Several days had passed in the blink of an eye since the last incident. During these days, Huo Hai had secretly followed the Vast Earth Empire's party, but afterward, he discovered that he had no opportunity at all.
After the Vast Earth Empire's party ran into trouble, they hastened their pace and traveled through the night to a small town not far from the foot of Cinnabar Glow Mountain. They joined up with the vanguard troops that had arrived earlier, as well as the teams clearing the way, and settled down there.
The people the Vast Earth Empire had brought this time were exceedingly powerful. Aside from a Spirit Emperor whom Huo Hai was completely unable to contend with, he did not dare act rashly even against the others. Though these people together could not keep him here, if they truly fought, Huo Hai would still be no match for them. As expected of a top-tier force, their foundations were truly extraordinary.
Huo Hai silently sighed in his heart. The Vast Earth Empire could casually produce more than thirty Spirit King Realm experts solely for this operation. And those thirty were only the ones in plain sight.
Over the past few days, Huo Hai had investigated both openly and secretly, and discovered that the Vast Earth Empire's party had hidden at least another twenty Spirit Kings. These Spirit Kings were extremely strong; many had reached Level Seven Spirit King, and some were even above it.
If he clashed head-on with these people, then even if Huo Hai unleashed every trump card he possessed at his current strength, he likely still would not be their match. More importantly, after the previous incident, the Vast Earth Empire's party had become far more vigilant than before. Whether it was food or drinking water,