Since the foundation of the Empire, the Forbidden City has been a sacred place in the eyes of all mankind, sacred and inviolable.

In the past two hundred years of history, only the leaders at the highest level of mankind entered and exited the forbidden city, and the number of people was only a few thousand, but on this day, for the first time, there were thousands of people.

These people are the final testers of civil and military talents!

At the end of the Heavenly Ladder Trial, there were less than sixteen,000 geniuses left from all over the empire, and about 600 of them broke through their own shackles through the spiritual energy empowerment and achieved phase-level cultivation, while the others did not break through that barrier, but they all at least reached the high level of the Qing level, and they were only one step away from that powerful level.

It's just that not everyone can cross this step.

Following the four Changhong, the trialists who had experienced countless battles and tests approached the forbidden city with excitement, and landed in the giant square in front of the Houqing Palace, the central supreme palace, standing in four directions, or worshipping their eyes, or shouting excitedly, it was difficult to suppress the fluctuations in their hearts.

Only a few people, after the ladder dispersed, seemed to notice some strange sights, and seemed to be a little puzzled.

After a while, everyone gathered at the top of the square, and Changhong dissipated, turning into countless rays of light falling from the sky, sprinkling on the forbidden city, interweaving a beautiful scene.

Stompe!

"That's ......"

The sound of footsteps was heard, attracting the attention of the trialists.

I saw that in the Houqing Palace, there were eight people dressed in black, each with a peculiar dark mask on his face, which depicted eight patterns of fox, embarrassment, snake, eagle, tiger, leopard, jackal, and wolf, and behind these eight people, each followed by several gray-robed people, and their faces also wore masks with corresponding patterns, but the color was slightly lighter, and it was the color of brass.

After that, there were hundreds of civil and military officials wearing court clothes, all with respectful faces and bowed their heads.

Hundreds of people walked down the red carpet and finally stood in front of the square, bowing their heads at the same time.

The golden light was released, and the Houqing Palace suddenly descended like a god, and a majestic figure appeared in the light, standing at the highest place, overlooking everyone.

"Knock on the Emperor!"

Seeing that figure, all the people bowed down in an instant, and a respectful voice blurted out, echoing in the forbidden city.

For many people, this is the first time they have seen the true face of the emperor, and the turmoil in their hearts has long been difficult to subside.

"Flat!"

Wu Xiuwen glanced around, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a satisfied expression.

"Two hundred years ago, the empire was first created, allowing humans to temporarily gain a foothold on this barbarian star, but compared to the countless years of power accumulation of barbarian beasts, the strength of human beings is still a little weak. In order to change this situation, I have planned for a hundred years, laid out the supreme formation in the four holy cities, absorbed the power of heaven and earth, and built the four holy towers of the Green Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Xuanwu, and the geniuses of the entire empire participated in the trial, so as to cultivate the peerless powerhouse of mankind and fight against the brute beasts. ”

"Today, you are the hope of mankind's future!"

The high-pitched voice spread everywhere, and countless people were fanatical in their hearts, and they shouted one after another.

"Long live the Emperor!"

"The Empire is supreme!"

Wu Xiuwen's right hand was raised slightly, and everyone immediately fell silent.

"After today, you will become the leader of the strongest army of mankind, breaking the history of human humiliation for the past two hundred years, opening up the territory for the empire, and allowing humanity to take root on this planet...... The Empire will launch a holy war to exterminate the brutes!"

Holy war!

Everyone's pupils were shrinking suddenly, and there was not a single stupid person present, and they understood what Wu Xiuwen meant in an instant.

The empire is going to take the initiative to launch the third human barbarian war!

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Holy War!"

One of them suddenly shouted.

This shout brought the others back to their senses, and their faces were full of fanaticism, and they all chanted the same slogan in unison: "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Holy War!"

In the past two hundred years, mankind has been abused too much, and everyone believes that this holy war will be the strongest battle to change the fate of mankind!

"But......" Wu Xiuwen's voice instantly overwhelmed the shouts in the square: "Before the Holy War begins, I have a few things to explain to you. ”

Everyone calmed down and waited for Wu Xiuwen's next words.

"First of all, in this civil and military performance, there were some things that made me feel unpleasant, such as some little guys who were mixed into this trial......"

In an instant, the faces of countless trialists moved.

The trialists of the Xuanwu Pagoda remembered Du Tianli in the battle of demon slayers, the trialists of the Blue Dragon Pagoda remembered Viren who was taken away by the black light, the trialists of the Vermilion Bird Tower remembered the two of Xue Yiwu and the disappeared Butterfly Rain in the frozen fire sky, and the trialists of the White Tiger Tower remembered the strange woman Yuna who disappeared in the middle of the Heavenly Ladder Trial.

"Not to mention those demonic figures who don't think about themselves, what worries me is that among the henchmen who have always been regarded as loyal to me, someone will interfere in this century-old talent event without authorization...... Do you need me to call you, or do you stand up yourself?"

The trialists were moved.

Among the henchmen of the imperial court, there are still people who secretly do things in this performance, this kind of crime is already a capital crime!

In the terrifying silence, one of the trialists in the square stepped out.

"Merlin!"

The person who stood up was none other than Merlin from the White Tiger Ladder, who stepped forward a few steps with an expressionless face and fell to his knees.

Wu Xiuwen's gaze remained unchanged, but he still did not speak.

The next moment, everyone saw that among the eight black-clothed people with peculiar masks, the black-clothed man with a jackal-faced face also walked out, turned to face Houqing Palace, and bent down to kneel on the ground.

"The criminal minister Li Qiu, who secretly leaned over the White Tiger Tower trialist, disrupted the process of acting, please ask the emperor to surrender!"

Hearing this, Du Tianwen, Huang Liu and other people from Qin Town in the square were all shocked.

That jackal-faced person turned out to be the one from the Right Martial Mansion who appeared on the Qinzhen Challenge, the son of Wei Mugen, Wei Siran!?

Right now, Wei Siran still calls himself Li Qiu as he did back then, which makes the Qin Zhen trialists more confirmed his identity.

Wei Mugen's face was shocked, and he wanted to make a move, but Du Tianwen beside him immediately pressed his shoulder and pressed him in place.

"Hmph, you're happy to admit it!"

Wu Xiuwen snorted coldly, and with a wave of his right hand, a phantom white qi came out of Merlin's body who was kneeling on the ground, spun around in the air several times, and finally stabbed towards the back of the jackal-faced man and disappeared.

After the phantom white qi left his body, Merlin raised his head, his eyes were empty and dazed, and after looking around, he lowered his head again, and did not move.

"Since you have confessed your sins, today you will be removed from the position of jackal, and you will be sent to heaven for the time being, pending the judgment of your crimes. ”

"Emperor Xie. ”

The glow flashed, and the Jackal-Faced Man disappeared from its place, leaving only a mask and black cloak to the ground, which was then picked up by a light-colored Jackal-Faced Man before retreating into the group.

"The second thing is about the time of the Ladder Trial. ”

Wu Xiuwen's voice drew everyone's attention back from the vanishing Li Qiu.

"Foxhead!"

"Yes, Emperor!"

The fox-faced man in black walked out at this time, looked up at a kind of trialist, and said slowly: "In your understanding, the duration of the Heavenly Ladder Trial should be twenty-four hours, that is, two days, right?"

Most of the trialists were puzzled in their hearts, and they didn't understand why the fox head mentioned this, and they always felt something abnormal when they nodded, but only a few people frowned secretly, as if they sensed something.

"The time you spent on the ladder, plus the time you received the Reiki empowerment, was around twenty-seven hours, which should be in line with your judgment, but...... That's just the velocity of the ladder. ”

Flow velocity on the ladder?

In the crowd, Wei Mugen's eyes with a gloomy face flashed first, and his eyebrows were tightly locked.

"On the ladder, you have spent two days, which is true, but for the Empire, it is already March!"

March!?

Countless people looked at each other.

If calculated according to the time when the civil and military performance started, the first trial opened in a span of three months, and the second trial was six months, so plus the three months of the ladder trial, has it been a full year since the civil and military performance began?

Some, however, confirmed their inner speculation at this point.

When they landed above Changhong, they had already noticed that the temperature in the imperial capital seemed to be much colder than it should be in September, but if it was the time of the wax moon, then everything made sense.

"The Heavenly Ladder Trial, combined with the Heavenly Dao Formation, greatly extends the speed of time, and one day of the Heavenly Ladder is equivalent to more than one month of the Empire, and now it is the ninth day of the lunar month, and it is the cold winter!"

The foxhead's words penetrated into the ears of all the trialists, forcing them to believe the astonishing news.

"In the year that you have participated in the trial, the empire has undergone a lot of changes, and at present, the empire is facing a major crisis that needs to be solved by you!"

The fox head turned his head and nodded to the person behind him, and then there was a sudden light in the Houqing Palace, showing an amazing picture in the sky above the square.

"So, that's the Empire?"

Everyone was amazed, because the sky was the territory of the Empire, but the distorted border line was a little strange.

The next moment, the image rotated, concentrating on the eastern side of the empire, magnifying countless times in an instant.

When they saw the image in the air, everyone's eyes widened for a moment.

To the east of the empire is the White Tiger Territory, which is ruled by White Tiger City, and although it is located in a snowy field, it has an icy beauty, which is a well-known fact.

However, in the image in the air, the White Tiger Domain shown is completely different from what everyone imagined.

Charred black, blood red.

The two miserable colors occupied three-quarters of the original White Tiger Domain.

Several deep black currents approached White Tiger City from all directions on the eastern front, crashing into the defense line like a flood, and it seemed that it could break through at any time.

The screen turns again.

Countless soldiers were screaming in the sky, slamming into the sky with countless brute beasts, flesh and blood flying, and the battle raged in the sky, and the white tiger city lord Lady Eva's long sword pointed straight into the sky, fighting with the huge black shadow, and although the power of the ice was sharp, it was also depressing.

The brute beast has already broken through the first-level defense line and is besieging White Tiger City!

"In 224, on the second day of the first month of October, the demon beasts invaded the White Tiger Domain on a large scale, slaughtering all the four first-class towns and cities, and the day before yesterday they were already approaching the White Tiger City, and the generals of the White Tiger City led by the city lord of Eva are launching a fierce resistance!"

"Ladies and gentlemen who have finished the trial, the Holy War has begun, and the first counterattack of mankind will be launched in White Tiger City!"