Primordial Era: Exceptional Comprehension, Destroying Buzhou Mountain at the Start

Chapter 391 Emperor Xiao is granted the title of Marquis of Champion, a Huo Qubing of the Primordial Era who once killed the Western He Demon Clan and sealed the Wolf-Dwelling Mountain.

Well, this statement didn't reach the human race. If it had, it would have caused a huge uproar and enraged countless humans.

Of course, this was only an internal discussion within the demon race, and outsiders had no idea about it.

After a moment of silence, Bai Ze continued, "Demon Master, is it fair that our demon race will just let this war between humans and demons end just because Ying Zheng stepped forward?"

"Of course not. Ying Zheng is not scary; what's scary is the Wu Clan behind him. Although the Wu Clan has kept a low profile in recent years, it doesn't mean they haven't recovered quickly. All twelve Ancestral Witches perished once, but how many half-step Ancestral Witches have been born in the Ancestral Witch Hall now? Nobody knows, and nobody dares to predict. It's even harder to know whether these half-step Ancestral Witches can evolve the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation."

"Therefore, we must be cautious towards the Witch Clan. Moreover, our enemy has always been the Witch Clan. As for the Human Clan, they are merely a major stumbling block on our path to the resurgence of the Demon Clan, which we can remove at any time. For now, let's continue to treat the Human Clan as a buffer between our Demon Clan and the Witch Clan."

Kunpeng's words were domineering and arrogant. The implication was that humanity was utterly weak and that the demon race could be easily annihilated.

Bai Ze nodded silently: "What about Li Jiancheng?"

"A mere pawn, daring to consider himself my disciple. Would my disciple, Kunpeng, be so foolish? Let's use him to lead the demon race below the Great Luo Golden Immortal level to have a good training session with the human race." Kunpeng sneered disdainfully, not taking Li Jiancheng, his disciple, seriously at all.

Since Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng made a pact with the demon race Bai Ze, this war between the human race and the demon race has been governed by a set of rules.

Aside from the Grand Luo Golden Immortals under Li Jiancheng's command, none of the others are allowed to appear on the battlefield. The remaining demon forces can participate in the battle, but without more Grand Luo Golden Immortals joining, the war is effectively kept within a certain scope.

Therefore, this battle evolved into a training exercise between the demon race and the human race.

Both the demon race and the human race tacitly began training battles.

Not long after Di Xiao returned to the military camp, he received an imperial edict delivered by an angel: "By His Majesty's decree, Di Xiao, the Marquis of Wisdom, is hereby conferred the title of Marquis of Champion, the highest rank among marquises in the Great Tang Dynasty. Furthermore, the Marquis of Champion is hereby appointed Grand Marshal of the Warring States, commanding the southern border troops, guarding the southern frontier, and resisting the invasion of the demon race…."

"The Marquis of Champion is hereby granted a blessed land and countless resources..."

The imperial edict contained many contents, but its core consisted of only three points.

First: Di Xiao's previous title of Marquis of Wisdom was changed to Marquis of Champion.

Second: Emperor Xiao appointed him as Grand Marshal of the Warring States, commanding the southern border army, making him a figure similar to Xue Rengui. Unfortunately, Emperor Xiao still needs to recruit and maintain his own troops.

Third: a naturally blessed location and abundant resources.

Of the three core heroes, Di Xiao had no problem with the second and third, and could handle them all. However, the first one, Champion Hou, was truly embarrassing for Di Xiao.

Although the Marquis of Champion was merely a marquis, his status was no less than that of some current dukes. After all, the title of Marquis of Champion was the highest among marquises and also a testament to outstanding military achievements.

In particular, throughout the history of humankind, only Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty has ever been able to obtain the title of Marquis of Champion.

The reason why Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty was able to obtain the title of Marquis of Champion was not because of a feat similar to the historical version of storming into the Xiongnu's lair and sealing the wolf's lair. Rather, it was because he stormed into Xiniu Hezhou, slaughtered countless demon tribes who had taken root there, and even sacrificed countless demon corpses to the heavens in the demon tribes' lair in Xiniu Hezhou.

According to the historical records of the ancient human race, after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the power of the demon race in Xiniu Hezhou rose rapidly. These were originally defeated demons who fled to Xiniu Hezhou after the destruction of the Demon Court. However, after countless years of development, with the secret support of the demon race in Beiju Luzhou, they once developed to the point of sharing Xiniu Hezhou with Buddhism.

The reason why Buddhism allowed the demon race to develop at that time was primarily because Buddhism itself was embroiled in internal strife. This, in turn, gave the demon race of Xiniu Hezhou an opportunity to grow.

However, Buddhism was not to be trifled with, so the demons of Xiniu Hezhou did not provoke Buddhism. Instead, they crossed the Two Realms Mountain and came to attack the human race. At that time, the Great Han Dynasty was severely bullied by the demons of Xiniu Hezhou.

However, as the Han Dynasty continued for many generations, it finally came to the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, when countless brilliant generals emerged. Among them, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were the most outstanding.

Afterwards, the Han Dynasty launched a counterattack against the demon race in Xiniu Hezhou, defeating them several times. Then, Huo Qubing emerged, storming into Xiniu Hezhou, slaughtering countless demons, and finally conquering the demons' stronghold in Xiniu Hezhou—the Juxu Demon Realm. He used the corpses of the demons as a sacrifice to the heavens, achieving what is known as the sealing of the wolf's lair at Juxu.

Because of this battle, the demon race of Xiniu Hezhou was completely crippled, became despondent, and eventually declined.

Huo Qubing's bravery and achievements made him the foremost general among the human race. His title of Marquis of Champion became a title sought after by countless generals.

Now, Li Shimin has bestowed the title of Marquis of Champion upon the current Emperor Xiao. This inevitably makes Emperor Xiao excited, but also makes him feel that the title is somewhat illegitimate.

After all, the title of Marquis of Champion must have been earned by slaughtering countless demons, or even severely damaging them. But Di Xiao couldn't have done that. Although trillions of demons were slaughtered within Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum, those demons were all kept in captivity; anyone could kill them.

In the primordial world, although Di Xiao slaughtered many demons, he never set foot beyond the borders and invaded either the Southern Continent or the Northern Continent.

Di Xiao inevitably felt somewhat awkward facing the title of Champion Marquis.

Di Xiao accepted the imperial edict, looked at the envoy, and asked without hesitation, "Eunuch, what does Your Majesty mean by this? With my current achievements, how can I be worthy of the title of Marquis of Champion? This is the title of Marquis of Champion; without sufficient achievements, this title is a complete joke."

"Lord Di Xiao, you flatter me. You guarded the southern border, slaughtered countless demons, and even killed many demons at the Taiyi realm. Later, at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, you severely injured the Golden Crow King, a demon at the half-step Daluo realm."

"Later, he even used the Demon Emperor's Sword to make Bi Fang, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, bleed. Such an achievement is unparalleled in the history of the human race... Therefore, His Majesty discussed with his ministers and specially sent a message to Huoyun Cave to inquire about General Huo Qubing. Huo Qubing praised Lord Di Xiao repeatedly, saying that he was optimistic about your future. He even agreed to give you the title of Marquis of Champion. So His Majesty issued an edict to confer the title."

When the angel mentioned Huo Qubing, he further stated that the title of Marquis of Champion was only granted after Huo Qubing's consent.

Di Xiao's eyes widened: "You mean Marquis Huo Qubing agreed to give me this title?"

"Of course!" the angel said, with a smile. "Moreover, General Huo Qubing has sent a message to you through His Majesty, hoping that one day you too can traverse the demon clan's lair and complete a new conquest of the Xiongnu."

(End of this chapter)