Chapter 1981: Six Great Battalions

After years of development, the Judgment Division's methods of punishment had grown increasingly sophisticated. Compared to the old days, they were a hundred times worse.

The three outsiders, who had been quite stubborn in front of Xia Ji, were taken away by the judges under Jiang Yushu. They lasted three hours before they were brought back.

The various ninth-transformation immortals of the Upper Three Realms all stared closely at the three numb-faced individuals, scrutinizing them intently.

Jiang Yushu sat in the main seat and calmly addressed the three outsiders kneeling on the ground. "Names and origins."

"Qingming Supreme Alliance, Cangshui Divine Realm, Human Race, Huosui lineage, Beifeng City Tang Family disciple, Tang Zihao."

"Qingming Supreme Alliance, Cangshui Divine Realm, Human Race, Huosui lineage, Qin Shulang."

"Qingming Supreme Alliance, Cangshui Divine Realm, Human Race, Huosui lineage, Ye Ming."

Everyone looked surprised. Even someone like Chen Feifei, who possessed memories from the Nether Ruins period, was just as shocked by this revelation.

Chen Feifei asked with a peculiar expression, "You three... are humans?"

"Is there still a place for the Human Race in the Qingming Supreme Alliance?"

A ninth-transformation immortal frowned. "If you are the Human Race, then what are we?"

"The Supreme Bones of the Human Race have already been stripped, yet looking at you, it seems the Supreme Bone still exists in your bodies," said Lang Daochun, frowning.

Shao Mengyuan remained silent, but his brows were furrowed.

They suddenly recalled the conversation between Saint Jinyang and the Saint Long in the Underworld.

"We are the Human Race, but you are not." Tang Zihao's face felt numb. "Your Immortal Hong lineage was removed from the Human Race long ago. The destiny of our race no longer has anything to do with you."

Shao Mengyuan spoke slowly, "Brother Lang, it seems the Human Race's heritage is far stronger than our former God Race. What we've seen here is merely an exiled branch that was expelled from the human race."

An exiled branch expelled from the human race?

Everyone fell silent.

Tang Zihao continued, "Perhaps these events happened many years ago, but among our Human Race, the betrayal of Immortal Hong has never been forgotten. The story has been passed down from generation to generation. You do not know about it because the traitors did not dare to tell you. They thought they could simply find some Divine Realm within the vast Qingming Supreme Alliance and hide there.

"But there is no wall in this world that doesn't eventually let the wind through, especially after Ancestor Huosui became the Honorary Heavenly Venerable of the Arbitration Court of the Qingming Supreme Alliance. Wherever the Immortal Hong lineage is hiding, Ancestor Huosui can see it at a glance."

No one knew exactly what kind of figure Ancestor Huosui was, nor what the Arbitration Court of the Qingming Supreme Alliance represented. But simply from the way Tang Zihao spoke, they could already tell that the enemy humanity now faced was terrifyingly powerful.

Seeing everyone remain silent, a trace of color returned to Tang Zihao's expressionless face. "In this war, you have no chance of winning whatsoever. Even if you hide in such an ant-nest-like place, the Young Master in charge of presiding over the clearing of traitors can still follow the clues to find you."

Qin Shulang said slowly, "Correct. However much you torture the three of us now, in the future, these things will fall upon you a thousandfold and ten-thousandfold."

Ye Ming did not utter a word, but a trace of faint mockery appeared in his indifferent gaze.

The Judgment Division's torturing of them had beaten them into submission, and they divulged some information. However, they still maintained their condescending attitude toward the remnants of the Immortal Hong lineage.

A ninth-transformation immortal couldn't bear to see the three acting like this and couldn't help mocking them coldly, "Your young master is still strolling through the Qingming. It won't be that easy for him to find us."

Tang Zihao replied, "Since the three of us could find this place, he will definitely be able to find it as well. It's merely a matter of time."

Qin Shulang said, "Among us cultivators with divine abilities, what we lack least is time."

Xia Ji paid no attention to their attitude. "Now tell us, how strong is your young master really? As far as I know, even Saints are divided into several levels."

Tang Zihao said calmly, "We do not know how strong he is either, but he is definitely the strongest existence among Saints. If he wishes, he has every opportunity to ascend to become a Realm Lord."

Realm Lord?

Only a few people knew a thing or two about that. Their faces turned gloomy.

Shao Mengyuan asked suspiciously, "Is your young master really as strong as you claim?"

The three outsiders sneered coldly and did not reply.

Lang Daochun suddenly asked, "I do not know where the Cangshui Divine Realm you mentioned is located, but have you heard of the God Race?"

"The God Race? Ah, I remember now." Tang Zihao nodded. "The remnants of the Immortal Hong lineage hid in a place called Shenzang. The God Race was the number one Saint Race in the Shenzang Divine Realm, and their patriarch was also the Realm Lord of the Shenzang Divine Realm. However, when various factions fought for the position of Honorary Heavenly Venerable in the Arbitration Court of the Qingming Supreme Alliance, this Realm Lord chose the wrong side. In the end, his faction lost, and he was implicated."

A trace of mockery showed in his eyes. "The entire race was punished by our Ancestor Huosui. Not even a single Saint was allowed to remain. They fell straight from the clouds into the abyss, later becoming an exiled race."

Lang Daochun and Shao Mengyuan were stunned.

They had never imagined that the decline of the God Race and the death of their Realm Lord were actually related to that Ancestor Huosui they mentioned. And Ancestor Huosui was the archenemy of the Nine Realms' Human Race?

Didn't that mean that, from beginning to end, the demons and humans had already been bound together because of this existence?

Shao Mengyuan transmitted his voice to Lang Daochun, "Brother Lang... our former Realm Lord fell just because he was implicated? Just how strong is this Ancestor Huosui they speak of?"

Lang Daochun's expression was grim. "Don't ask me; how would I know? Even at the peak of the God Race, I never came into contact with that level. Just knowing that... the strength of the Human Race represented behind these three is likely thousands or tens of thousands of times stronger than our God Race at its peak will suffice."

The information obtained this time was extremely useful. Yet at the same time, it placed an invisible, suffocating pressure upon them.

"This bronze disc was confiscated from them. It is said that it can distinguish the aura of the Immortal Hong lineage."

Xia Ji suddenly retrieved a bronze disc and handed it to everyone.

Everyone took turns inspecting it. One person aimed it at himself, and a brilliant white light instantly burst forth from the bronze disc.

"If there is a reaction, it means you are remnants of the Immortal Hong lineage," Tang Zihao said calmly. "Every squad under the young master has an artifact like this. Its only purpose is to detect Immortal Hong's remnants."

Someone swept the bronze disc over Shao Mengyuan and Lang Daochun as well, and brilliant white light burst out just the same.

"You two are completely tied to us now." Xia Ji smiled. "I wonder what plans you two have?"

"What else can we do? For now, we extract as much useful information from them as possible. Then we prepare for war."

He looked toward Tang Zihao and the other two. "Your Young Master won't come alone. Even a Saint cannot sweep across such a vast territory alone. I want to know how many experts he brought along and what divine abilities they excel in."

Tang Zihao fell silent for a few breaths, then smiled. "There's no harm in telling you. Under Young Master's command, there are Six Main Camps. Each camp has ten Saints, a hundred half saints, fifty thousand Breaking Limit, and one million ninth-transformations."