80: Final Faction Battle
Just as the World BOSS appeared, at Qinglu Mountain, Old Ancestor Senior Ji of Qinglu Mountain, who was in seclusion in the back mountain seeking a Breakthrough, suddenly opened his eyes, a tremor in his heart.
It was as if something extraordinary was happening.
Senior Ji looked puzzled. He formed a hand seal with his right hand and performed a divination.
Then his expression changed abruptly, and he looked in the direction of Thousand Demon Cave.
Bang!
The stone door of the secret chamber was directly blasted open, and Senior Ji's figure emerged from it.
Hearing the commotion, all the Disciples of Qinglu Mountain came to the back mountain.
There were eight of them.
These were all Senior Ji's Disciples.
Including Senior Ji, the Mountain Lord, there were a total of nine Disciples in Qinglu Mountain.
But these Disciples were all exceptionally strong, far surpassing the True Lords of Jin Yang Cave.
Coupled with Senior Ji, who was recognized as the strongest existence among the Human Race forces, Qinglu Mountain was able to be the number one Human Race force in this region.
It was also because of Senior Ji that Thousand Demon Cave had been hesitant to launch a full-scale attack on the Human Race forces.
“Master, what’s wrong? The next batch of Longevity Fruits won't be delivered for another month!” a Disciple stepped forward and asked.
Senior Ji waved his hand, “No need for that. All of you, come with me!”
“Where to?”
All the Disciples had puzzled expressions on their faces.
“Thousand Demon Cave!” Senior Ji said.
Then, regardless of what the Disciples were thinking, he directly rode a cloud and quickly flew towards Thousand Demon Cave.
The Disciples looked at each other.
Although they didn't know why their Master was going to Thousand Demon Cave, they didn't hesitate too much and used their respective methods to chase after Senior Ji.
...
Jin Yang Cave.
In the Council Hall.
Nearly half of the True Lords in the Sect gathered here, their expressions varied.
Some were indifferent, some angry, and some gloating.
“Great Qian must give an explanation for True Lord Qingfeng's death!” a True Lord said angrily.
“Exactly! Our Jin Yang Cave has lost two True Lords, both related to Great Qian. If we don't demand an explanation, others will think Jin Yang Cave is easy to bully!”
“Hmph, the destruction of Qingqiu is also inseparable from Great Qian's new Inspector!”
“I heard that Great Qian's new Inspector is keen on slaying demons and devils. All the Great Demons within Great Qian's borders have been slain by him. If this person can be used by our Jin Yang Cave, it might just barely make up for our losses!”
“Grand Elder, they must hand over the culprit, otherwise, Great Qian has no reason to exist!”
Inside the hall, many True Lords spoke fiercely, hoping to thoroughly investigate the matter.
At this moment, on the main seat, a Cultivator with a youthful face and hair like a crane's feather was meditating with his eyes closed.
The arguments below seemed not to affect him in the slightest.
He was the actual controller here, the Grand Elder of Jin Yang Cave, True Monarch Mingyi!
Just then, True Monarch Mingyi suddenly opened his eyes.
An ineffable sense of danger instantly filled his heart!
He reached out and took out a compass-style Magical Artifact, injecting his magic power into it.
Immediately, the compass shone brightly.
A needle slowly rotated, finally pointing with difficulty towards the southwest direction.
Then the entire compass, as if unable to bear the burden, shattered with a bang!
True Monarch Mingyi looked at the southwest in surprise. That was the center of the Immortal Sect Ruins, where Thousand Demon Cave was located.
“Ominous, and extremely ominous!”
“But within this great ominousness, there is a sliver of heaven-defying Opportunity!”
“What exactly is going on?”
True Monarch Mingyi stood up. Everyone in the hall, who had just been arguing, all tacitly fell silent, quietly awaiting the Grand Elder's instructions.
“Let's put Great Qian's matter aside for now. It's not too late to settle accounts later. Next, all of you will follow me to Thousand Demon Cave!” he said decisively.
Then he conjured a magnificent flying boat and was the first to fly onto it.
All the True Lords were bewildered, not understanding what had happened.
But since the Grand Elder had given the order, they naturally dared not disobey.
They all boarded the flying boat.
...
Great Qian.
This place was closest to Thousand Demon Cave.
Therefore, at this moment, people living in the Great Qian territory could still feel slight tremors.
Qian Capital.
Inside the Martial Temple.
Wu Ming and the other four Temple Priests looked at Li Yan and the others who had returned, their faces all showing a look of shock.
“Why are only you back? Where is Song Ming?” Wu Ming asked.
“I was going to ask you guys! Where did you find this Prodigy? Even True Lord Qingfeng was no match for him, and the Golden-furred Demon Emperor of Thousand Demon Cave was suppressed by him!” Li Yan said, wide-eyed.
Wu Ming was a bit confused upon hearing this, “What do you mean? What exactly happened?”
Li Yan snorted, “True Lord Qingfeng took us to the Immortal Cave Abode. Song Ming killed him without a word, then encountered a Demon Emperor, and directly beat him down. By now, Song Ming should have already gone to Thousand Demon Cave!”
Wu Ming was immediately alarmed, “What? Why didn't you try to persuade him? There are countless Great Demons in Thousand Demon Cave. Is that a place he can go alone?”
Li Yan scoffed, “Then why didn't you persuade him to stay in Great Qian and not come out? Besides, if I could persuade him, would I be out here being ordered around like a dog?”
Wu Ming was speechless.
Then, just as he was about to speak again, he suddenly heard a movement behind him.
Everyone turned to look.
They saw that on the high platform in the deepest part of the Martial Temple, the tallest, six-zhang golden statue in the middle suddenly moved.
Click, click, click.
The Old Ancestor of Great Qian slowly turned his body with difficulty, extending his right arm, which was entwined with a Golden Dragon, and pointed towards Thousand Demon Cave.
“Thousand Demon... chaos, you... flee! I... stay!”
Broken, intermittent sounds came from the six-zhang golden statue.
Wu Ming and the others were all startled upon hearing this.
“Old Ancestor, what exactly happened?” the Temple Priests asked in unison.
But the six-zhang golden statue remained motionless in its original posture, not responding to them.
...
At the same time.
Professionals scattered across various dungeon and Secret Realm locations all stared in astonishment at the sudden message prompt that appeared before them.
【The World's Final BOSS, Mystic Stone Demon, has appeared】
【The Final Faction War has begun】
【Please choose your Faction: Guardian Faction / Attacking Faction】
【Guardian Faction: Protect the World BOSS, help it survive for 24 hours. Faction rewards will be settled based on the BOSS's final health】
【Attacking Faction: Attack the World BOSS, kill it within 24 hours. Faction rewards will be settled based on the damage dealt by each person】
【The location of the Faction War has been marked on the map, please proceed there as soon as possible】
Bai Hui stared blankly at the panel in front of him. He truly wondered if he was dreaming.
Their small team hadn't done anything yet, and the World BOSS had already appeared.
“Captain, which side should we choose?” a team member asked.
“Nonsense, look at the World BOSS's health, two hundred million! Of course, it's the Guardian Faction!”
“Right, according to the experience of those big shots who participated in Faction Wars, the Guardian Faction yields the greatest profit!”
The team members all leaned towards choosing the Guardian Faction.
But Bai Hui shook his head vigorously, saying, “Attacking Faction!”
“Why?” the team members were puzzled.
“Have you forgotten about that Professional who appeared in the Qingqiu territory?” Bai Hui retorted.
The team members' expressions all stiffened.
Oh right, how could they have forgotten that person?
Over a hundred million true damage, and this World BOSS only had over two hundred million health.
Hiss.
Attack, they absolutely had to attack!
Meanwhile, Meng Li and Zhang Xinhua didn't hesitate at all.
The moment the Faction War appeared, they immediately chose to join the Attacking Faction.
No other reason.
Because hesitating for even a second would be disrespectful to the strength of their junior, Song Ming!