had already gathered here.

The Clan Chiefs of the Three Great Demon Clans were all in the Semi-Saint Realm, standing in the air at the very front of the army alongside Luo Chen.

Behind them, there was a dense crowd of over a thousand Eighth-rank monsters and Martial Venerable Experts, and further back, there were countless Seventh-rank monsters.

In contrast, the combat power on the Serpent-human Clan's side was much weaker.

The Eighth-rank monsters of the Serpent-human Clan and Peng Yu's followers added up to only a little over five hundred.

Qing Yi stood at the forefront, with Lu Xingchen, Yun Li, Peng Yu, and Zi Chen standing beside her.

Qing Yi said sternly, "Three Demon Kings, our Serpent-human Clan Chief has already entered the Saint Realm; you are no match for her. If you leave now, both sides can live in peace. If you truly anger Queen Chiluan, she will make sure you never return!"

Hearing this, the leading Tiger King wore a look of disdain on his face.

"Hahaha! Bluster! The Serpent-human Clan has possessed the candle dragon flame for over three hundred years, and never once has a Saint appeared. How could she suddenly succeed?"

"I won't waste my breath trying to convince you to surrender, because I don't take prisoners; I will only slaughter you all. Qing Yi, die!"

After saying this, the Tiger King struck out with his palm toward Qing Yi, his Semi-Saint Realm cultivation fully displayed.

Qing Yi was shocked; she had not expected the Tiger King to be so decisive, skipping the part where they trade threats and attacking her directly.

The gap between a Ten-Star Martial Venerable and a Semi-Saint is immense; if she were to take this palm strike head-on, she would likely be severely injured!

Just then, a small, fire-red snake made of Dou Qi flew in from behind, blocking the Tiger King's attack.

Immediately after, Queen Chiluan arrived through the air, standing in front of Qing Yi.

"What she said is true; I have already achieved a Breakthrough to the Saint Realm!"

After speaking, Queen Chiluan wasted no words and summoned her Law Domain.

A fire-red Domain aura bloomed from her body, covering half the battlefield.

Everyone present were top experts from the two continents who had seen the world, and they immediately understood that this was a genuine Domain aura.

Queen Chiluan had truly broken through to the Saint Realm!

For a moment, the people of the Three Great Demon Clans were somewhat panicked, while the morale of the Serpent-human Clan was greatly boosted.

A saying had long circulated on the Tianyuan Continent: Beneath the Saint Realm, all are ants.

Even if the three Semi-Saint Realm Demon Kings joined forces, they were absolutely no match for Queen Chiluan.

The three Demon Kings panicked and began to discuss the situation.

"It really is a Domain aura! Young Friend Luo Chen, this junior Chiluan has truly broken through to the Saint Realm! Even if the three of us join forces, we are definitely not her match. We had better retreat quickly!"

Luo Chen chuckled.

"She really did manage to break through to the Saint Realm. It seems the candle dragon flame truly contains the Opportunity to become a Saint. Since that's the case, I cannot let them go even more!"

The Tiger King snorted coldly.

"That is a Saint! It is absolutely not something you or I can contend with. Luo Chen, do you have a way?"

Luo Chen said indifferently, "A Saint is nothing special. Our Luoshen Palace has many Saints, and I often used to find them to practice with."

"Between a Semi-Saint and a Saint, it is merely a difference of one Law Domain. According to our Luoshen Palace's experiments, if they go all out, five Semi-Saint Experts are enough to contend with one Saint who possesses a Law Domain."

"But we only have three!"

"She is injured," Luo Chen said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, the three Demon Kings were greatly shocked.

"What? How did you see that?"

Luo Chen said indifferently, "I don't need to explain so much to you. But it seems Queen Chiluan entered the Saint Realm by means of self-harm; her body is very weak, and I fear she cannot even unleash half the power of her Law Domain right now."

"If you want to annihilate the Serpent-human Clan, now is the best Opportunity. As long as you slay Queen Chiluan, the Serpent-human Clan will be at your mercy. As for me, I only want the candle dragon flame!"

Hearing this, the three Demon Kings were somewhat hesitant.

"Young Friend Luo Chen, is what you say true?"

Luo Chen said indifferently, "I am the head of the nine prodigies of the central continent, recognized as the number one person of the younger generation in the Nine Prefectures. Can you not accept my reputation? Furthermore, I will also be putting in effort; I would not joke with my own life."

"Fine! We will trust you this once!"

Immediately, the Tiger King roared.

"Queen Chiluan has suffered heavy injuries, and her combat power is less than one-tenth. Annihilating the Serpent-human Clan and killing Queen Chiluan starts today! Little ones, attack!"

At the Tiger King's command, the experts of the Three Great Demon Clans charged toward Lu Xingchen and the others.

Lu Xingchen frowned.

"Queen Chiluan, are you truly injured?"

Queen Chiluan nodded slightly, "That is indeed the case. In order to achieve a Breakthrough to the Saint Realm, I paid a great price. Without three to five years, my combat power will not fully recover. But how did the Tiger King see that?"

"A mere Semi-Saint Realm can see through the physical state of a true Saint?"

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "It must have been Luo Chen who saw it. That brat is the head of the nine prodigies of the central continent and truly has some ability; being able to see through your physical state is not a big deal."

"However, Queen, in your current state, can you defeat the three Demon Kings?"

Queen Chiluan nodded heavily and said softly, "Rest assured, I still have nearly half of my combat power left; it is not as exaggerated as the 'less than one-tenth' the Tiger King claimed."

"Beneath the Saint Realm, all are ants. Although I may not be able to kill all three of them, holding them off is no problem. As long as they cannot win after a long battle and feel the pain of their casualties, they will voluntarily retreat!"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

"Being able to achieve such a situation is already very good. Saint Realm experts are truly terrifying! Since that is the case, then leave Luo Chen to me!"

Queen Chiluan nodded heavily and immediately let out a sharp shout, "Members of the Serpent-human Clan, begin the war!"

The forces of the Serpent-human Clan and Peng Yu's followers also charged up.

The two sides combined totaled over ten thousand people, more than all the participants of the Martial Arts Convention put together.

At this moment, both sides collided, with Demonic Power and Dou Qi constantly flashing, blood splattering, like a meat grinder.

Queen Chiluan sought out the three Demon Kings.

Luo Chen flew straight toward Lu Xingchen.

"Lu Dazhuang, the grudge between the two of us should also come to an end!"