At daybreak.
Before Zhennan Pass, a grim, murderous atmosphere hung over everything.
The Spirit Hall Empire's army of nearly three hundred thousand formed ranks in order, their fighting spirit high, their armor and weapons reflecting a cold gleam beneath the sunlight.
"Your Highness, the Spirit Hall Empire has come out in full force. If we lose today, the Heaven Dou Empire will lose its final gateway, and the empire's destruction will be close at hand. When that happens, neither Your Highness nor Your Highness's sect will have anywhere left to go. In today's battle, we must unite every force we can and absolutely cannot fail."
Atop the majestic Zhennan Pass, Marshal Ge Long looked down over the Spirit Hall Empire army's formation, his face showing shock. Then he looked at the young, handsome man before him and spoke coldly.
The man before him was naturally the current Regent—His Highness Blue Sky King Tang San.
Ever since Tang San had taken control of the government, he had constantly eliminated dissidents, wanting to fully control the Heaven Dou Empire.
The major Element Academies and many nobles within the empire had all adopted an attitude of resistance, causing Tang San to fly into a rage and leaving the Imperial City running with blood. Because of this, Tang San's control over the Heaven Dou Empire had become unprecedentedly strong, but his purge of opposing forces had never stopped.
But now, with a powerful enemy before them, this was absolutely not the time to strike at their own people again!
Hearing Marshal Ge Long's nakedly blunt words, Tang San did not grow angry.
With his hands clasped behind his back, he carefully studied the Spirit Hall Empire's army, purple light surging in his eyes, as if he wanted to see something within the Spirit Hall