The sky curtain makes you a useless class monitor, yet you act arbitrarily for eternity?

"clatter."

"clatter."

"clatter."

The sound of military boots treading on the stone steps was steady and gradually drowned out the sound of the wind.

The young man wore a black cloak, his shoulders covered in snowflakes.

He neither used an umbrella nor circulated his inner energy to ward off the cold.

When he reached the last step of the platform, the young man looked up.

The childishness of his youth had faded from that young face.

"Commander!"

Zheng Qiang spoke first.

"Commander!"

The officers behind him responded in unison.

Below the platform, the million warriors remained silent.

Lu Ming stopped in his tracks.

He saw those silent faces.

I saw the lingering repression in their eyes, and I also saw many familiar names.

Those people died on that timeline shown on the screen.

He died at the Wall in the North.

He died after he left.

Lu Ming did not explain.

He walked to the front of the platform and turned to face the million-strong Northern army.

The next moment, true energy surged from his dantian, and his voice echoed throughout the entire Great Wall.

"Gentlemen."

The million soldiers in the wind and snow raised their heads.

Lu Ming looked at them and bent down.

"In that timeline, the North fell because of my departure."

"No matter how many difficulties we had at the time, a mistake is a mistake, and I, Lu Ming, will take responsibility for it."

He paused for a moment, but still did not straighten his back.

"Today, I have returned."

"If you are willing to trust me one more time, I, Lu, will stand at the very front."

"If you don't want to, that's fine too."

"This time, I, Lu, will not back down."

On the high platform, Zheng Qiang's eyes immediately reddened.

He stepped forward and bowed to the million warriors below.

"All the generals of the Northern Army are willing to stand with their commander in this battle!"

Hundreds of officers bent down at the same time.

The synchronized movements unfolded on the high platform.

The audience remained silent.

Many soldiers gritted their teeth and gripped the armor tightly with their fingers.

They saw everything that was playing on the screen.

They knew that Lu Ming had been forced away by the Blood Fox.

They also knew that Lu Ming left the Northern Border to save his sister.

However, in that timeline, the Northern Territory did indeed fall after Lu Ming left.

Those brothers who died did not receive any reinforcements.

Everyone has been holding this grudge for far too long.

Now, Lu Ming and all the high-ranking officials of the Northern Territory bowed down.

The thing that had been weighing on my chest finally loosened a little.

"Mars!"

A voice rang out from the army formation.

"We don't blame you!"

"Blame those beasts!"

"The Blood Fox is dead, but the demons in the Ruins of Return still exist!"

"Commander, let's charge in!"

"We've had enough!"

The sound traveled from one place to another.

Soon, the entire Northern Wall was filled with shouts.

Someone lifted up the soldiers.

Someone punched the breastplate.

Some people, with red eyes, raised their arms towards the platform.

"Charge in!"

"Slay through the Ruins!"

"Slay through the Ruins!"

On the high platform, Zheng Qiang's emotions did not rise with his voice.

He quickly walked to Lu Ming's side and lowered his voice.

"Commander, as mentioned in the previous video, the one that led to the destruction of the Dragon Kingdom was the escaped black snake."

"It exposed the coordinates of Earth, which attracted those deserters."

"If we just charge in now, won't we be prematurely igniting the war?"

Zheng Qiang glanced at the darkness beyond the Great Wall.

"Should we hold back for now?"

There's some truth to that.

The safest approach now is to take advantage of the time difference left by the sky cover, make full preparations, and then strike back fiercely.

But Lu Ming only glanced at him.

"I already discussed this matter with the military on my way back to the North."

Zheng Qiang was taken aback.

"So, what do you generals think?"

Lu Ming turned his head, his gaze falling towards the direction of Guixu, and uttered only one word.

"beat."

Zheng Qiang frowned.

"But if we push the demon race too far, it could really bring the great war forward—"

"Then you'll lose, right?"

Lu Ming turned his head to look at him.

Zheng Qiang remained silent.

The answer has been presented to everyone through the sky.

Lu Ming looked towards the end of the wind and snow.

"It's precisely because we might lose that we have to fight even harder."

"Before the great battle begins, let's use the demon race as a whetstone."

"Cut as much as you can."

"We'll reduce their fighting strength by whatever percentage we can."

Zheng Qiang remained silent for a moment.

"But the coordinates of Blue Star..."

Lu Ming raised his left hand.

On the back of my hand, the snake-shaped mark was slowly moving in the snowy light.

"You don't need to worry about the coordinates."

True Qi is injected into the mark.

The next moment, a chilling aura emanated from beside Lu Ming.

"Whoosh!"

Black light gathered on the high platform.

A black and gold snake, several meters long, emerged from the mark, its scales gleaming eerily in the wind and snow.

"blacksnake!"

"How did it get here?"

All the officers on the high platform drew their soldiers.

Zheng Qiang raised his hand, and hundreds of people behind him had already surrounded Lu Ming in the center.

The gazes of the million warriors below the stage instantly changed, and killing intent pressed down layer by layer.

Why are there demons surrounding the God of War?

"Prepare for battle!"

The black snake flicked its tail, its gaze sweeping over the weapons.

"Oh dear, everyone, please don't be so nervous."

"They're here today to discuss cooperation."

"cooperate?"

Zheng Qiang gripped the knife handle, his tone cold and hard.

"Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts."

"God of War, if you do not provide an explanation, I will plead for the Northern Army today."

Lu Ming did not stop him.

The black snake wasn't angry; instead, it raised its head, revealing a set of gleaming white fangs.

"You people still speak so rudely."

It turned its head to look at Lu Ming.

"It is not your war god who has colluded with me."

"It was I who voluntarily defected to your division commander."

"Look, the mark is right here."

After saying that, a jet-black mark appeared on the black snake's forehead.

The mark appeared only for a moment before it entered everyone's perception with a strong pressure on their souls.

Zheng Qiang's pupils contracted.

"Soul Slave Seal..."

"You got it right."

The black snake retracted its mark and flicked its tail gently in mid-air.

Ultimately, we should all be considered to be on the same side.

"However, you are too weak."

"Even we who escaped had such a hard time fighting them, tsk."

"Isn't that infuriating?"

The officers on the platform gripped their weapons tightly.

"Click."

The handle of a knife in someone's hand was cracked from being squeezed.

The black snake laughed even more heartily.

"Don't be angry."

"Getting angry won't change the fact that you're weak."

Lu Ming raised his hand.

That's enough.

The black snake immediately shut its mouth.

It transformed into a streak of black light and re-entered the snake-shaped mark on the back of Lu Ming's hand.

The murderous intent on the high platform did not dissipate.

Zheng Qiang stared at the mark.

"Commander, the demon race is full of cunning schemes."

"If the Black Serpent is deliberately leading us into the Ruins of Return and then exposing the coordinates of Blue Star, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Lu Ming raised his hand, interrupting him.

"When the Black Serpent surrendered, it said that among the demons of Guixu, only it knew the method to reveal the coordinates of Blue Star."

"This statement has been jointly deduced by the patriarchs of Longhu Mountain... the information is accurate."

"As for whether it will draw us into the game..."

Lu Ming looked up at Guixu.

"The demon clan's Guixu alone cannot contain the Northern Army."

The words fell.

Lu Ming's aura suddenly erupted.

boom!

An invisible pressure swept across the Great Wall.

The wind and snow on the high platform were instantly suppressed, and the battle flags on both sides of the city wall stood taut.

The snow beneath Lu Ming's feet cracked inch by inch.

A celestial aura surged into the sky, even shaking out large holes in the clouds formed by the demonic energy of the distant Ruins.

Zheng Qiang's expression changed drastically.

"This aura..."

"The Celestial Realm!"

All the officers on the platform looked up.

Below the city wall, a million warriors were silent at first, then erupted in a deafening roar.

"The God of War has transcended to the celestial level?!"

"If we form an army formation, wouldn't we even be able to challenge a Demon Saint?!"

"They can fight!"

"This time we can really break through!"

Lu Ming looked down at the million warriors who were now in a frenzy, and bent down once more.

This time, his voice carried throughout the North.

"Gentlemen."

"Do you dare to follow me, Lu, and slay through the Demon Realm's Ruins?"