I'll even show you crossdressing men.

Immediately, the arrows projected out reflected back with even more terrifying speed and force.

And this time, the target wasn't those unkillable phantoms, it was him...

"Thud, thud, thud~" The sound of arrows piercing the ground was incessant, like a song of life's demise, so moving...

Chapter 285: Secrets of the Kingdom of Wangquan

"Did you kill him?" When the attack returned, the shield that was only meant to conceal one's presence and had little actual defensive capability was instantly broken.

In the next second, everyone there, radiating life energy, was easily annihilated, as if they had never existed.

This situation is only possible because the opponent is too weak; otherwise, they would have been fine after surviving the first round of attacks.

After all, Zi Qing wouldn't risk having her strength discovered by rushing over to cause trouble for them. Even if she didn't kill them, she would at most just frown and then ignore them.

But since they're all dead, he doesn't care. People like that are always categorized as enemies anyway, and their lives aren't his concern.

"These are just normal attacks; more intense attacks are expected to follow. It's now confirmed that the attackers are likely from several different groups."

Zi Qing, as if she had never lost her temper, smiled gently and sat down, leaning against Ji Xiuyu, and expressed her guess.

What she meant was: "The other side not only has people from the Mage Tower, but also other academies and forces involved."

She simply chose to obscure the truth because she needed to keep it from the unsuspecting girl.

Ji Xiuyu was able to understand her words, which was not difficult to comprehend, just like their previous analysis.

"It seems that not only one academy was involved in this attack. I wonder if they joined forces to suppress a portion of their rivals, or if they consider other academies and forces as their enemies? This is quite interesting."

Ji Xiuyu wore a slight smile; he genuinely wanted to see how these guys could handle him.

He was actually angry, but not because the other party attacked him, but because they attacked the people around him and disregarded the Chu family.

Regardless of whether the Chu family has declined or how low its influence is now, he always remembers the Chu family's past glory.

He will not let anyone who tries to ignore this glory, even though he is not very powerful now.

Perhaps this is the "glory" he understood after his enlightenment—a protective mentality towards his family, his mother, and those he cared about.

"Why do we look like everyone's enemy?" Riko looked around. With the danger gone, she relaxed, stretched, and whispered to Hime Hideyu.

"It's very likely... After all, this opportunity is to enter the Mage Tower. And you all know very well what the Mage Tower is and how powerful it is. Not to mention in this chaotic world, even in a more peaceful time, such an opportunity would not be given to anyone else."

"If others have one more opportunity, it means you have one less opportunity, and it's very likely that you'll create a powerful enemy, which is not a good thing."

"Although the seven academies have always cooperated, the competition among them is extremely fierce. This is not only a struggle for status, but also a struggle for resources."

"Only the stronger they are can they gain more support and attract more and more talented people to join them. This is a trend, and it's the reason they've been able to maintain this momentum until now."

"Once this competitive spirit is gone, and people feel fearless because they think they are powerful, they will inevitably fall into decline sooner or later. It's just like the Kingdom of Kings; they were too arrogant, which led them to fall behind without realizing it..."

Hearing her question, Zi Qing chuckled and began to explain.

"Wangquan Kingdom, I used to think they were really powerful, but now it seems they're not all that great..." Riko rested her chin on her hand, looking around listlessly, her tone somewhat disdainful.

"Actually, the Kingdom of Wangquan is not that bad. Or rather, the current Kingdom of Wangquan is not the complete Kingdom of Wangquan. You have to know that it was inherited from the collapsed Han Dynasty hundreds of years ago. Even if it is weak, having half of the foundation of the Han Dynasty is enough for them to stand firm."

"That is indeed the case. On this continent, the Kingdom of Wangquan was extremely powerful. But all of that happened fifty years ago. Since that incident, the Kingdom of Wangquan has been in decline. Even though it still has a vast territory, the loss of its strong members is an undeniable fact."

"In the last two decades, the absolute rule of the monarchy has saved the empire from collapse to some extent, but it has also led it down a different path, resulting in the people of the current monarchy being unwilling to serve the royal family."

"But don't be fooled by this. If the Kingdom of Wangquan really faces a crisis, a bunch of old guys hiding in the shadows won't sit still. Most of them are old men who survived the calamities of the Han Dynasty. They just went into hiding because they were tired of fighting."

"Their existence is well known to all those who have reached a certain level of power, which is why the Kingdom of Kings has been able to survive to this day without experiencing any major events."

As Zi Qing gazed at the dim night sky, she recounted the secrets of the Kingdom of Wangquan, leaving the young girls astonished.

"The Great Han Dynasty, I remember it was destroyed more than three hundred years ago, right? Are all these people who are still alive today demigods?" Bu Qingqing seemed to have thought of something, and her expression became slightly excited.

"Yes, each of them is a demigod. I estimate there are at least ten. They are detached from worldly affairs, and the only thing they do is to preserve the bloodline of the Han Dynasty and ensure its continuation."

"There have been instances of some powerful individuals serving in the Kingdom of Power before, but that was when the Kingdom of Power was strong and still retained the traditions of the Han Dynasty. Later, it changed, and these powerful individuals stopped coming. This cannot be blamed on the current Kingdom of Power being too weak; it is all due to the problems left over from before."

One secret after another was revealed, truly opening people's eyes to the world and showing them how many unknown things still exist.

"Um... Sister Ziqing, I want to know, are there any powerful individuals among them with the surname Bu?" Bu Qingqing's expression had been a bit off from the beginning. After she finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment before asking the question.

“Bu? The Bu family, once a powerful clan of the Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, they were almost completely wiped out in that catastrophe… Hmm, you wouldn’t happen to be a descendant of the Bu family, would you?” Zi Qing thought for a moment, then suddenly realized something and looked at Bu Qingqing to ask.

"Yes, our ancestors were actually from the Bu family of the Great Han Dynasty. We could have been very powerful, but that catastrophe broke the Bu family's lineage, and we haven't been able to rise again since. If there are... if there are ancestors of the Bu family in there, perhaps it could help our Bu family rise again."

Bu Qingqing looked up, her eyes filled with longing, desperately wanting to get that answer.

"The Bu family, um, let me think..." There were too many things to think about, and Zi Qing couldn't recall it for the moment. Just as she was sorting out her thoughts, a huge meteor suddenly appeared in the sky and fell towards them...

Chapter 286: These Guys Are Doomed

"Phew, we can finally come out! After being banished overseas for over a thousand years, returning to this continent is truly a wonderful thing." While Ji Xiuyu and her companions were experiencing various problems, something that would change the world was happening on the other side.

Countless powerful, legendary races seemed to have agreed to appear on this beach all at once that one night.

Powerful energy permeated the air. If a legendary-level expert were here, they would find that none of them were below the legendary level, some even reaching the epic level, and some were so mysterious that their strength was impossible to detect.

Their numbers are estimated to be around two hundred, which already exceeds the total number of legendary-level or higher powerhouses on the entire continent. It can be said that this is a force capable of changing the world.

But don't forget that a race is not limited to this number, and there may be some powerful individuals who are unable to attend the gathering for various reasons.

If we really want to count them, they would probably be far more numerous than the current total of 180 legendary or higher-ranking powerful individuals among humans and humanoid races.

These ordinary people would probably be terrified to see such a powerful force gathered together, and they had no idea what it wanted to do. Perhaps, it never intended to be friendly.

After all, being expelled or forced into hiding for thousands of years, letting one's past become a legend, or even being submerged in the vast history of a thousand years, is not something everyone can accept.

Not to mention that most of these guys are long-lived, with the shortest living for at least five hundred years and the longest even tracing back to history before humanity began its struggle.

Given that their strength has generally reached the legendary level or above, and their lifespan has increased several times over, this thousand years is merely a fraction of their lives.

In other words, a group of alien races that have lived for over a thousand years, still carrying their past memories and yearning for past glory, and who are incredibly powerful yet loathe humans, have returned.

This is bad news for everyone. Their arrival is even more dangerous than the all-out attack of the demons and the appearance of the undead legion.

"In this chaotic world, those guys couldn't help but emerge, otherwise we wouldn't have arrived so quickly. I really didn't expect that the woman who once subdued the entire world with a single blow would die like this, leaving behind such useless descendants who need us to come back and help. Tsk tsk."

Gray wings fluttered behind it. The creature, half eagle and half human, with an eagle's head, clicked its tongue in amazement. It had never expected this to happen.

"Donnie, you're overthinking it. How could someone with power surpassing that of a god possibly die? She probably transcended this world and went to a more powerful one. After all, there's nothing left for us to cherish in this world, so naturally we have to leave."

A dragon—let's call it a dragon for now, ignoring the fact that half of its body is made up of rotting flesh and skeletons—spoke up to refute the eagle-man named Doni, reminding the others of the fear of being dominated by that woman.

"Ugh, don't even think about it. Just thinking about her gives me a headache. She was just a human, yet she was more powerful than any of us. She even spared the gods of that time who obeyed her, but slaughtered all the disobedient ones. If we hadn't been clever, we probably would have been one of the seventy-three powerful races that were destroyed."

Another dragon, white, normal, with no decaying body, wrapped its claws around its shoulders in a human-like manner, seemingly shivering, and said, "Yes, let's not even talk about her. Such a powerful being, even if we don't mention her name, she'll probably know just by discussing her. If she really saw that her offspring are in such a terrible state, it would be strange if she didn't come back."

The dark elf woman, whose entire body was concealed in a black robe, revealing only a pair of pointed ears and purple skin, spoke with some concern.

"Our gathering wasn't about her, but rather because we received a decree from the Chu family that we can break the old treaty and return to this continent. Although... this continent isn't whole right now, it will be restored when that time comes."

Soaring through the air, completely naked except for her private parts which were covered by golden hair, a woman sat cross-legged on a crescent moon and spoke in a way that was somewhat enigmatic.

"I'm afraid we won't live to see that day, tsk tsk tsk..." The demon, whose enormous black fleshy wings blotted out the sky and whose body was larger than any other creature present, chuckled. He harbored deep resentment. If he didn't wreak havoc upon returning to this continent, how could he not be worthy of the grievances he had suffered?

"If you miss, then do it. Don't say I didn't tell you, that woman left quite a few things for the Chu family, including one of her former subordinates, 'Valkyrie'." The girl sitting on the moon smiled slightly, but her words made the demon's expression change. In the end, he could only glare at her fiercely and say nothing more.

"Prophet, don't remind him anymore. It's best to let this fool die. He played a significant role in our expulsion back then." Another girl with purple curly hair, surrounded by stars and wearing a magic hat, reminded everyone, seemingly unintentionally, yet also intentionally, after seeing the demon rendered speechless by the threat.

"Tch, wasn't it just that some guy thought he had reached the pinnacle of strength and could ignore her rules and act recklessly, causing such great destruction, which is why we ended up with this undeserved fate?" Her words successfully triggered the memories of these resentful and cautious guys, and they all began to bring up those past events.

"Yes, not only did he think he was the most important person in the world, but he also tried to steal that beautiful young man from beside her as his concubine, which angered her..."

"Exactly, a human who dislikes females but prefers males, and has a particular fondness for beautiful boys—is this still a demon? Isn't this a lustful demon?"

"Haha, you have the nerve to talk about others? Don't you like men too?"

"It's different for me. I'm just pursuing a beautiful person. If that woman hadn't been so violent and powerful, why would I have started pursuing the handsome young man next to her?"

"But speaking of which, that handsome young man was truly stunning, driving everyone crazy..."

The conversation seemed to be getting strange. Several powerful women looked at them, and although they were already used to it, they were still speechless.

Are these the powerful beings once feared by all of humanity? They are all so rude; if they were in human form, they would all be lecherous scoundrels.

Given the existence of such gay men, it's best to just follow what that adult said: "They're all gay, just kill them one by one."

This topic continued until an elderly man, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up, and then the conversation ended...

Chapter 287: If you want to die, go die yourself.

"You should take a look at the situation before you talk about these things. We've only just returned here, and there are still many things to resolve. You're all getting all horny. You're really shameless."

The powerful women all seemed to belong to some special race. Each of them was very beautiful, but their clothing was as natural as possible, revealing everything except for their vital parts.

However, this kind of clothing did not give them a sexual or erotic feel; on the contrary, it made them look very sacred, like goddesses who were cold and aloof under the moonlight.

"Tch, hasn't this world already declined? Compared to the days when gods filled the sky and demigods were everywhere, what kind of threat could possibly make us so worried?"

Donnie the Eagleman looked disdainful. He genuinely didn't care much about this world. So much time had passed, and everything had changed.

These old guys, however, have maintained the same strength and experience as they did a thousand years ago. Returning to this continent is undoubtedly bullying children.

"Most of our strength is still sealed, otherwise we wouldn't be able to pass through the barrier of this continent. In other words, this is when we are at our weakest. We should be careful here, or we could easily capsize in an unexpected way."

A man with long, purple hair, covered in runes and wearing only boxer shorts, sat on a floating chair, looking at his old friends whom he had known for so long, and whispered a word of advice.

"Even the Chu family has fallen, what do we still need to worry about? The Mage Tower? Don't be ridiculous. If we weren't absent, would an organization with that kind of power still want to manage this world? As for demigods, we have more than ten here. Apart from the Great Han Empire of yesteryear, who else can compare?"

Donnie flapped his wings and flew through the air, his figure flashing back and forth under the moonlight like a black streak of light. This was a visual effect that could only be produced when speed reached its extreme, an ability that was infinitely close to teleportation.

Perhaps he isn't as powerful as teleportation over long distances. But over short distances, he is far more agile and swift than teleportation, a feat only achievable after the Eagleman's speed talent has reached epic level.

Based on this alone, there are no more than five epic-level beings on this continent who can surpass him, not to mention that his true strength is not like that. In other words, if he were to recover his strength and become a demigod, there would be almost no opponents who could defeat him in terms of speed.

Being fast is equivalent to having the initiative, which means you have the ability to completely humiliate your enemy and have no way to fight back.

So it's normal for him to be so arrogant. If a powerful expert didn't have this much confidence, that would be terrible.

"..." The blonde girl known as the prophet paused for a moment, seemingly considering whether she should say those words, but after seeing him flying around, she couldn't help but speak up: "Um, I don't mean to discourage you. Perhaps your speed is still top-notch, but there is an opponent who completely counters you. Even if you are stronger than her, she can still humiliate you."

"Huh? Who?!" Donnie naturally knew that the woman was talking about him, and since this matter concerned his status, he was naturally very worried.

"Well, since the Chu family made this pact back then, they must have been prepared. If they didn't have the ability to force us to use them, would they have done something like this?

The prophet did not immediately reveal who the person was, but instead spoke of the covenant.