After just seeing off the Saint Child of Ten Thousand Saints Mountain and the others, Dao Child Yu You hurried to Lin Bai and reported:
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"Emperor Child Senior Brother, news has come from Goddess Li Guxian. They have finished preparing and will secretly set out tonight."
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Lin Bai looked slightly weary when he heard this and nodded gently.
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"Good."
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"Then I'll go and see her."
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Under Dao Child Yu You's arrangements, Lin Bai left the Imperial Palace and went to meet Li Guxian.
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This expedition was the first battle after the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace rebuilt its sect gate—and it was also a "battle of survival and extinction."
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This battle absolutely could not be lost.
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Inside the Ninth Divine Hall of the Devil Palace, Lin Bai saw Li Guxian busily packing her belongings.
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"Emperor Child Senior Brother."
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Seeing Lin Bai arrive, Li Guxian hurriedly stopped what she was doing and came forward to salute him.
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"Let's dispense with these formalities."
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"We'll also skip the idle chatter. I know you don't have much time."
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"Briefly tell me about your situation."
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"How many troops have you assembled? How many experts?"
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Li Guxian knew that Lin Bai had come to ask about the situation, so she immediately said:
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"Before the Devil Palace rebuilt its sect gate, we had already begun secretly expanding the Demon Subduing Guard, Sea Guard Legion, and Divine Mountain Guard."
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"Although the expansion has not gone on for long, the three armies currently have around fifteen million martial artists."
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"All three armies will be dispatched!"
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Previously, when the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace was in Nine Underworlds City, the Demon Subduing Guard, Sea Guard Legion, and Divine Mountain Guard had all been