Although it was an overt scheme, Spirit Hall had no choice but to grit its teeth and endure it. After all, the attacking Spirit Beasts were no ordinary foes. Whether it was the Sky Azure Bull Python, the Titan Giant Ape, or the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, each was at least comparable to a level ninety-five Titled Douluo.
Not long after Spirit Hall dispatched several Titled Douluos to suppress them, news reached Ling Yun Pass.
"Thousand Eyes Douluo, Green Bamboo Douluo, and Chrysanthemum Douluo?"
Atop the walls of Ling Yun Pass, Zhao Xuan gazed into the distance at the enormous pit nearby. Behind it, banners snapped in the wind as Spirit Hall's forces lay encamped there.
The corners of his lips slowly rose. He set down the letter in his hand and asked Marshal Gelong beside him, "Marshal, inform the troops lying in wait behind Spirit Hall to make their move."
Ge Long nodded, then summoned a deputy general nearby and issued the order.
Before long, an agility-type Soul Emperor crossed the surrounding mountains and delivered orders to a force concealed behind Spirit Hall's rear, telling them to wait for an opportunity to disrupt the enemy's rear lines.
The Grandmaster's robes fluttered lightly in the wind. With an indifferent expression, he looked toward Spirit Hall's camp opposite them and gave the order, "Notify the entire army. Armor up, polish your blades and halberds, and prepare to attack!"
"Yes!"
In the military camp behind Ling Yun Pass, warhorses neighed as heralds raced through the grounds with command flags in hand, shouting at the tops of their lungs. For a time, the camp was filled with the grinding of iron armor, blades, and halberds.
Jet-black armor covered every soldier, while even the warhorses wore thick barding. As far as the eye could