Xu Qing’s gaze fell upon the Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. His power was equally formidable, not in the least inferior to the Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch.

Moreover, the Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect was also carrying a black box.

The Ten Thousand Inches Basin was vast. The upper echelons of the Moon River Prefecture City’s Blood Demon Sect Branch and all the powerful experts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect’s Demon Race had gathered here.

"Old demon."

The Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect descended slowly from the air, his expression calm. He landed before the Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch. "I have brought the Fragment of the Inheritance Stone Plate."

"Good."

The Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch nodded, his eyes fixed on the black box in the other man’s hands. "In that case, let us begin."

"Very well."

The Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect agreed with a nod.

As soon as the words were spoken, the Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch and the Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect formed hand seals. Before everyone’s watchful eyes, they opened the black boxes in their hands.

BUZZ! BUZZ!

Waves of energy pulsed outward.

CLICK! CLACK!

Both black boxes opened. The space inside wasn’t large, and nestled within each was an incomplete stone plate. The shapes of the two fragments were different.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that both Inheritance Stone Plate Fragments inside the black boxes were shimmering with a faint glow, containing an incredible mystery.

"Haaa..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath, his eyes also landing on the Inheritance Stone Plate Fragments. He mused, ’This should be it.’

「Next.」

According to the agreement between the Blood Demon Sect Branch and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, once they confirmed there were no issues with the fragments, they would formalize their alliance. They would then merge the two Inheritance Stone Plate Fragments into a more complete piece.

"Stop."

However, the Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch barked an order. With a wave of his right hand, the black box before him snapped shut with a *CLICK*.

The Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch then roared furiously, "Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the Inheritance Stone Plate Fragment in your hands is a fake! You dare try to deceive me with a forgery!"

"What?"

"A fake?"

"This..."

"How could this be?"

...

All around, the members of the Blood Demon Sect Branch and the numerous experts from the Demon Race of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect were stunned into silence, their faces filled with disbelief.

"You’re full of shit!"

The Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect froze for a second before reacting, bellowing in rage, "The Inheritance Stone Plate Fragment in my hands is real! If you ask me, yours is the fake!"

"Ten Thousand Beasts Sect."

The Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch snorted coldly and rebuked him, "I came here in good faith, honoring our agreement to form an alliance, and even brought the genuine Fragment of the Inheritance Stone Plate. But you of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect harbored sinister intentions, bringing a fake in a vile attempt to cheat me out of my real fragment! Fortunately, I was cautious enough to see through your little scheme."

"You’re full of shit!"

The Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect cursed again. "You wretched old demon! I see you’re trying to turn this around on me. I bet your Blood Demon Sect never intended to form an alliance from the very beginning."

"Heh heh."

The Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch sneered. "Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, from my perspective, it is you who never intended to form an alliance."

"Trying to fool me with a fake."

"You’ve shown no honor, so don’t blame me for being ruthless."

"What are you waiting for? Attack!"

The Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch shouted.

BOOM!

An explosion erupted.

In that instant, everyone felt a terrifyingly bizarre aura surge forth. It shot toward the heavens like a column of signal smoke as someone who had been lying in ambush for a long time charged toward the Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

"Old demon!"

A furious expression appeared on the face of the Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

"Hahaha..."

"I told you! That old demon from the Blood Demon Sect was up to no good from the start! If I hadn’t reminded you, you’d have walked right into his ambush."

...

RUMBLE!!!

「The next moment.」

A booming laugh echoed out, accompanied by a surge of Demonic Qi that shot to the sky. Within the dense, black Demonic Qi, countless masks and faces appeared.

The Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect had revealed himself. He too had been lying in ambush, appearing swiftly just as the Palace Master of the Deceitful Palace made his move.

BOOM!

With a tremendous roar, the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect clashed with the Palace Master of the Deceitful Palace. Their attacks collided, setting off an explosion. Demonic Qi and Deceitful Qi burst apart, creating a deafening roar.

"So the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect really never intended to form an alliance!" the Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch shouted.

"The feeling is mutual."

The Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, however, calmed down. His tone became placid as he said coolly, "Old demon, aren’t you the same? You never planned on an alliance with us from the start. You just wanted to seize our Fragment of the Inheritance Stone Plate."

"Unfortunately for you."

"I anticipated your treachery and contacted the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect in advance, precisely to guard against you. And it turns out I was right."

"Gye-heh-heh..."

The black mist swirled.

The figure of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect Leader was hidden within the black mist of Demonic Qi, with countless masks flickering in and out of view.

Meanwhile, the Palace Master of the Deceitful Palace stood in the Void, his body surging with dense Deceitful Qi. His face was featureless, but behind his head were six black halos.

Around the basin, members of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect and the Deceitful People from the Deceitful Palace also began to appear one after another. Here, in the Ten Thousand Inches Basin, experts from four of Moon River Prefecture City’s great powers had gathered.

All of them were assembled.

In the very center of the basin, within the Void, the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect, the Palace Master of the Deceitful Palace, the Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, and the Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch—the four most powerful experts—stood in different positions. Their immense auras surged, clashing and contending with one another.

One could say the atmosphere was explosive, as if a world-shaking battle could erupt at any moment. At the heart of this conflict was the Fragment of the Inheritance Stone Plate from the Reincarnation Ruins.

It should be known that since the end of the last Reincarnation Ruins incident, at least three years had passed. Some things had happened during this time, but the overall situation had not changed much.

Each of the Nine Great Forces held a Fragment of the Inheritance Stone Plate.

Among them, many of the leaders wanted to seize the fragments from other powers, but most of these attempts were all thunder and no rain; no truly significant battles had broken out.

Most importantly, the leaders of the Nine Great Forces had been studying their respective fragments for over three years with little to show for it. This lack of progress was making them impatient.

Furthermore, the leaders of Moon River Prefecture City’s Nine Great Forces had also come to understand one thing: it was impossible to comprehend the true inheritance from a single Fragment of the Inheritance Stone Plate.

To obtain the inheritance, they had to gather all the fragments and assemble the complete Inheritance Stone Plate. Only then could they comprehend the true inheritance and have a chance to step into the Third Realm.

"Since things have come to this, there’s no longer any need for pretenses."

The Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch spoke calmly, his hands clasped behind his back. He looked directly at the Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. "Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, if you hand over the Fragment of the Inheritance Stone Plate tonight, I can promise to spare your life."

"Hahaha..."

The Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect threw his head back and laughed, Bestial Qi shooting to the sky. He scoffed, "Old demon, do you hear the nonsense you’re spouting? You think you alone are enough?"

"Attack!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

「The next moment.」

As the Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch gave the command, a chaotic battle between the four powers instantly erupted in the Void at the center of the basin.

RUMBLE!!!

Xu Qing looked over and saw the Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch, the Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the Palace Master of the Deceitful Palace, and the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect—the four top-tier experts of Moon River Prefecture City—locked in combat.

「At the same time.」

The three Supreme Elders and thirty-two Elders of the Blood Demon Sect Branch, the Demon Race Elders and Fierce Beast Elders of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the Deceitful People of the Deceitful Palace, and the Demon Sect Elders of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect all plunged into a chaotic melee.

CRACK! CRACK!

On the battlefield, the members of the four powers clashed. The weakest among those participating tonight had already grasped the First Level True Intent, making them all powerful experts.

Naturally, their battle produced terrifyingly destructive power. The surrounding mountain peaks began to crumble, and horrifying shockwaves spread out...

BUZZ!

Xu Qing took a step forward and joined the fray, but he did not reveal his true strength. Most of his attention was focused on the Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch, the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect, and the Palace Master of the Deceitful Palace. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Obviously, Xu Qing was looking for an opportunity.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

The battle raged. Demonic Qi surged around Xu Qing as he displayed the power of the First Transformation Demon Infant Realm. His fifteen subordinates only showed the strength of the Nine Revolutions Demon Pill Realm.

Only Kaya was weaker, as she had not consumed a Level 20 Celestial Bridge Pill.

「Time passed.」

The free-for-all lasted for half an hour, but no victor emerged. The strengths of the four powers were too evenly matched to decide a winner in such a short time.

Moreover, the strengths of the Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch, the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect, and the Palace Master of the Deceitful Palace were also on par with each other, with no significant gap between them.

By observing their fight and the power they displayed, Xu Qing could tell that all four leaders had mastered nine types of True Intent, and all nine had reached the Sixth Layer.

Furthermore, the nine types of True Intent they mastered could be combined and coordinated to unleash even more powerful moves and Secret Techniques, allowing them to erupt with combat power that surpassed an Ordinary Extraordinary Extreme.

Clearly, even among those at the Extraordinary Ultimate level, there was a vast difference between an Extraordinary Extreme who had mastered one Sixth Layer True Intent and one who had mastered nine Sixth Layer True Intents.