Wu Shattered Star River

In the northern part of Bianzhou, amidst a vast mountain range, a powerful figure tore through the void.

He was tall and sturdy, with golden fur covering his body, resembling an ancient divine ape. His aura was as powerful as mountains and seas, and upon his arrival, all the exotic beasts in the nearby mountains were terrified and prostrated on the ground.

"Eh?"

The powerful figure voiced a surprised sound after appearing, as a jade talisman on his waist shattered.

His brow furrowed, and he glanced towards Qingzhou. After hesitating for a moment, he tunneled through the air towards the west.

He traveled for the time it takes to burn an incense stick before finding a small mountain. Within this mountain was a mountain villa, clearly a secret stronghold.

"Greetings, Clan King!"

Inside the mountain villa was a Heavenly Ape Clan member at the Emperor Realm. Upon seeing the man, he immediately knelt down.

This powerful figure was the Clan King of the Heavenly Ape Clan. He questioned with his hands behind his back, "Did an anomaly occur at Qingwang City?"

"Yes, Clan King!"

The Heavenly Ape Clan's Emperor Realm member reported, "The Ice Queen and the others have already retreated, presumably using the teleportation array to return directly to Snow Province."

"Retreated?"

The Heavenly Ape Clan King was somewhat surprised and asked, "Why would they retreat? What happened?"

Twelve Dao Ancestor Realms; relying on the Qingyu Clan alone would definitely not be enough to repel them. If that's the case, why would the Ice Queen and the others retreat?

The Heavenly Ape Clan's Emperor Realm member quickly reported, "According to the news from Qingwang City, the Ice Snow Clan, Netherworld Clan, and Star Sea Society each had a Dao Ancestor Realm warrior killed. The Ice Queen and the others determined that they couldn't break through the Qing God Tree's protective barrier, and Qing Xueyun and your clan were about to arrive, so they had no choice but to retreat."

"What?"

The Heavenly Ape Clan King thought he had misheard and stared at the Heavenly Ape Clan's Emperor Realm member in shock. He asked, "Who killed them? Is there a supreme expert from the outer realms in Qingwang City?"

"No!"

The Heavenly Ape Clan's Emperor Realm member reported, "They were all killed by Qing Xuefeng, but... Ye Wanqiu and Jiang Han assisted. It can be said... the reason these three Dao Ancestor Realms were killed is largely due to Jiang Han?"

"Jiang Han?"

The Heavenly Ape Clan King was even more astonished and said, "Tell me the details!"

There were many spies from various clans within Qingwang City. Although the situation was critical at the time, the spies from the major forces risked their lives to lurk and transmit the information.

All the battle details were clearly understood here, and the Heavenly Ape Clan's Emperor Realm member immediately began to report.

After listening, the Heavenly Ape Clan King's eyes flashed with a bright light, and he murmured, "A Saint Ruler was actually able to make You Li unable to control his body? He was actually able to assist Qing Xuefeng in killing three Dao Ancestor Realms? What... is happening to this world?"

The Heavenly Ape Clan King was very strong, at the sixth level of the Dao Ancestor Realm. He felt that he was stronger than even the Seventh Ancestor, and his combat power was much more ferocious. He considered himself the strongest combat force in the Southern Region.

At this moment, he began to doubt his own understanding.

There have been cases in the history of the Land of Extreme Winter where Saint Rulers could kill Dao Ancestor Realm first or second level warriors, but he had never heard of a Saint Ruler being able to affect a Dao Ancestor Realm fifth level warrior, making You Li unable to control his body.

"Strange, too strange!"

The Heavenly Ape Clan King murmured a few times, feeling somewhat confused.

The Heavenly Ape Clan's Emperor Realm member waited for a moment and asked, "Clan King, are you still going to Qingwang City?"

The Heavenly Ape Clan King shook his head, "What's the point of going now? To pay homage to Qing Xuefeng?"

He pondered for a moment and said, "I'll return to Heavenly Ape Mountain first. You send a message back to the clan, telling them to pass a message to the Old Devil Shenyan and the Old Demon Fa, inviting them to Heavenly Ape Mountain."

"Whoosh!"

The Heavenly Ape Clan King didn't linger. With a flash of his body, he tore through the void and left.

...

The battle of Qingwang City spread throughout the entire Southern Region in just one day.

There was no other way; the impact of this battle was too great. There were too many spies from various clans in Qingwang City, and they all spread the news as soon as possible. The news swept through the entire Southern Region at a terrifying speed.

The entire Southern Region was shaken!

Twelve Dao Ancestor Realms launched a surprise attack on Qingwang City, but instead, three Dao Ancestor Realms were killed.

This news was too shocking, leaving the higher-ups of countless large and small clans in the Southern Region unable to react for a long time. Many small clan higher-ups even thought the news was wrong and sent their clansmen to inquire everywhere.

Another half day passed, and the news from all sides converged, confirming that the news was true.

The entire Southern Region exploded, and many large and small clans were filled with unease, while some clans were overjoyed. Many mid-level clans immediately arranged for their clan elders or clan kings to personally set out and secretly head to Qingwang City.

After this battle, many clans understood a truth—the Qingyu Clan might rise again and have a chance to once again reign over the Southern Region.

Twelve Dao Ancestor Realms launched a surprise attack, but instead of killing Qing Ning or destroying the Qing God Tree, they suffered losses and three Dao Ancestor Realms died.

The Ice Snow Clan, Netherworld Clan, Human Clan, and Star Sea Society mobilized almost all of their experts, but achieved such a result?

It would be even more difficult to destroy the Qingyu Clan in the future unless the Heavenly Ape Clan, Divine Flame Clan, Fa Clan, and Cong Clan joined in.

It was unlikely that the seven major forces and the Star Sea Society would join forces to attack Qingwang City.

Therefore, the Qingyu Clan's rise felt unstoppable, which led many small and medium-sized families to start taking sides, secretly going to Qingwang City to pay their respects, curry favor, and grab a position...

Jiang Han's reputation soared!

Jiang Han's reputation was already great before, but it was different compared to this time.

Previously, in the hearts of the Southern Region's people, Jiang Han was just a troublemaker, someone with a little strength but not much, and a discarded son from the Eastern Region with somewhat abnormal escape techniques.

Now, Jiang Han made all the clans look at him with new eyes.

Because the reason this battle could be won, and those three Dao Ancestor Realms were killed, was largely due to Jiang Han!

Jiang Han's role in this battle surpassed Qing Xuefeng!

Therefore, in the hearts of the major clans in the Southern Region, Jiang Han was already on par with the Dao Ancestor Realm, and even ordinary Dao Ancestor Realms were not as good as him.

The clans believed that the Qingyu Clan could rise largely due to Jiang Han's existence.

As long as Jiang Han was stationed in Qingwang City, it would be impossible for the Ice Snow Clan, Netherworld Clan, Human Clan, and Star Sea Society to break through Qingwang City and kill Qing Ning.

A day later, Qing Xuefeng issued an imperial decree, causing another shock in the Southern Region.

Qing Xuefeng did not angrily denounce the Ice Snow Clan, Netherworld Clan, and Human Clan for their rebellion in the imperial decree. This imperial decree only had two contents.

First, Jiang Han and Ye Wanqiu were conferred as princes, hereditary and irreplaceable. Second, the entire Southern Region was called upon to诛杀the Star Sea Society. As long as the higher-ups of the Star Sea Society could be诛杀ed, the Qingyu Clan could reward them according to their merits, and could... use their merits to offset their crimes.

Prince!

In the history of the Qingyu Clan, only a few alien princes had been conferred. There were currently nine princes, and other than the Seventh Ancestor and Qing Xueyun, only the clan kings of the seven major forces held the title of prince.

Now there were two more, Jiang Han and Ye Wanqiu!

Jiang Han was conferred as a prince in the realm of a Saint Ruler, which was unprecedented.

In addition, the various clans in the Southern Region witnessed Qing Xuefeng's methods!

Twelve Dao Ancestor Realms had already killed their way to Qingwang City, which was already a substantive rebellion, but Qing Xuefeng didn't mention a word, as if it had never happened.

He only targeted the Star Sea Society and subtly told the Ice Snow Clan, Netherworld Clan, and Human Clan—go and干掉the Star Sea Society, and you will have a chance to atone for your sins?