Chapter 36 – Human Army's Preparation
While the demon army prepared for war in the north, the humans also gathered their strength.
Inside the Cultivation Association's Great Hall, a massive round table stretched across the chamber. Around it sat twenty of the strongest Cultivators and commanders from Earth and Octaplanet, each carrying an aura that could shake mountains.
The air was heavy. No one smiled.
One commander from Octaplanet broke the silence, his voice grim.
"The Demon Lord's army has officially declared war against the human race."
Another commander's eyes darkened.
"Do not forget—the Demon Lord's eight commanders are each at the Tribulation Realm, some even at the Body and Soul Integration Realm. And the Demon Lord himself… is at the Mahalaya Realm."
The hall fell into a suffocating silence. Everyone's face grew pale. Mahalaya Realm was a level none of them had ever touched. Against such power… Earth seemed doomed.
Finally, one man clenched his fist and spoke.
"In that case… we have no chance."
"No." A different voice cut him off. It was Chairman Guo. His eyes were sharp, filled with determination.
"We still have one chance."
The room turned toward him.
"Who?" someone demanded.
Chairman Guo's words fell like thunder.
"Luo Shin."
The hall erupted instantly.
"What?! That kid?!"
"He's not even at the Tribulation Realm!"
"Are you insane, Chairman Guo?"
Guo slammed his palm on the table, the wood groaning under his power.
"Listen! Luo Shin may not be a Tribulation cultivator now… but in battle, his growth is terrifying. If we give him time to kill demons on the battlefield, he will break through again and again. His potential is unmatched."
Murmurs spread across the hall. Some still doubted, but none could ignore Shin's monstrous speed of cultivation.
"But even then…" one commander whispered. "The Demon Lord is Mahalaya Realm. Can a boy who was Foundation Establishment not long ago stand against that?"
Guo closed his eyes briefly, then spoke in a heavy tone.
"Perhaps he cannot. But if we do not fight, the Earth will be destroyed. If fate wills it, Luo Shin will rise to meet the Demon Lord. If not… we all fall together."
A silence heavier than steel filled the chamber. Then, one by one, the commanders nodded.
"Very well."
"We prepare for war."
"All cultivators must be mobilized."
Chairman Guo's voice thundered like a war drum.
"Summon every soldier, every cultivator. This will be the greatest battle in human history. We will fight, and we will win—or we will die standing!"
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