Star Luo Empire, Imperial Palace.
Star Luo Emperor Dai Lingfeng sat on the dragon throne, his expression dark and uncertain. Below him, a man in black robes knelt on the ground and reported, "Your Majesty, according to the scouts, the Judgment Heavenly Army left the Clear Sky Sect an hour ago and is now heading toward Judgment City. They are expected to reach the Scorching Wind Plains within two hours."
"Where is the Tiger-Slaying Army?"
"Your Majesty, the Tiger-Slaying Army is personally led by the imperial offerings and is already waiting at the Scorching Wind Plains. Once the Judgment Heavenly Army enters, the Tiger-Slaying Army will immediately launch an attack and intercept Murong Huai!"
Dai Lingfeng nodded at those words. To kill Murong Huai, he had been preparing for half a year. The Tiger-Slaying Army was a force controlled by the Star Luo Empire's imperial clan and the elite trump card of every emperor—thirty thousand iron cavalry, formidable beyond compare.
This time, he had dispatched every last soldier of the Tiger-Slaying Army. He had even personally gone to the imperial mausoleum and summoned five surviving imperial offerings, all peerless experts at the Title Douluo level. They were among the Star Luo Empire's top combat forces, and some were even Super Douluos.
"Uh... Your Majesty, there is something I do not know whether I should say." The black-robed man hesitated.
"Then say it!" Dai Lingfeng snorted coldly.
The black-robed man shuddered and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, forgive my bluntness, but I fear that the offerings and the Tiger-Slaying Army alone cannot guarantee the complete extermination of the Judgment Heavenly Army."
"Heh, do you even hear yourself?!" Dai Lingfeng slammed his palm against the table in fury.
"These are thirty thousand Tiger-Slaying iron cavalry, the empire's most elite cavalry, along with five