True Lord Duobao stared blankly at the chaotic distress signals coming from the upper ranks of the Rebel-Suppression Alliance.
For the first time, his trademark smile of genial prosperity froze completely.
His plump hands trembled slightly.
The Jade Slip in his hand fell to the floor with a clatter.
Sixty-five Da Luo True Realm experts.
And among them, three at the dao-fusion peak.
He swallowed, feeling his throat go dry.
How was this a "Returnee"?
This was clearly a Prehistoric Ferocious Beast that had crawled out of the depths of Chaos!
Dead silence fell over the Flying Boat.
Only after a long while did True Lord Duobao shakily pick up the Jade Slip from the floor.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and forced another smile onto his face, one uglier than a crying grimace.
He looked at the words Zhou Ming had sent him.
"Too late..."
"Not too late, not too late..." he muttered. "There's still business to be done..."
With trembling hands, he hastily retracted the message demanding payment that he had sent Zhou Ming earlier.
Then he composed a new one.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou, your divine might eclipses the world! You are invincible beneath the heavens! Congratulations on your triumphant victory!"
"The previous intelligence was an oversight on my part. I failed to warn you in time, and the fault lies entirely with me."
"As an apology, I will provide the next piece of intelligence free of charge!"
Over the next several tens of thousands of years.
Zhou Ming and his companions' group grew larger and larger, like a rolling snowball.
Following the intelligence True Lord Duobao provided "free of charge," they struck in every direction.
In succession, they rescued another six Great Dao Realm experts who likewise hailed from the Eternal Dao