The Heavenly Wasteland has fallen, and the divine war has quietly arrived.
Because the team heading to Qiankun Mountain included many barbarian warriors at the Xiantian realm, their progress was slow. Fortunately, a few days later, the Ancient God Lord used his great magical power to teleport the team in batches, saving a considerable amount of time.
Five days later, Ming Qi and his group were the first to arrive at the Celestial Clan's camp.
Although Wei Wuming and the others were proud of their status, they sensed the presence of powerful warriors in the barbarian army, especially under the watchful eye of an Ancient God, and dared not neglect them. They immediately welcomed them and ushered them into the tent.
Entering this unusual tent, Ming Qi realized that the commander of the Celestial Clan army was not Wei Wuming. Instead, a young woman in her twenties, with a dignified expression, sat at the head of the commanding officer's seat.
Before entering the tent, Ming Qi noticed its uniqueness. It was significantly larger than the other military tents and heavily guarded. While other tents only flew small tribal flags, this one boasted two flags of roughly the same size. One had gold lettering on a silver background, inscribed with the words "Xun Tian" (Sky Patrol), while the other was a blank purple flag.
Entering the tent, he saw dozens of chairs lined up on either side. Several people were already seated, though they were confined to the east side, leaving the west row empty.
Everyone stepped forward, and the purple-clad woman behind the desk rose and spoke, "Thank you for your assistance. Please take a seat."
The woman spoke clearly and concisely, without a trace of evasiveness. However, Ming Qi remained somewhat puzzled as to why the Celestial Clan would allow a woman to lead their army. He sensed that her cultivation wasn't high, perhaps not even at the Martial Emperor level.
However, the eastern row of seats was filled with experts and powerful figures, especially the two at the head, both of whom were at the Martial God level. It seemed this woman should not be underestimated.
Everyone sat down in order of strength. The Ancient God Lord seemed unobjectionable and silently took the first seat on the left. Teng Hui followed, followed by several powerful barbarian warriors, and finally Ming Qi in fifth place. Behind Ming Qi was Xing Yun. For safety's sake, Ming Qi had the others temporarily occupy the Supreme Diagram, and they did not appear here.
Everyone took their seats, and the woman at the table spoke again: "With the fall of Tianhuang, we are now too late. Tianzui is bloodthirsty and has no credibility. Our top priority is to quell Tianzui's arrogance. In three days, tens of thousands of Tianzui troops will arrive, intent on utterly annihilating us. You must fight with all your might, if not for the sake of the people, then for yourselves."
After this, the masters present remained silent. A moment later, Teng Hui suddenly spoke: "I wonder who you are? In my opinion, the position of commanding the army is of grave importance. It would be better to give it to our Lord."
With these words, the entire tent erupted in excitement.
The faces of all the Celestial Clan masters were furious, but no one spoke. Some among the Savage Clan also supported Teng Hui's statement, but they did not speak out directly.
"Teng Hui, don't be so rude!"
The Ancient God Lord spoke first, rebuking Teng Hui with an unpleasant expression.
"My Lord, we barbarians are all heroes in the world. How can we be at the mercy of a woman like you?"
Teng Hui didn't stop talking just because the Lord stopped him. Instead, he made it clear that he simply looked down on the woman.
The atmosphere in the tent suddenly tensed upon hearing this.
Mortals would disdain a woman as commander, let alone these powerful cultivators who could fly, burrow, and roam freely. Although Ming Qi was deeply dissatisfied with Teng Hui, he wasn't above publicly refusing to honor the female commander. However, not refusing to do so didn't mean Ming Qi agreed with Teng Hui. The fact that she was able to sit at the commander's table of the Celestial Clan army was proof enough that this woman was extraordinary, most likely possessing unique talents.
"You daring lunatic! We don't need arrogant individuals like you in our Celestial Clan army!"
The woman hadn't spoken a word after the command, but Wei Xingbai, standing nearby, had already shouted down her.
Seeing that even someone as arrogant as Wei Xingbai had no objection to the woman's appointment as commander, Ming Qi had a plan in mind. This woman was definitely not ordinary!
Wei Xingbai scolded him, but Teng Hui's aura didn't falter. "Rampant? Boy, don't talk too much and start trouble. I don't even want to be associated with second-rate people. If I don't hand over command to my Lord, the Savage Tribe will withdraw!"
"Teng Hui, stop talking!"
At this point, the Lord had no choice but to speak again.
"I have no desire to be commander. Don't mention it now. If you insist on going your own way, return to the Savage Tribe immediately. I have no use for you."
Hearing the Lord's words, Teng Hui sat down with a look of indignation on his face.
The Lord said to the female commander, "Please don't be offended. This man is brave."
The Lord seemed to leave his words unsaid, but the female commander must have understood what he meant.
"No problem."
The female commander nodded slightly, indicating that he wasn't angry.
After Teng Hui's outburst, everyone in the wilderness understood the Hero's intentions, and naturally, no one spoke again.
A major battle was planned for three days. The female commander had laid the arrangements with a few simple words. A battle like this transcended the boundaries of mortal armies. Military deployments, cunning tactics, and the like could no longer determine the outcome. Strength was the sole driver, and the strength of the strong would be the core and backbone of the war.
After the arrangements were completed, the Hero led the others away, but the female commander asked Ming Qi to stay.
Ming Qi was slightly surprised, but then he understood. The Celestial Clan was under divine punishment, and he would be crucial in escaping it. That was why the female commander had kept him for detailed questioning.
As everyone departed, the female commander spoke directly, without beating around the bush: "Your Excellency, Liuli, would like to thank you for bringing the divine artifact to aid our people."
After hearing these words, Ming Qi finally understood the woman's name as Liuli.
Ming Qi pondered for a moment before speaking, "If my guess is correct, the Marshal is undoubtedly the Celestial Clan's Saintess."
Hearing this, Liuli chuckled and continued, "You knew my Celestial Clan had a Saintess position. I'm sure that girl Changli told you. Yes, I am the Celestial Clan's newly appointed Saintess."
Although he had already guessed about 70% of it beforehand, hearing her say it herself was still a bit shocking. Celestial Clan Saintess are exceptionally gifted and unique. Their status in the Clan is second only to the Clan Leader. Not even the elders can influence their actions. But why is Liuli so weak?
A Saintess only at the Martial Emperor level?
Ming Qi was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask directly.
Liuli, with her shrewd intelligence, seemed to see through Ming Qi's confusion. She chuckled and said, "Don't worry, sir. My duty isn't to face the enemy in battle."
Ming Qi nodded, and with that, his doubts were finally resolved.
"The Tianzui Camp is intent on a divine war. If we target them, we will certainly achieve nothing."
Liuli must be a clever man. Ming Qi didn't need to elaborate, so he got straight to the point.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing Ming Qi's question, Liuli didn't respond. Instead, he asked another question: "Do you know why my Celestial Clan rebelled against the gods of heaven and earth?"