Outside the battlefield, at the Subduing Dragon Temple camp.
Inside the main council tent, the atmosphere was so heavy it seemed frozen solid.
Two Great Grandmasters sat at the head, their faces livid. Their fingers unconsciously tapped the armrests, producing a rhythmic knocking sound.
In the center of the tent, an elder of the Grandmaster Realm stood with his hands lowered. Fine beads of sweat covered his forehead, his lips were slightly pale, and the communication jade slip in his hand still glowed faintly.
"Liu Wuhen's Soul Lamp... has gone out too."
The elder's voice was hoarse, as though forced out from his throat.
A deathly silence filled the tent.
The fingers of the two Great Grandmasters stopped tapping the armrests at the same time.
"Zhao Jingang is dead, and Liu Wuhen is dead as well."
The white-haired Great Grandmaster spoke slowly, his voice as low as muffled thunder rolling up from underground.
"Just where did that Chen Xuan from the Guiyuan Sect come from?"
The other Great Grandmaster looked at the man beside him, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"The intelligence says that he is seventeen this year. He is the disciple of Lei Zhen, Sword Peak Head of the Guiyuan Sect. During the Nine Peaks Tournament, he killed a Demon General at the Condensation Origin Grandmaster level. He cultivates the Five Elements Divine Technique, has mastered the defensive divine power Five Elements Canopy Treasure Umbrella, and also possesses the Ultimate Art, Great Thunder Sound Sword Technique."
The Grandmaster elder beside him answered.
"The Five Elements Canopy Treasure Umbrella is merely a defensive divine power." The white-haired Great Grandmaster suddenly slapped the armrest. True essence surged, making the entire tent tremble. "Zhao Jingang had mastered the Indestructible Vajra Body. His flesh was comparable to a mid-grade defensive Mystic Artifact.