Above the Abyssal Chasm, cold wind stirred the withered grass.
It was noon, and the sunlight was fierce.
Yet as the blazing sunlight neared the sky above the Abyssal Chasm, it was abruptly swallowed by an invisible black hole, losing all its warmth.
"Xiao Fei."
Li Tianyu pressed her lips together as she looked at the Golden Robe on the altar.
She remembered that earlier, aboard the Mirage Tower, Li Fei had told her that although there were Ninth-Grade Exotic Beasts in the Abyssal Chasm, they definitely would not encounter any during this Pact of the Wilderness God.
Indeed, they would not encounter one—unless they deliberately went looking for it.
Why was the Abyssal Chasm an extremely dangerous place even for Peak Experts?
Because no one could be sure what they would encounter below.
It might be an extremely dangerous environment, or several Ninth-Grade Exotic Beasts at once!
Or perhaps an endless beast tide.
Moreover, although Ninth-Grade Exotic Beasts were inferior to Peak Experts in combat strength, their survival abilities surpassed those of the vast majority of Peak Experts.
You could defeat a Ninth-Grade Exotic Beast, but killing it was extremely difficult.
How hard was it to completely subjugate the Northern Barbarians?
Li Fei sensed Li Tianyu's gaze. He turned around to meet her eyes and revealed a smile.
"Don't worry. Even if I can't beat them, protecting myself won't be a problem."
Li Tianyu sighed.
She was already a qualified commander. Her few years of military service had at least taught her one thing—
Once the commander-in-chief issued an order, what you needed to do was carry it out, not question it.
Li Tianyu soon led the Imperial Guard Army's soldiers back aboard the Mirage Tower.
The Mirage Tower then continued ascending, entering the clouds and completely concealing its