Seven or eight days passed in the blink of an eye.
Only two short days remained before all eighty Saint Kings from the Imperial Dynasty arrived.
At the Domain Lord's Manor, in the Quiet Courtyard.
He Tiangang came in person once more. Compared with previous visits, his expression held a new tension and urgency.
He stepped into the courtyard and went straight to Li Yun, who sat quietly regulating his breath. He came right to the point.
"Demon-Suppressing Envoy, it's time to move."
"The Imperial Dynasty's Eighty Saint Kings are nearing the border of the Strange Abyss Star Domain. They'll arrive in two days."
"I'm worried their arrival will alert the Black Heaven Bandit Group and the Blood God Cult, so I plan to stir up trouble ahead of time and draw their attention elsewhere."
"If you show yourself now, we can also test their reaction."
As he spoke, a trace of worry showed between He Tiangang's brows.
They had planned this battle for a long time.
To support his plan, the Imperial Dynasty had even sent him Eighty Saint Kings—a rare show of force.
He was not afraid the enemy would be too strong. He was afraid they would refuse to play by the rules: the plan would begin, yet they would never show themselves. That would be trouble.
He Tiangang looked at Li Yun solemnly.
"To make the Black Heaven Bandit Group and the Blood God Cult walk obediently into our ambush, I hope you'll provoke them."
"Find a chance to kill one or two of their people. If you can kill one or two Saint Kings, so much the better."
Li Yun's eyes brightened slightly.
"No problem!"
"If they dare show their faces, I dare kill them."
His tone was casual, full of willing cooperation.
But He