Yuan Hongying had come to the Primordial Continent this time under orders from his family, as a core direct descendant of the Holy Eagle Family, to seize cities and conquer lands.
When he had first arrived, Yuan Hongying had been immensely excited.
Whether it was the sense of control from commanding fifty thousand Holy Eagle Realm elites and one hundred thousand elite soldiers from vassal worlds as they seized cities and conquered lands, or the anticipation of crushing Ye Zhen and avenging his old hatred, everything had filled Yuan Hongying with boundless excitement.
But now, Yuan Hongying sat high in the sky, watching the army under his command assault Ironwood Commandery City. Below, flesh and blood flew, while battle cries shook the heavens, yet Yuan Hongying felt not the slightest surge of hot blood. Instead, he was utterly dispirited.
As he listlessly watched the battlefield below, Yuan Hongying's vision suddenly blurred, and Ye Zhen's figure abruptly appeared before his eyes.
The sight gave Yuan Hongying a violent shudder.
Truthfully, with the power of his Holy Eagle Family bloodline, although his cultivation was only at the World King Realm Ninth Heaven Peak, he was capable of killing Early Dao Realm experts and could even contend head-on with Mid Dao Realm experts.
Under normal circumstances, there was no need for him to fear a Mid Dao Realm Ye Zhen.
But according to the intelligence, Ye Zhen actually possessed the power to kill Late Dao Realm experts.
That changed everything completely.
That was why Ye Zhen's sudden appearance before him had given Yuan Hongying such a violent shudder.
But a moment later, Yuan Hongying rubbed his eyes. He felt that perhaps he had been thinking too much, to the point that an illusion of Ye Zhen had appeared before him.
Yet in the