Chapter 823: Humanity
The Divine Martial Emperor Palace.
The participants began to scatter. Zhan Tianxiu, Yan Sheng, Yu Shenghui, Zi Zaitian, Luo Wuji—none of them even tried to step onto the Supreme Ladder.
On one hand, they knew that no matter how well they performed, there was no way they could compete with experts like Emperor Ara and Li Pin for the position of lead commander. On the other hand... they didn’t want to embarrass themselves.
But avoiding the Supreme Ladder didn't mean they were willing to stay silent during the Ten Thousand Tribes Dominion War, especially after witnessing Li Pin's strength. When people started saying he might sweep through all the races, they couldn't help but admire him. Still, that admiration came with a burning sense of frustration.
They couldn't aim for the top spot, but on the battlefield, they had to hold their ground. No matter what, they couldn't afford to perform poorly. Otherwise, how could they face anyone and say they once fought alongside Li Pin?
This war would be remembered for a long time. They didn't want people, looking back, to simply say, "That guy? He never won a single match. He just showed up and did nothing."
So while Li Pin and the other two had to win in the disputed category of the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations, the rest of them had to win in their own assigned categories too.
Through victory after victory, they needed to show the entire universe that the dignity of the human race, as a Sovereign Race, was not to be challenged. Not even by the other eight Sovereign Races.
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As the crowd dispersed, Emperor Ara and Yao Ji left with Gu You and Tai Yi.
Li Pin returned with Ji Shun to his residence in the Divine Martial Emperor Palace. As soon as they stepped inside, Ji Shun couldn't hold back his question. "Don't tell me your goal is really to sweep through all the races."
"Why not?" Li Pin replied with a smile.