"The Heavenly Ghost Token was personally bestowed upon me by the Heavenly Ghost King. He said this operation would take us into the Devil Dragon's territory. Not only did he assign me a force to lead and place under your command, he also granted me this Heavenly Ghost Token. If we encounter danger, we can use it to summon the Heavenly Ghost King here in an instant." As Tu Lei spoke, a trace of envy showed in his eyes. "Brother Lei, it seems the Heavenly Ghost King thinks very highly of you."
Lei Dong examined the finely crafted token, its shape ancient and imposing. His expression turned solemn. "Then I should go pay my respects to the Heavenly Ghost King and thank him for his kindness toward a junior like me."
"There's no need. The Heavenly Ghost King is going into seclusion soon to study how to advance to the middle stage. There's no need to disturb him," Tu Lei said, waving a hand. "There's no time to lose. We'll set out at once. I'll fill you in on the intelligence along the way."
"I'll leave everything to you, Brother Tu." Lei Dong cupped his hands.
An hour or so later, a full twenty small and medium-sized Flying Boats, black as pitch and grim in appearance, plunged straight into the roiling clouds streaked with red and black.
The moment they entered the cloud layer, dark-red lightning erupted again and again. Countless hidden vortices seemed ready to tear the Flying Boats apart. But since Tu Lei dared to lead the fleet into such dangerous clouds, he naturally wasn't about to send everyone to their deaths.
Deep thunderclaps and red lightning struck the Flying Boats, only to be absorbed by strangely shaped formation plates. Not a scratch reached the hulls. As for