Beside Eternal Night, White Zetsu's protector relayed the information Bu Lianshi had sensed.
"Prince Duanzhong is here too." Liu Yong's pupils suddenly contracted.
At his peak, he would not have feared Prince Duanzhong. But his strength had yet to fully recover. Ordinary Great Ascension cultivators would have been manageable, but as one of the Nine Great Princes, Prince Duanzhong surely possessed countless secret arts and treasures. Liu Yong was almost certainly no match for him.
"The White Tiger Divine Envoy said she has not sensed the aura of any tribulation-transcending cultivators here. Furthermore, her Control Domain has already covered an area of a hundred li. Even tribulation-transcending cultivators cannot investigate what is happening here, nor can any information within be transmitted outside. You may act without concern," White Zetsu's protector said.
"This Prince Duanzhong is likely..." Liu Yong hesitated. This was probably not someone he could handle.
"Rest assured. If the divine envoys of Akatsuki are needed, they will act immediately," the protector said, seeming to see Liu Yong's predicament.
"Alright. Then many thanks to the divine envoys." Liu Yong felt somewhat reassured.
Whoosh!
At that moment, a flicker of fire suddenly appeared halfway up a distant mountain. The light flashed and vanished; faintly, a person could be seen burning, reduced to ash in an instant.
"That Great Ascension Great Perfection assassin has made his move." The moment he saw the red gleam, White Zetsu's protector immediately relayed what the White Tiger Divine Envoy had sensed.
"That flame! It's Crimson Flame!!!" Delight appeared on Liu Yong's face. With a flash, he flew straight toward it.
"Who is this person?" White Zetsu's protector asked.
"His codename is Crimson Flame. When I controlled the Heavenly Court, he was my most capable right-hand man. When I was ambushed, he was only at the