Looking at the hole Tang Li had found in the barrier, Lin Ye spoke with an exceedingly grave expression:
"The higher-ups originally forbade us from disclosing this secret. Although that Thousand-Year Crimson Demon Mastiff had been driven off, it was still roaming nearby, and only Soul Masters with fewer than four rings can enter the Junior Spirit Ascension Platform. Soul Masters at that level stand virtually no chance against it, so naturally, no one would discover the secret.
"But little Tang Li is absurdly strong. He killed the Red Demon Mastiff, made his way all the way here, and even discovered the hole. Honestly... sigh!"
As he spoke, Lin Ye operated the screen to replay Tang Li's earlier battle with the Red Demon Mastiff for everyone. Pointing at the wound on the mastiff's body, he said:
"Look, this is the wound. The black mist lingering around it was left by whoever made the hole in the barrier. Little Tang Li followed that mist all the way there.
"And the creature that produced that mist is an infamous executioner among Soul Beasts, the Soul Beast equivalent of an Evil Soul Master—the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!"
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!
The moment that name came up, Wu Zhangkong's expression changed. He had read about this terrifying Soul Beast in the Shrek Inner Court's library. It was a true king among Soul Beasts, described by those of the past as a being comparable to the divine Martial Soul, the Holy Angel.
Gu Yue also frowned to herself. As the Silver Dragon King, she clearly knew of this notorious Soul Beast as well.
"So it was that kind of Soul Beast... no wonder it could wound the Red Demon Mastiff, one of the guardians. Does that mean it's already passed through