Jiang Chen listened to Emperor Within the Well's words and greatly appreciated his precise thinking. When it came to insight and grasp of the overall situation, Emperor Within the Well's vision was truly unique among all. The Great Emperors of Radiance Royal City, including Peerless Emperor and the twin Jiao Emperors of Huai Mountain, could not compare with Emperor Within the Well in this regard.
Jiang Chen glanced at Emperor Within the Well, signaling him to continue.
Emperor Within the Well continued: "The current situation is already quite clear. The human domain can only go one of two ways—either Radiance Royal City leads the human domain, or Pill Fire City leads the human domain. Therefore, between Radiance Royal City and Pill Fire City, a decisive battle must take place."
"Whether you all feel confident or are timid and wish to retreat, this battle is unavoidable. Even during the era of the Peacock Emperor, Pill Fire City always regarded Radiance Royal City as its greatest threat."
"However, perhaps none of you understand why Young Master Jiang Chen has been so restrained, never fully tearing off the mask with Pill Fire City?"
Everyone was puzzled. What was there to say about that? Young Master Jiang Chen's restraint was naturally because Radiance Royal City's strength was inferior to Pill Fire City's, and their allies were far fewer.
Could Emperor Within the Well really have something new to say?
They looked at Jiang Chen again. He remained composed, a faint smile lingering on his face, seemingly unconcerned by the threat of a massive army bearing down upon them.
Everyone had to admit that for someone so young, Jiang Chen at least had composure.
Emperor Within the Well paused briefly, then said: "Your habitual thinking will surely tell you that it's because Pill Fire City is powerful while Radiance Royal City keeps itself clean, lacking many allies, and thus doesn't want to lower itself to Pill Fire City's level. If everyone thinks that way, they would be completely wrong. In Young Master Jiang Chen's heart, Pill Fire City has never been the greatest threat."
"Pill Fire City isn't even a threat at all!" Emperor Within the Well added a truly shocking remark.
Apart from Coiling Dragon Emperor and Nirvana Emperor, all the other Great Emperors of Radiance Royal City were left dumbfounded.
Pill Fire City wasn't even a threat?
"You've all heard Emperor Within the Well's words," Jiang Chen suddenly spoke. "Just as he said, Pill Fire City is nothing more than a minor rash, not worth worrying about. Back when my strength hadn't yet risen, I held back and didn't act because I didn't understand Pill Fire City's true nature. Now, after several exchanges, I've figured out just about all of their trump cards. Pill Fire City is ultimately nothing but a buffooning clown. If they didn't keep causing trouble every few days, I wouldn't have planned to deal with them so soon. But now that they're seeking their own death, I'm afraid I'll have to oblige."
Jiang Chen's words carried an imposing manner that no one could take lightly.
Perhaps in the entire human domain, only Jiang Chen could say such things without it sounding particularly absurd. If anyone else had spoken those words, they'd probably be thought of as insane.
Pill Fire City was, after all, acknowledged as the number one force in the human domain.
"Gentlemen, today I hope you can clearly understand—the situation in the human domain has reached a point where it must be shattered before it can be rebuilt. The Demon Race will be Radiance Royal City's true greatest threat!"
The Demon Race!
Those two words, throughout the long river of human history, had always been like a nightmare, cursing the human race.
"I won't say anything more unnecessary. In this battle, our Radiance Royal City must show our strength to everyone in the human domain, letting them know that from now on, when it comes to the human domain's affairs, the Heavenly Dragon Sect doesn't get a say, Pill Fire City doesn't get a say—only Radiance Royal City gets a say!"
"Move out!"
Jiang Chen didn't want to give a long speech. Having endured for so long, he no longer wished to hold back.
Before departing, Jiang Chen thought for a moment and decided to leave Guo Ran's cave dwelling at the Young Master's Manor.
Now, with the Divine Vermilion Bird by his side, along with the eight brothers of the Giant Stone Clan, Guo Ran's cave dwelling could remain at the Young Master's Manor for emergencies.
Jiang Chen had actually long planned to one day refine the cave dwelling and integrate it into the Young Master's Manor's formation array. With a dwelling within the formation and restrictions within the dwelling, he could transform the Young Master's Manor into an impenetrable fortress.
At the Summer Rain Heavenly Sword Sect, Han Qianzhan received Jiang Chen's secret message, and a sharp gleam flashed through his eyes. "At last, the moment of decisive battle has arrived? The situation in the human domain is finally about to break through?"
Meanwhile, at the Ancient Cicada Academy, Head Su Zhenhuan also received Jiang Chen's secret message, murmuring: "This lad Jiang Chen has surpassed his teachers. Perhaps, because of this battle, Radiance Royal City will embark on a truly glorious path."
The two great sects sent out all their elites, preparing to form an alliance with Radiance Royal City at the border.
The border nation of Cangyun had always been a critical frontier territory of Radiance Royal City. The King and Crown Prince of Cangyun had fully defected to Jiang Chen.
Therefore, arranging their forces here to await the Northern Alliance's army was a conclusion Jiang Chen had reached after careful calculation.
"Senior, in this battle, you merely need to bolster our momentum. There's no need for you to charge into the fray." When the Divine Vermilion Bird volunteered to fight, Jiang Chen smiled and said.
The Divine Vermilion Bird was quite insistent: "This deity must join the battle. My life force is currently rather weak, and I need to replenish it. Leave all those powerful Emperor-realm cultivators to me."
Many of the ancient Divine Beast clans would consume the life essence of other beings to enhance themselves.
"Heh heh, save a few for us brothers too!" Big Stone laughed heartily, his eyes gleaming with eagerness. Although the Giant Stone Clan couldn't absorb other beings' life essence, they were born warriors. A battle like this was not something they could miss.
This time, Jiang Chen didn't even bother setting up any formation arrays.
He disdained scheming. He disdained ambushes.
What Jiang Chen wanted was to crush. This time, he would use the most primal method to crush Pill Fire City, utterly suppressing them so they would never have a chance to rise again!