At those words, Mu Fang and Di Wuxing immediately fixed their eyes on Black Demon, a searching look in their gazes.
Both knew the situation was far from ideal. Qin An had the Forbidden Land Envoys of the Evil Extermination Division, the Human Faction, and the Holdouts of the Blackstone Forbidden Land to rely on.
If they truly wanted to kill Qin An, they would have to pay a heavy price.
Worse still, paying that price might not even bring success.
If Qin An survived, they would face the Heavenly Demon Envoy's wrath. None of them might make it back alive.
Even if they did return, they would likely die without a place to be buried.
For them, the most important thing was completing their mission—killing Qin An.
When Black Demon had suggested heading straight to Black Stone City, they had each made their own calculations.
But Black Demon was leading this mission, and he had seemed so confident that they thought he must have a sure way to succeed.
Now he said he had another plan, one they could not let the Demons and False Gods here discover. Their curiosity was instantly piqued.
Mu Fang thought for a moment, then said without hesitation, "Brother Black Demon, just tell us what you have in mind. At this point, we're grasshoppers tied to the same rope. We share glory and ruin, so surely we deserve to know something."
Di Wuxing said nothing, but his meaning was clear: he was waiting for Black Demon to continue.
After a brief pause, Black Demon said, "Before I came here, Lord Heavenly Demon Envoy gave me this."
He took a gleaming Jade Stone from his robes.
The moment it appeared, both Mu Fang and Di Wuxing looked startled.
The energy held within the Jade Stone