Hall of Souls Vice Hall Master

Star Plucking Old Ghost had lost this time with great unwillingness and frustration. If it had been a fair fight, the West Underworld Earth Hall might not have lost to Gu Ling and Tang Zhen!

The Mountain Range of Dead Souls had harsh, complicated terrain, along with the natural barrier of "Yin Qi." Magical beasts and the West Underworld Earth Hall's scouts were scattered throughout the mountains. Logically, they should have detected Gu Ling, Tang Zhen, and the others from far away.

That way, the West Underworld Earth Hall could have seized the initiative—either setting an ambush and launching a surprise attack, or activating the "Eight Extremes Four Spirits Grand Array" and fighting defensively. With him personally holding the fort, two mere Venerables could never breach the Eight Extremes Four Spirits Grand Array's defenses.

Then, once reinforcements from the Hall of Souls arrived, they could attack from both sides and encircle them from four directions. They would certainly turn defeat into victory, crush Gu Ling and Tang Zhen in one stroke, and perhaps even slay one or two of them within the array!

However...

The enemy had appeared too suddenly.

One had to know that he had not slept that night, nor had he summoned any female disciples from the hall for amusement. Instead, he had diligently remained at Soul Locking Square, personally standing guard!

Yet Star Plucking Old Ghost still could not understand why that Yao Ri Tian had been able to travel all the way in without obstruction and appear directly before him. If the other party had not accidentally revealed the truth, he might have been fooled as well.

*Could the Hall of Dead Souls' vigilance truly be rotten to the core, unable to detect even two living men sneaking in? Or was there an insider working