The moment Evan Chu appeared, the Frostbane Divine Palace army, the Darknight Sandstream Group, and the other assembled forces—who had all been on high alert—were left momentarily stunned. But after only a brief pause, everyone erupted into cheers!
None of the Frostbane Divine Palace high-level experts could have imagined that the one leading such a terrifying army of twenty thousand was actually Evan Chu! They all knew that if these twenty thousand troops truly came to attack Frostbane Divine Palace, leaving aside the divine-beast clans, both sides would be evenly matched in strength!
This alone proved just how massive the combined power of Sea Dragon Hall and Tidal Spirit Palace had become.
Everyone returned to the Frostbane main hall, where Evan recounted everything that had happened during his absence. Although the news about the Demonic-Realm wars and the Spirit Lord’s schemes shocked them all, compared to Evan’s safe return, the unification of the divine-beast clans, and his acquisition of the Sea God’s Domain’s power, those worries were temporarily forgotten.
In their minds, Evan would surely lead them to final victory and fulfill the grand enterprise of unifying the Three Realms! Only Evan himself, having faced the Spirit Lord, truly understood how difficult unifying the Three Realms would be and how terrifying the Spirit Lord was—let alone Demon Emperor Wotan...
All of these things made his head ache, but he refused to let any of these negative emotions show, not wanting to trouble others or shake the Frostbane army’s morale and cause unnecessary panic.
Of course, deep down, Evan was still absolutely certain that the final victory would belong to him!
“Now that our three major forces have united, Frostbane Divine Palace has a total of eleven God-Emperors! Our God-Venerable experts number over a hundred—our strength is truly unprecedented. Things are not what they used to be!
I believe that in the upcoming Three Realms war, our side will definitely come out on top!” Blue-Shade was the first to speak, boosting everyone’s morale. Tao Dream and Master Wan quickly chimed in:
“That’s right! Our strength is greater than ever before—we’re standing at the very peak of the God Realm. When it comes to the Three Realms war, we have absolute confidence.”
"That's true, but we still need to remain fully vigilant and use all our time to cultivate. We can't let ourselves be lulled into complacency by our current strength."
"That's right, that's right."
But as Evan sat at the highest seat in the main hall, he was puzzled—thirteen God-Emperor-level experts?
Counting himself, Roxanne Lin, Mina, the Sea-Clan Dragon Emperor, and Elena—that's four he knows. Back at Frostbane Divine Palace, he saw Tao Dream, Master Wan, and Blue-Shade, so that's three more. Even adding Old Goldwing and Shadow, it only makes ten. Where did thirteen come from?
As if to answer Evan's confusion, suddenly, a wave of spatial teleportation power surged across the square in front of Frostbane Divine Palace's main hall.
Three enormous divine beasts appeared—a black Qilin wreathed in black flames, its terrifying power shaking the space and making everyone's hearts tremble.
Behind him were two Silver Dragons, each six thousand zhang long, soaring above the nine heavens, nearly covering half of Frostbane Divine Capital. Looking up, Evan felt these three giant figures were very familiar.
When they shifted into human form and entered the main hall, Evan was shocked to discover that these three were none other than Old Black, Silver Dragon, and Jade!
"You all... broke through to the God-Emperor Realm?"
"Thanks to you, Young Lord! Now that Frostbane Divine Palace has established a giant Teleportation Gate with the Divine-Beast Enclave, travel is easy. Old Black returned with us to his clan’s ancestral land for bloodline refinement!
With Young Lord backing us, we've obtained unimaginable cultivation resources. After so much time, it was only natural for us to take this step.
Silver Dragon's face was radiant. At this moment, he and Old Black, together with Jade, entered the hall and respectfully addressed Evan.
These three were the only divine beasts present, besides Old Goldwing and Shadow, who did not need to kneel before Evan.
Their bond with Evan was deep, having followed him since the lower realms, always calling him 'Young Lord.' Compared to others, their relationship was much closer. That's why they received special cultivation treatment in the royal ancestral land of the divine-beast clans.
"Haha! Good, very good! Things are truly different now. Seeing you grow stronger makes me happy, and gives me more confidence to face the upcoming Three-Realms War!"
Everyone in the hall grew excited. Old Black stepped forward.
"Young Lord, when does the war start? I can't wait any longer..."
Though he didn't finish his sentence, Evan knew he couldn't wait to fight a bloody battle and avenge his former master, Evan's Third Junior Brother!
"It won't be long now. If I'm right, the day the Crimson Demon Star reappears will be the day the Three Realms descend into chaos. By then, no one will be able to escape—the whole world will be drawn into the great war."
But for all this, we need to be fully prepared—there's still a lot to do.
After Evan finished speaking, the main hall erupted into heated discussion. While Evan was away from the God Realm, the Darknight Sandstream Group had uncovered many strange happenings there.
In some cities, large numbers of people had disappeared—especially young adults. Worse, cultivators below the God-King Realm were being killed en masse, their hearts or essence blood taken.
Besides that, several major Teleportation Gates had been destroyed without reason, crippling travel across northern regions of the God Realm. Even more suspicious, all disciples of Heavenblade Sect had withdrawn into the sect—no one could be seen outside.
Whether auctions or tournaments, not a single Heavenblade Sect disciple was seen. Some noticed that the disabled Teleportation Gates seemed to center around Heavenblade Sect.
Anyone observing could tell this was deliberate—the Heavenblade Sect seemed intent on isolating itself, sealing its gates to prevent any information from leaking out.
As expected, this greatly limited the Darknight Sandstream Group's operations—intelligence took much longer to reach headquarters. In recent days, not a single scrap of news about Heavenblade Sect had come through.
This assembly lasted three days—very long indeed—but it made Evan realize time was short and he needed to act faster. For example, he had to intervene in the war raging in the Netherworld, and if possible, join forces with the Netherworld Lord to fight the Demonic Realm armies and God-Realm traitors!
Back in the War of the Gods, Lord Frostbane had joined forces with him before. If Evan could find a way to revive the Nether Venerable, he could do it again.
Three nights later, in Evan's palace, he faced his women, torn. After so long apart, who should he shower with affection first tonight?