Things had unfolded nothing like he had first imagined.
By his original plan, the army inside the Ten Thousand Demon Lair should have marched out by now and razed all nine of the Great Qi Dynasty's Southwest Nine Provinces, leaving only its imperial capital clinging to life.
As for that warrior surnamed Luo, he had meant to lure him to that beast and let it deal with him.
But although he and the Mountain Lord beneath his feet had yet to set foot in the Great Qi Dynasty,
the people there had already anticipated their arrival and even made thorough preparations.
"Damn it. I sleep for a little while, and such a huge upheaval happens in that godforsaken Great Qi Dynasty?"
Cursing under his breath, the Golden-Armored Boy looked down at the Mountain Lord beneath him and spoke in a flat tone that brooked no argument.
"Mountain Lord, it's up to you now."
At those words, the Mountain Lord's expression turned uglier than if it had eaten shit.
They had already sacrificed so many demons, including several Demon Ancestors, yet still failed to uncover the full extent of what that golden-armored boy surnamed Luo could do.
Now that the other demons were dead, Luo would have his hands free. With those long-nosed Daoists from the Dao Alliance helping him as well,
even the Mountain Lord, the strongest Demon Ancestor in the Ten Thousand Demon Lair, might lose its life.
"Patriarch, can I sit this one out?"
Thoughts racing, the Mountain Lord beat its fleshy wings and turned to look at the Golden-Armored Boy standing on its back.
Something felt more and more wrong.
At times, it even had the eerie sense that the golden-armored boy surnamed Luo from the Great Qi Dynasty was nearby, secretly watching its every move.
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