I manage female characters in all the heavens.

Although Lord Yingri does not roam the martial world, his reputation grows daily and his demonic power is already overwhelming.

"I heard that the Demon Extermination Alliance has already gathered tens of thousands of warriors, and with the Great Hero of the Southern Sky, Lu Zhongyuan, in charge, they should... be able to manage, right?"

"It's hard to say... Even with 50,000 troops and artillery from the Eastern Depot, they couldn't defeat her. Although martial artists are stronger than ordinary soldiers,..."

"That's different! The Eastern Depot is a lackey of the imperial court, devoid of any sense of justice; the Demon Extermination Alliance, on the other hand, consists of true heroes, brimming with righteousness! As everyone knows, good will always triumph over evil!"

"And I've heard that the Demon Extermination Alliance has recently received strong reinforcements!"

"Strong reinforcements? Who?"

"The Ten Villains! And also the chivalrous Yan Nantian!"

"What?! Master Yan is still alive?!"

"It's absolutely true! Master Yan has already come out of seclusion! With him here, that witch is doomed!"

"I admit that Master Yan is indeed a powerful ally, but what the hell are the Ten Evils? Why are they powerful allies?"

"Just because Master Yan was brought by them!"

……

Similar dialogues were repeatedly staged in teahouses, taverns, inns, docks... wherever people from the martial arts world gathered.

Fear breeds anger, anger breeds power, and power breeds action.

More and more people, without further hesitation, rushed to the headquarters of the Demon Extermination Alliance.

The Demon Extermination Alliance, which had already regained its resolve, was also inspired by the increasingly terrifying news of the Sun-Reflecting Demon.

With the arrival of Hero Yan, justice will prevail! We will surely defeat the evil lord and restore peace and order to the world!

That kind of spirit was enough to make even demons tremble with fear!

All of this dates back to seven days ago.

That day, a peculiar team arrived outside the headquarters of the Demon Extermination Alliance.

The five oddly shaped figures at the head of the group each exuded an aura that inspired fear, not from their superior martial arts skills, but from a chilling, bloodthirsty descent that made them unsettling.

"Bloody Hand" Du Sha, "Neither Male nor Female" Tu Jiaojiao, "Headless" Li Dazui, "Smiling with a Knife" Haha'er, "Half-Human, Half-Ghost" Yin Jiuyou.

Five of the Ten Great Villains have come together.

Behind them followed a stretcher carried by four strong men, covered with thick quilts and ice. Standing beside the stretcher was a young man who should have been very handsome, but whose handsomeness was marred by a scar on his face.

There was a person lying on the stretcher.

The man was about forty or fifty years old, with a resolute face, his eyes tightly closed, and his breath so weak that it seemed as if it would stop at any moment, yet with each breath, the air within three feet around him vibrated subtly.

Even in his unconscious state, the incomparably sharp sword intent emanating from him was like a divine sword drawn from its sheath, causing a stinging sensation on the skin of those who approached him.

“Yan Nantian!” Lu Zhongyuan and Yan Nantian were old friends. Even though Yan Nantian had suffered so much over the past ten years that he was unrecognizable, Lu Zhongyuan still recognized him at a glance.

He couldn't even catch his breath, and in a flash, he strode to Yan Nantian's stretcher. Seeing his miserable state, tears welled up in his eyes.

"Great Hero Yan, why have you fallen to such a state? Who did this?!"

The villains turned their heads slightly, somewhat embarrassed; it was they who were in charge.

When Lu Zhongyuan uttered the name Yan Nantian, the entire headquarters of the Demon Extermination Alliance erupted in excitement.

“The five of us,” Du Sha stepped forward and said expressionlessly, “we were entrusted by Master Yan before his death… no, by Master Yan before he fell into a coma to bring him to the Demon Extermination Alliance and contribute to the extermination of demons together.”

"The danger posed by that Demon of the Reflecting Sun has far exceeded our expectations. If we don't eliminate her, the entire world will be plunged into utter ruin. We must join the Demon Extermination Alliance to save the world."

As the top expert among the Ten Villains, Du Sha's words carry great weight. Unfortunately, he lost an arm to Yan Nantian back then, and his martial arts skills are no longer as powerful as they once were.

Even so, he was still at the pinnacle of the first-rate, even stronger than Jiang Biehe.

"Due to some reasons in his early years, Master Yan fell into a long coma. Several of us, along with a renowned doctor, tried to treat him, but we could only wake him up briefly for less than an hour."

"In the past hour, after learning about the existence and danger of the Sun-Reflecting Demon, and that we were going to leave the valley to join the Demon-Slaying Alliance, Master Yan did not hesitate to ask us to bring him here, and then he fell into a coma again."

"Moreover, due to the injuries he sustained back then, Master Yan's skills were crippled, and he is no longer as powerful as he once was," Li Dazui said.

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over the Demon Extermination Alliance, quickly cooling the initial excitement surrounding Yan Nantian's arrival.

Someone complained, "If that's the case, then what's the point of Master Yan coming here? He can't help at all!"

“That’s not how it works,” Tu Jiaojiao added. “Even if Master Yan doesn’t wake up, his very existence is enough to inspire people. After all—”

She grinned, a smile that looked particularly eerie against her yin-yang face: "Even the number one swordsman in the world, Yan Nantian, has stepped forward, which means that the Demon of Reflecting the Sun has indeed reached a point where he must be eliminated. Many people who are still watching will come along because of the arrival of Hero Yan, won't they?"

"Besides, Master Yan's skills have only been crippled, not his person. As long as the alliance has the ability to heal Master Yan, even if his skills are lacking, he will still be the number one swordsman in the world."

Everyone was taken aback at first, but then they became excited.

Yes, just because the villains couldn't cure Master Yan doesn't mean our Demon Extermination Alliance can't!

At this moment, Lu Zhongyuan checked on Yan Nantian's condition and smiled with delight.

"It hasn't reached that level. Although Master Yan's original power has been destroyed, his roots haven't been severed and his foundation remains. A new, incomparably pure and scorching true energy is circulating in his body and growing rapidly."

"I once heard Master Yan mention that the martial art he practiced was called the Wedding Dress Divine Skill. It was extremely powerful and yang, and its true energy could even damage himself, which caused him great distress."

"But now, perhaps because his power has been crippled and his domineering spirit has been thwarted, Master Yan has turned misfortune into blessing. While the sharpness of his true energy has been greatly reduced, its power has increased to a higher level. Not only will it no longer harm him, but it will even heal Master Yan at an extremely fast speed."

"It's estimated that it won't be long before Master Yan recovers on his own, and his skill may even surpass his previous level, with his martial arts advancing even further!"

These words were like a fire, completely igniting the passion of the Demon Extermination Alliance.

More than a decade ago, Master Yan was already invincible. Now he wants to go even further. How can this be allowed?

What is this called? This is called "Heaven is about to destroy the sun!"

The news caused a global sensation!

If there were still people watching, hesitating, and doubting whether the Demon Extermination Alliance really had a chance of winning.

Yan Nantian's news completely dispelled everyone's concerns.

Even Yan Nantian has joined, and even the Ten Great Villains have jumped out to save the world!

What does this mean?

This shows that the threat posed by that Sun-Reflecting Demon has become so great that neither the righteous nor the evil factions can stand idly by!

This is a crisis for all of humanity!

This is a catastrophe that can only be fought against by the combined strength of the entire martial arts world!

Those major sects that were originally observing made their decisions after learning the news.

The leader of the Huashan Sect personally led thirty elite disciples, traveling day and night to the headquarters of the Demon Extermination Alliance.

The leader of the Emei Sect led his disciples out of seclusion and announced their joining the army to exterminate the demons.

The Kunlun Sect, Kongtong Sect, Diancang Sect, Qingcheng Sect... even the South Sea Sword Sect, which has always been aloof from the world, sent their elders to provide assistance.

Even more shockingly, a name that had long since faded from the public eye reappeared—

Shenjian Manor, Xie Guiyuan.

This man, who is over ninety years old, is a sword master who was already famous throughout the world forty or fifty years ago.

It is said that when Yan Nantian first started out, he did not practice swordsmanship. It was after meeting Xie Guiyuan that he was instructed by Xie Guiyuan to switch from fist fighting to swordsmanship, and thus became the sword god he is today.

He had lived in seclusion for many years, detached from worldly affairs, and even entrusted the daily affairs of Shenjian Manor to his juniors.

Everyone thought he was long dead, but not only was he alive, he was able to come out of seclusion and fight again. He is truly old but still strong!

He was not the only remaining senior master in the martial arts world, but he was the only one who personally came out of seclusion.

It is said that there was only one reason for his return to public life—

"I have lived most of my life and seen all kinds of demons, but I have never encountered a demon capable of destroying the world. If I cannot see such an opponent with my own eyes and fight him personally, I will not die in peace."

These words ignited the passion of countless younger generations in the martial arts world.

As expected of someone from the Divine Sword Manor, he possesses a pure and upright sword heart. Even at the age when he is halfway to the grave, he still dares to fight and is concerned about the common people.

Even a senior expert like Xie Guiyuan has come out of seclusion, so what else do they have to hesitate about?

As a result, within just a few days of Yan Nantian joining the Demon Extermination Alliance, the alliance's strength expanded at a visible rate.

The demon-slaying army, which originally numbered only over 10,000, quickly expanded to over 60,000.

Among these 60,000-plus people, there is Yan Nantian, a peerless master who symbolizes "the best in the world"—although he is still unconscious, his very existence is enough to make anyone who wants to challenge the Demon Extermination Alliance think twice.

With Lu Zhongyuan, the Southern Hero second only to Yan Nantian, serving as the head instructor—his strength was already unparalleled in the world—after a month of training, the overall combat power of the Demon Extermination Army was raised to another level.

With Wei Wuyuan, the leader of the Twelve Constellations, a man of deep cunning and unpredictable methods, serving as their strategist—although he had only recently joined, he provided the Demon Extermination Alliance with a wealth of valuable intelligence based on his understanding of the Sun Reflection Martial Arts.

With Xie Guiyuan, a grandmaster of swordsmanship, in charge—although he was old, his incomparably pure sword intent still told everyone: I will defy the heavens and vanquish the demons!

Further down, there are nearly a hundred top-tier masters, each a renowned sect leader in the martial arts world. Any one of them could command respect and influence in the martial arts world.

Top-tier masters are not commonplace; several of the Ten Great Villains fall short of this level. In the entire martial arts world, there are only about a hundred people at this level, and now the Demon-Slaying Alliance possesses more than half of them, making their strength truly earth-shattering.

There are also thousands of second-rate masters and tens of thousands of martial artists at the third-rate level or below.

This force has almost gathered the essence of the entire martial arts world. No single force in the martial arts world can face such a powerful trend. Even the Yihua Palace is far inferior.

Of course, this Yihua Palace excludes the rumored Third Palace Master Yingri, who is clearly not human.

Apart from those reclusive sects located in remote areas with little access to information, and a very few lone heroes who do not care about the common people, the entire martial arts world, regardless of whether it is righteous or evil, or whether it is a large or small sect, has almost all gathered under the banner of the Demon Extermination Alliance.

This is a force powerful enough to shake the very foundations of the nation.

This is a force powerful enough to change dynasties.

Now, this force has only one goal—

Remove the sun.

Our Demon Extermination Alliance is truly thriving!

……

Meanwhile, at the Anqing City Lord's Mansion, upon learning that the Ten Villains and Yan Nantian had all joined the Demon Extermination Alliance, Tie Xinlan, who was in seclusion, couldn't help but feel depressed for a while.

After all, 99% of her reputation as a demon was fabricated, and she felt wronged.

However, she quickly stopped caring. Since things had come to this point, explanations were useless and she disdained to explain. At worst, she would just slaughter everyone in the martial arts world!

Now that everything I absorbed before has been digested, it's time to absorb another wave!