Even after Wen Qingxuan and Tang Meier had left Spirit Butterfly Cave, they still could not understand why Jiang Long, commander of the Profound Dragon Army, had agreed to undertake a mission that seemed utterly impossible to complete.
Before the Profound Dragon War Emperor had fallen, with him leading them and the Profound Dragon Army's vast numbers all at their peak, they had been an exceptionally terrifying force even at the Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign level.
Killing the Profound Demon Emperor of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan would not have been much of a problem.
But now, the Profound Dragon War Emperor was already gone.
The Profound Dragon Army under Jiang Long's command was no longer at its peak either.
Under such circumstances, facing that incomparably terrifying Profound Demon Emperor head-on and killing him would require, at the very least, restoring the Profound Dragon Army to its former peak—or making it even stronger than before.
After all, that was the Profound Demon Emperor!
Suppressing and sealing him still offered some hope.
But to truly kill him, they would need an enormous disparity in strength.
"Zhao Chen, that mission you gave them was very difficult. Why did they agree to it?"
Wen Qingxuan glanced in the direction the Profound Dragon Army had departed, carrying the God Emperor Token toward Saint Abyss Pass, and asked curiously.
She could roughly guess Zhao Chen's intentions.
He undoubtedly wanted to use this opportunity to reignite the Profound Dragon Army's fighting spirit, restoring them to their former peak or even pushing them further.
As for having them follow Zhao Chen—
It would be more accurate to say that he wanted to force Jiang Long, their commander, to grow on his own.
As long as Jiang Long could break through to the Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign realm, he