Li Gui Came Back?

Across the wasteland, dust and smoke coiled like dragons.

Several thousand black-armored riders formed a silent Black Dragon, winding along the desolate official road.

At the center of the column, Wei He wore a dark robe beneath a broad black cloak.

Though the wind and sand lashed his face, his brows remained tightly furrowed.

At his side rode more than a dozen men. Unlike ordinary Demon Suppression Office personnel, their garments were embroidered with clawing Golden Suannis in gold thread, their auras deep and still as an abyss.

Clearly, these men were all core figures of the Demon Suppression Office, ranked Langjiang or above.

"General."

A rough-faced Langjiang urged his horse closer and spoke in a rumbling voice. "Are you still worried about that White Ape?"

"That demon may have entered Core Formation, but you have immersed yourself in this realm for years. Besides, this time the Demon Suppression Office has come out in full force, its elite ranks all deployed. Even if it were a dragon's pool or tiger's den, we could trample it flat!"

"Indeed!" Another Langjiang, leaner in build and refined in bearing, nodded in agreement. "Shi Langjiang speaks well. Our Demon Suppression Office has suppressed Longyou for over a century. When have we ever feared a mere demon? If it had any sense, it would have tucked its tail and rolled back to the Western Regions long ago. Yet it still dares to occupy the lands beyond the pass—it is simply seeking its own death."

At those words, the surrounding Langjiang all showed their agreement.

In their eyes, this battle was a certain victory.

A Core-Formation Great Demon was indeed formidable, but this time it faced the entire strength of the Demon Suppression Office.

Even without the Commander-in-Chief personally overseeing matters, it was not something a