"Brothers."
This was too good an opportunity for Chen Fan to miss.
A smile bloomed on his face: "Time to get to work."
"Roar."
Their aura was like dragons.
The members of the Life and Death Realm roared like hungry wolves.
No one liked to fight battles without gaining anything.
But when a battle yielded rewards for everyone, and those rewards were unimaginably huge, it was a different story.
Every battle in the Life and Death Realm brought immense gains.
Just like this time, everyone had made significant progress.
There was now a whole batch of Heavenly Emperors and Great Emperors.
This was an exhilarating prospect for them.
So, upon hearing there was more work to be done, everyone was pumped up, jumping and shouting.
"City Lord, who are we fighting this time?" a group of people gritted their teeth.
Chen Fan: "..."
Were these guys a little too excited?
Something felt a bit off.
Never mind.
Such high morale shouldn't be dampened.
He smiled and said, "The Sword Master discovered a powerful expert from the Great Bright Domain. He wants us to go take a look."
"Then what are we waiting for, let's go!"
Others aside, even Lie Tian and his ilk were itching for action.
The biggest gains from the previous battle had fallen into their hands.
The physical bodies of the Eighth-Rank Great Emperors were far more valuable than worlds.
They each had almost one Eighth-Rank body, plus a world.
This wasn't a reward, but something they had earned.
"Then what are we waiting for..."
A smile appeared on Chen Fan's face: "Let's go!"
"Let's go..."
Like a pack of hungry wolves, the group, guided by the sword, rushed towards the direction of the Sword Domain.
...
The moment Chen Fan and his group moved,
the gathering place of the Chaos Beasts also set off.
Their target remained unchanged: the Demon Realm.
"Dragon King."
A black tiger emerged from the crowd.
The black tiger was once a Great Emperor of the Demon Realm.
But because of a word from the Dragon King, he ultimately chose the fate of his clan and stood firm.
"I know what you're going to say."
The Dragon King said, "It's good to be grateful, even to our enemies. You don't need to participate in this battle. Stay behind and guard the base camp in case it's raided."
The place they inhabited was an Eighth-Rank Great World.
They couldn't just drift in the chaos all day long.
"Thank you, Dragon King."
The black tiger breathed a sigh of relief.
If the Dragon King had insisted on him participating, the black tiger would not have refused.
But his conscience wouldn't let him.
The people of the Demon Realm, in the end, had treated him, a Chaos Beast, quite well.
It was like Bai Hua Great Emperor's relationship with the three Flower Demon Great Emperors.
In the last battle, he had joined forces with several rebellious great demons to kill two Flower Demon Great Emperors, leaving only Mu Dan Great Emperor to escape.
They had already shown their stance in their own way.
The rise of the race was paramount.
"Set off."
The Dragon King gave the order, and the army marched.
Rumble.
The departure of the Chaos Beasts caused a great stir.
At the edge of the chaos, Great Worlds stood tall. These worlds were all subsidiaries of the Demon Realm, forming a protective ring around it.
...
Deep within the chaos, the members of the Life and Death Realm regrouped with the Sword Domain.
"City Lord."
From afar, Sword Domain experts welcomed them.
Facing Chen Fan, everyone was filled with genuine respect.
Despite his young age, he had accomplished what many could not achieve in a million years.
Even their lives were restored by this youth.
Genuine respect.
Chen Fan smiled and waved his hand: "No need for formalities. Take me to see the Sword Master."
"City Lord, please follow me." Bi Guang Sword Emperor personally came to greet him.
Seeing the Sword Master again, Chen Fan's eyebrows shot up.
Immediately, a smile spread across his face: "Congratulations, Sword Master."
The aura around the Sword Master was becoming more contained.
At this moment, the Sword Master was more like an ordinary person, with not a single trace of his power leaking out.
Ordinary Sword Dao.
"Haha."
A single sentence made the Sword Master overjoyed: "City Lord indeed has a discerning eye."
His lack of denial was an admission.
By admitting his transformation, the Sword Master also admitted his own power.
The last battle had indeed brought him great rewards.
"City Lord, please have a seat."
The others listened from the side; only the two overlords took their seats.
The Sword Master glanced at the Life and Death Realm group and smiled: "City Lord's side also reaped considerable rewards."
"Not bad..."
This was rather modest.
Chen Fan didn't want to dwell on this matter and directly said, "Sword Master, time is pressing. Let's discuss the main business."
"Alright."
The Sword Master wasted no more time: "During this period, we have been searching for the whereabouts of the remaining people of the Vast Sea Realm. They still have three Eighth-Rank and six Seventh-Rank individuals on the run. You know about this year, City Lord."
"The eastern lands are vast, yet small. We searched for so long without finding them. We finally deduced that these people are likely hiding in the Five Realms Alliance or the Demon Realm."
"Therefore, I sent people to secretly observe the Five Realms Alliance from afar."
"Indeed... not long ago, my people saw four individuals enter the Five Realms Alliance. Those four should be the Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind Great Emperors mentioned in the intelligence. Their appearances can be changed, but their aura cannot."
"You must know that the one I sent to monitor them was Death Sword Emperor."
Chen Fan knew of Death Sword Emperor.
Besides the Sword Master, he was the strongest in the Sword Domain and the current master of the Sword Realm.
The Sword Master continued, "Death was discovered. Just a single glance from one of them put Death under pressure, so I am certain that they are indeed the four individuals, Di, Huo, Shui, and Feng, from the Great Bright Domain."
"In light of this, I intend to join forces with City Lord once more."
This was his proposal.
After speaking, he looked at Chen Fan: "What does City Lord think?"
Chen Fan did not answer immediately, but began to ponder. The Sword Master did not interrupt.
Everyone had their own thoughts.
A moment later, Chen Fan spoke: "According to you, Di, Huo, Shui, and Feng only disguised their tracks. After being discovered, they didn't even pursue Death Sword Emperor, meaning they didn't intend to silence him."
"In this case, I suspect they, along with the Five Realms Alliance, are waiting for us to walk into their trap."
This logic was not difficult to deduce.
If ordinary people wanted to do something illicit sneakily, they would definitely try to silence witnesses upon discovery.
Di, Huo, Shui, and Feng did not.
Either they didn't care, possessing absolute power to suppress all resistance, or... there was something fishy.
Combined with their entry into the Five Realms Alliance, it was easy to deduce.
The two sides had joined forces.
Their target was very likely waiting for the Sword Domain and the Life and Death Realm to deliver themselves.
"Mm."
The Sword Master nodded: "I have the same suspicion, which is why I sought out City Lord to discuss our options."
Chen Fan's lips curved: "What else is there to say? Of course, we fight! Since they are so confident, they won't set up any traps. They must believe they have enough strength to crush us. If that's the case, what are we waiting for?"