Bai Yujun had no time to detour. She hardened her heart and prepared to strike!
Just as she turned, ready to burst out from behind the tree like a venomous snake and launch an assassination, she caught sight of people in the distance from the corner of her eye. She abruptly stopped and shrank back behind the tree. Looking again, she saw Xia Lu Qingyun and the other three crouching low as they stealthily approached, with those Heavenly Soldiers behind them.
They had not left? They had actually chosen to follow Bai Yujun deep into enemy territory...
To avoid alerting the fiends and losing the element of surprise, they did not dare communicate through spells. Bai Yujun behind the tree and her distant teammates exchanged signals with hand gestures. Anyone entering the Heavenly Army had to learn some basic signals.
The four loose immortals, Lu Qingyun and the others, did not understand, but the Heavenly Soldiers behind them did and translated for them.
She gestured that there were five formidable opponents, pointed out their positions, and assigned targets. The immortal generals would take on the five mortal-realm Demonic Beasts, while the Heavenly Soldiers would attack the lower-ranked ones. Every target was carefully allocated.
The focus was on ambush—striking where they were least expected, attacking where they were unprepared.
Bai Yujun would deal with the one that looked strongest. Xia and the other three immortals only needed to hold back their respective opponents.
A moment would be enough.
Bai Yujun's claim of being invincible within her realm was no empty boast. An ambush assassination followed by an instant burst of power could cost an enemy half their life. No one could withstand the ensuing chain of frenzied attacks, even in a contest of pure physical strength. As a divine beast, her