Chapter 1480: The Fourteenth Great Saint Clan

The battle’s fluctuations were noticeably stronger than before.

The clash of various supreme laws made all beings, whether god or demon, feel as if they were standing at the edge of an abyss.

In all unprotected large worlds, every creature gazed at the battlefield where the supreme beings were fighting, their eyes filled with fear.

Outside the human territory, all chaotic saints and Great Saints used their avatars to appear here, sensing the battle’s fluctuations between leader-level powerful beings and Holy Lords.

As the waves of energy reached them, Xu Gang slowly opened his eyes.

“This fluctuation isn’t as intense as I expected,” Xu Gang remarked.

“I agree. If possible, after reaching the peak Great Saint of Chaos level, I’d like to team up with Senior Brother to challenge a Holy Lord,” Wang Xuanxin said seriously.

“Two people won’t be enough; we’d need at least ten,” Xu Gang estimated.

“Count me in,” Xiong Li’s voice chimed in.

Xiong Li’s true form appeared before the two.

“Aren’t you worried about being detected by the Holy Lord of the Underworld Clan?” Wang Xuanxin asked Xiong Li.

“I got permission from the Grand Elder. As long as I don’t go too far from the human territory, I can use my true form.”

“This collision of supreme laws is a rare chance to refine my body, which is why I’m using my true form,” Xiong Li explained, looking toward the source of the fluctuations.

Just then, a leader-level god or demon seemed to notice them.

He struck out his palm toward the humans outside the Three Thousand Realms, as if casually crushing ants during a fight.

A faceless figure appeared before everyone, blocking the leader’s strike.

The god or demon who had attacked didn’t seem to care and continued battling with the Holy Lords at the chaotic center.

“I think I could’ve blocked that strike,” Xiong Li said, stroking his chin.

“And then what? You’d spend tens of thousands of years recovering in the sect,” a young girl’s voice interjected.

Zhuang Ling appeared before Xiong Li, looking annoyed.

“I was just saying. It’s a rare chance to block a strike from a leader-level powerful being—it’s like a sneak peek of what’s to come,” Xiong Li replied with a grin.

At that moment, the battlefield between a god or demon leader and two Holy Lords began shifting toward the human territory.

“Second Holy of the Underworld Clan, don’t follow your boss’s example—have some dignity!” the leader of the Holy Light Empire’s voice boomed across the Chaotic Mist Area.

“If you’re going to act shamelessly, I’ll step in!” the leader of the Heavenly Merchant Clan added.

Hearing this, the battlefield that had been moving toward the human territory shifted back to its original position.

The Holy Lord of the Underworld Clan, who was fighting the leader of the Tianyuan Nation, shot a cold glare at the leader of the Holy Light Empire and the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan.

The battle raged on for thousands of years before finally coming to an end.

“The nine leaders of the Great God or Demon Empires are finally willing to set aside their pride and fight together,” the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan observed.

“What does it matter if they’re united? If it weren’t for our plan, we’d have already taken down one of them,” the leader of the Holy Light Empire sighed.

“Have you figured out why these gods or demons keep causing trouble lately?” the Holy Lord of the Underworld Clan asked, approaching with the Second Holy of the Underworld Clan.

“They’re acting like this for one reason only: another leader-level powerful being is about to rise from the god or demon side,” the leader of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said casually.

“What do we do? We can team up again like last time, kill that god or demon, and erase the cause at the source of the chaotic River of Time,” the Holy Lord of the Underworld Clan said, frowning.

Last time, their Underworld Clan had paid a heavy price to make it happen.

“Right, the old method’s ready to go,” the Leader of the Holy Light Empire said with a grin.

“Do you even realize how rare my top-tier Primordial Supreme Treasure was last time?”

“That treasure of mine could only freeze the source of the chaotic River of Time three times.”

“If you want to use it again, the other twelve clans will have to trade a Primordial Supreme Treasure for it,” the Holy Lord of the Underworld Clan said, clearly annoyed.

“No need to rush. Let’s wait until that god or demon shows itself,” the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said calmly.

“Why can’t we just find and kill it before it becomes a problem?” the Second Holy of the Underworld Clan asked.

“The Second Holy has a point. We’ll leave this to you and your Underworld Clan. Once you pinpoint the god or demon, we’ll join forces and take it out early,” the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said, smiling.

The other Holy Lords chuckled, looking at the Second Holy.

“Go back and use your clan’s resources to investigate. Especially you, old schemer from the Heavenly Merchant Clan. I don’t believe you don’t know something,” the Holy Lord of the Underworld Clan said, eyeing the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan.

“I can only confirm what I’ve told you. For the rest, we’ll need to dig deeper.”

“And I don’t appreciate being called an old schemer,” the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said before vanishing into the Chaotic Mist Area.

“I’m off too. It’s been thousands of years of fighting, and honestly, it’s been pretty thrilling,” the Leader of the Holy Light Empire said, disappearing alongside the Holy Lord of the Lingxi tribe.

Seeing this, the other Holy Lords also left.

In the main world of the Heavenly Merchant Clan, Xu Fan and the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan were playing Realm Chess.

“What brings you to me today?” Xu Fan asked, sipping spirit tea brought by a young girl from the Heavenly Merchant Clan.

“Two reasons: I wanted to play Realm Chess, and I wanted to talk to you, Holy Lord Xu,” the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said, narrowing his eyes.

“If you’ve got questions, just ask,” Xu Fan said, gesturing for the Holy Lord to make the first move.

“You’ve probably figured it out by now. It seems a new god or demon has reached Holy Lord-level,” the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said, placing his piece first.

“I’ve had my suspicions. So what? The fourteen Holy Lords of the chaotic center can just do what we did last time,” Xu Fan replied, making his move.

“I’ve been looking into the other races outside the thirteen major ones.”

“After some observation, I’ve concluded that your human race is the best fit to become the fourteenth great race.”

“I’m wondering if Holy Lord Xu would be willing to let the human race take that spot,” the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said, staring intently at Xu Fan.

Hearing this, Xu Fan’s expression turned serious.

“Why my human race?” Xu Fan asked.

“Because the Underworld Clan can’t have two Holy Lord-level powerful beings. We need another race to step up and take the role,” the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan explained.

“How would that work? My clan doesn’t have anyone close to the level of a Great Saint of Chaos,” Xu Fan said, squinting at the Holy Lord.

“That’s easy. I’ll make sure the Second Holy of the Underworld Clan is worn down in battle, then transfer the spot to the human race.”

“Once that happens, the Chaotic Mist Area will naturally recognize someone from the human race with great fortune as a Holy Lord.”

“And that someone will undoubtedly be you, Holy Lord Xu,” the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said with a smile.

“The spot can be transferred?” Xu Fan, who had been calm, now looked surprised.

“Of course. In the Heavenly Merchant Clan, everything’s up for trade.”

“The Chaotic Mist Area is one entity. Why shouldn’t we strike a deal with it?”