A day later, Su Yuan stood before the fifty-seven Spirit Transmutation cultivators, all fully prepared.
"Before we set out, I have something I need to make clear to everyone."
Su Yuan swept his gaze over the people who trusted him and said gravely:
"I've asked Star River Heavenly Lord and Heavenly Lord Xuan Yi to set up an ultra-long-distance Teleportation Array on Blue Star. Once we reach the place where the enemy has gathered, they'll build a permanent teleportation passage."
"After this battle is over, I hope you'll leave through that passage at once. Don't linger."
Hearing Su Yuan's words, the Spirit Transmutation cultivators present who hadn't known about the plan first froze in surprise. Then some of them showed anger.
"Alliance Leader, what do you mean by that?"
"Do you think we can't fight alongside you to the bitter end, so we'll have to flee halfway through?"
Su Yuan didn't take offense at the speaker's disrespect. Instead, he said with utmost sincerity:
"Once we've wiped out all the high-level forces Under Immeasurable Tribulation Venerable, he's bound to find out immediately."
"When that happens, Immeasurable Tribulation Venerable may come in person... and if his true body descends, I doubt anyone but me will be able to stop him."
"So leave the final showdown to him and me. If I win, then all will be well. But if I lose... follow Senior Wan Chenxin's instructions."
At his words, the more than fifty Spirit Transmutation cultivators, as well as Wan Chenxin, Chen Nuoyi, and the others who had come to see them off, were all deeply moved.
They could hear the resolve to die in Su Yuan's voice.
This was a battle where they would either succeed or die trying. There was no third option.
And that was precisely the case.
Although