Chapter 588 - 569: The New Master of the Star Alliance

"Truly a peerless beauty. Brother Wang, you’re a lucky man!"

At that moment, more Cultivators filed in. They were all leading figures from various Sects. Of course, there were also members of the Extreme Dao Alliance, but they had been escorted in under guard.

Chi Ying and Chi Qing exchanged a look, Demonic Qi flaring from them.

"You want to fight? You’re courting death!" Jii Wanli snorted. He had just taken a step forward when a figure appeared beside him. "Brother Jii, please calm yourself. Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll have to offend you."

Saint Demon Mingren.

Wang Meng was powerful—perhaps even the most powerful—but no one feared him, because everyone liked him. Mingren was different. Many people both respected and feared him.

Jii Wanli saw the looks in the surrounding eyes and knew things were not going his way. He waved his hand dismissively and said resentfully, "Fine. Let’s get everything out in the open today. I knew you were all dissatisfied with the Extreme Dao Alliance and wanted to frame me. Bring it on!"

"Brother Jii, be patient. The truth of the matter will be revealed shortly. If it turns out you have truly been wronged, Brother Jii, we are all willing to recognize you as the new Star Alliance Leader."

Linglong said.

"Do you mean that?"

"Heh, I have no objection," Mingren said. ’Things must be fair. Every action has its price.’

"I have no problem with it either. To be honest, I actually quite like Brother Jii," Lin Jinghao said with a smile.

Wang Meng also nodded. "Chi Ying, begin."

A purple light appeared between Chi Ying’s hands and shone upon Jii Wanli. A purple glow was reflected from his body.

"It really was you who killed our elder brother!" Chi Qing exclaimed in shock.

"Of course! Did you think it was a lie?" Jii Wanli said proudly. The disciples of the Extreme Dao Alliance present were filled with righteous indignation.

But then, the purple light gradually flew out from Jii Wanli’s body and formed three blurry human figures. One was lying on the ground, while the other two were conversing.

Although there was no sound, their forms and actions were perfectly clear. One was Jii Wanli, whom everyone recognized. The other was someone Chi Qing and Chi Ying couldn’t be more familiar with: Chi Zhe. The one on the ground was Chi Zhu.

Jii Wanli and Chi Zhe’s relationship was good enough that they were chatting together.

Jii Wanli’s expression changed drastically. "This is the Demon Race’s Demon Technique! Don’t believe it!"

But looking at the eyes of the Cultivators around him, they all looked like they wanted to slice him into a thousand pieces. No one believed him.

"I knew it! The battles everywhere else are always brutal, but over here, it’s always been all thunder and no rain!"

Dangtian said. They had originally wanted to achieve great things here.

Aside from the diehard loyalists of the Extreme Dao Alliance, everyone else immediately turned against him.

"Nonsense! This is slander! You’re all just jealous of me!" Jii Wanli roared.

Mingren smiled. "All these people are afraid of getting their hands dirty. Me? My hands are already filthy, so I don’t mind getting them a little dirtier. If you can defeat me, you can leave. I imagine no one else will try to stop you."

The tent was blasted open. Everyone retreated, clearing a space for Mingren and Jii Wanli.

The situation was hopeless. Jii Wanli, however, was brazen to the end. He threw his head back and laughed. "Good, very good! You win. Wang Meng, I want to know, what was it that made you suspicious?!"

Hu Jing smiled. "Actually, you were just too hasty. With your Light-speed Body ability, assassinating Chi Zhu was plausible. But in your eagerness to curry favor with Chi Zhe, you rushed to assassinate Chi Ying and Chi Qing, and even sent people from the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect. Though that person died, the Cultivation Techniques of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect are unmistakable. Given your personality, for you to suddenly be so generous... I couldn’t help but be a little suspicious. So, when your plan arrived, we sent people to scout ahead first. As a result, we discovered the Demon Race’s ambush. In the end, you were simply too greedy!"

Jii Wanli listened with a smile. "I’ve long heard that Wang Meng is surrounded by a cloud of beauties, each with their own Ultimate Skill. I have also long admired the strategic mind of Grand Military Adviser Hu. Seeing you today, you truly live up to your reputation. But even with all of you here, do you really think you can stop me?"

Mingren smiled. "Didn’t I already say? As long as you can escape from my grasp, no one will stop you."

Jii Wanli snorted. "Mingren, others may fear you, but I, Jii Wanli, do not! All that mysterious nonsense... you think I don’t know that while you and Wang Meng appear to be fire and water on the surface, you’re actually the one who helps him the most!"

Mingren smiled faintly. "You may begin your journey to the afterlife."

Jii Wanli’s figure suddenly erupted in a brilliant radiance as his body transformed into light. His speed had already reached the realm of Great Success; no one could block him. At the same time, someone suddenly rushed out from among the Cultivators, charging at Mingren. "Senior Brother, go! Quick!"

It was... Longyue!

"Longyue, we’ll go together! A mere Mingren can’t stop us!"

Jii Wanli shot toward Mingren like a beam of light. On the other side, Longyue’s Lofty and Refined Holy Statue was completely ablaze. She was staking her life to help Jii Wanli escape. She was the one who truly loved him most.

BOOM...

Mingren extended his hands. One, wreathed in light, caught the beam of light. The other, shrouded in darkness, devoured it.

Jii Wanli and Longyue were a single step apart, yet from that moment on, they were separated by an insurmountable distance.

This was the power of the Saint Demon!

"Senior Brother, your little sister will go on ahead."

BOOM...

The Holy Statue exploded. White flames shot into the sky. This was a move meant to take Mingren down with her. Longyue was, after all, on the level of the Star Alliance’s top ten masters. This self-immolating strike was no small matter.

But a single wave of black Demon Flame swallowed the white flames whole. Mingren’s expression did not even change.

"Brother Jii, do you have any last words?"

The beam of light that was Jii Wanli seemed to be trapped in a cage made of light, completely unable to escape.

This was the terror of Mingren.

"Hahaha, I am the Master of the Star Alliance, the king of the world! No one can kill me! If I cannot be king, then I will be nothing!"

SHING...

Blood splattered. Jii Wanli had taken his own life...

His grand ambitions of hegemony turned to dust. When a person dies, their lamp is extinguished.

With the deaths of Jii Wanli and Longyue, the Extreme Dao Alliance crumbled.

Everyone couldn’t help but sigh with some emotion. Jii Wanli had been a significant figure, after all. It was just a pity that his opponents were all too strong, and he was unwilling to accept it. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have met such an end.

If Wang Meng had been his only rival, it might have been different. But Wang Meng, Mingren, Lin Jinghao—every one of them was stronger than him. Yet, he stubbornly refused to concede.

On the main front, both Wang Meng and Mingren left behind a contingent of Cultivators to confuse the Demon Race, while the main forces assembled. The elites of the Five Great Castles marched on the Demon Capital.

It took only one day to conquer the Demon Capital. When Chi Zhe realized he had been tricked, he rushed back, only to be ambushed and killed by Mingren. The campaign to encircle and annihilate the Demon Race took over half a month. The Demon Capital finally fell into the hands of the Star Alliance. After nearly four years, the war against the Demons had finally entered the counter-offensive stage.

Wang Meng, Mingren, Lin Jinghao, and Linglong scouted the Abyss. Their conclusion was that the Abyss was completely unsuitable for Cultivators to enter. Once inside that Purgatory-like place, their Elemental Power was almost completely suppressed by Demonic Qi. Attacking the Abyss was simply unrealistic. The Demon Race wouldn’t even need to fight them; they could just play hide-and-seek in the Abyss and wear them down to their deaths.

But by the same token, the Demon Race was also afraid. The Demon Lord had been worn down by the Sealing Demon Array to the point of having only half a life left. After all, humanity now held the advantage. If they truly launched continuous assaults on the Abyss, the Demons wouldn’t be able to withstand it either. Moreover, humanity’s greatest strength was their ability to research and always find a solution.

Chi Ying compromised. The Demon Race surrendered, willing to retreat back into the Abyss and allow the Star Alliance to repair the flaws in the Sealing Demon Array. Once the array was repaired, the Demon Race wouldn’t be able to emerge again for several thousand years.

This was the best outcome for both sides. Over a hundred thousand Cultivators had been lost in the assault on the Demon Capital; the Demon Race was not an easy foe.

Chi Qing activated the Demon King Order, recalling the scattered members of the Demon Race, and they retreated into the Abyss. Chi Ying was the last to leave.

A trace of longing lingered deep in her eyes. Gazing at Wang Meng and Hu Jing in the distance, Chi Ying waved her hand.

"You’re still too soft-hearted," Hu Jing said.

Wang Meng smiled. "When will the cycle of revenge ever end? Everyone is tired. It’s time to rest."

"Is that so? I seem to recall a certain someone possesses a Space Ability and is more adapted to Demonic Qi than anyone else. I wonder if that person can travel to and from the Abyss freely," Hu Jing said with a grin.

Wang Meng rubbed his nose. "Ahem, we all know each other so well. Can’t you stop exposing me all the time?"

They both laughed. Actually, this was good. The Small Thousand World had finally returned to normal.

It took another month to completely finish the Sealing Demon Array. The Demon Race, as promised, kept their word. Without their interference, the Sealing Demon Array was once again whole. The Small Thousand Realm would now have a long period of peace.

After this great war, a new generation of Four Greats was born.

Saint Emperor Wang Meng, Saint Demon Mingren, Dragon Demon Lin Jinghao, and Dragon Emperor Linglong.

And Wang Meng, without a doubt, became the new Master of the Star Alliance.

His only competitor, Lin Jinghao, said just one thing about it: he had no interest in such a thankless job. His dream was to be a good person; actually, what he most wanted to be was a wandering bard.

Anything that wasn’t a proper job would do.

Legends of the Four Greats spread throughout the various Small Thousand Realms. There was endless celebration; the time after a catastrophe is always the happiest.

Although Yuu Kunlun and the others had not fully recovered from their injuries, they came out of seclusion one after another. The Taiyin Sect was undoubtedly the happiest of all. During the most difficult times, the Taiyin Sect had always stood with Wang Meng, making their position unshakable. In truth, they had worried for nothing. With a new generation of elites like Xie Tianhua, Zou Chuang, and Cheng Cheng, the Taiyin Sect’s glory would never fade.

The Star Alliance’s New Ten Great Sects.

1. The Holy Hall.

The world-renowned Holy Hall Army. With Wang Meng becoming the Master of the Star Alliance, Zhang Xiaojiang took full command of the Holy Hall.

2. The Pure Land.

Home to Saint Demon Mingren, the only existence in this world who could contend with Wang Meng, as well as the powerful Demon Race legion. Hidden away in the Pure Land, their position was unquestionable.

3. The No Illusion Demon Sect.

Although Lin Jinghao shirked his duties, the Dragon Demon was one of the Four Greats. His prestige was far greater than Demon Ba’s. The No Illusion Demon Sect also saw many outstanding disciples emerge during the war against the Demons. As for the future, that was a matter for the future.

4. The Taiyin Sect.

As the staunchest ally of the Holy Hall, the Taiyin Sect’s status couldn’t be shown by rankings alone. They were at the height of their power.

The new Sect Leader, Xie Tianhua, was the martial nephew of the Star Alliance’s Master, Wang Meng. Damn, rumor had it that the first time this guy met Wang Meng, he immediately acknowledged him as Martial Uncle. Everyone said that while Sect Leader Xie’s strength might not put him in the top ten, his foresight was absolutely number one in the world. It was said that many people sought him out for fortune-telling.

5. The Cyan Cloud Sect.

Bu Qingyun took charge of the Cyan Cloud Sect. A Classical Saint Cultivator, he stood tall, restoring its former glory. The era of the Saint Cultivators had arrived.

6. The Flower Fairy Sect.

Ling Fei took charge of the Flower Fairy Sect. It also had deep ties to the Holy Hall. The Flower Fairy Sect had a profound foundation and still maintained its neutrality.

7. The Power Sect.

Dangtian took charge of the Power Sect. The Power Sect had displayed formidable strength in the war against the Demons, a case of profound accumulation leading to a sudden burst of power. They had proven their strength with facts. Moreover, this generation of the Power Sect was brimming with talent, such as Feng Jin.

8. The Treasure Artifact Sect.

The war against the Demons made the Treasure Artifact Sect. Yue Rantian abdicated, and Yue Shan became the new Treasure Artifact Sect Master. Everyone knew that at the critical moment, Sect Leader Yue Shan’s resolve had forged the Treasure Artifact Sect’s current status.

9. The Dharma Flower Sect.

After the great war, the Dharma Flower Sect expanded rapidly, attracting many outstanding Cultivators. They skyrocketed into the ranks of the Ten Great Sects. Fan Ru abdicated, and Fan Hong became the new Sect Leader of the Dharma Flower Sect. The once timid and forgetful Fan Hong had undergone a Bathing in Fire Rebirth.

10. The Heart Sword Sect.

’Focus is power.’ This was the perfect description for both the Power Sect and the Heart Sword Sect. These two underestimated Sects had displayed absolute power in the war against the Demons. The disciples of the Heart Sword Sect improved by leaps and bounds. Mu En succeeded as the new Sect Leader of the Heart Sword Sect. Legend said he was the only person who could spar with Wang Meng in Sword Intent.

The new Four Greats and the new Ten Great Sects—the news quickly spread throughout the world.

The Star Alliance was victorious!

Of course, this was also a victory for the Holy Hall. The glory of the Holy Hall was the greatest glory in the entire realm.

This was a miracle created by a mortal named Wang Meng. But he was not alone. He had brothers!

(A new era has begun! Of course, Master Wang and Mingren must still settle the score. To all my senior brothers and sisters, let the warm-up begin! Please vote!) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)