Facing the pairs of eyes fixed on him, Guo Chongguang's expression remained unchanged. He paid no heed to the sarcasm in Lin Jiuqing's words.
From his perspective, his vision had long surpassed that of most people present.
Though he was merely an ordinary man, the height of his thoughts and the breadth of his vision were beyond comparison with so-called awakened abilities.
His fingers tapped soundlessly against the documents. After pondering for a moment, Guo Chongguang finally spoke.
"The question of whether the front line can hold is not part of the Casting Cauldron Plan."
"And Miss Lin has one concern too many. From beginning to end, we never intended to have you remain at the Great Wall Defense Line and fight the Abyss Sea alongside us."
"You are the chosen Cauldron-Forgers. At this point, there are some things we can reveal to you."
Guo Chongguang straightened his back, his expression turning stern. In an instant, the aura around him surged like floodwaters released from a dam, filling the entire Council Hall.
The lights flickered abruptly, seeming to dim.
When this battle-hardened old general fully revealed his edge, even the many top-tier ability users present found their breathing catch.
This pressure had nothing to do with abilities or age. It was an oppressive presence forged over countless years, tempered again and again and polished by the baptism of war.
Merely sitting there, he resembled a towering mountain, viewed against the light as its outline gradually emerged.
Guo Chongguang spoke. "The Abyss Sea's activity has grown increasingly frequent lately. Based on the Great Wall Defense Line's experience from countless clashes with them, the Abyss Sea rifts should be gradually expanding deeper."
"More Epic Lords may have appeared within it, beyond the original three."
"The Abyss Sea is not a chaotic expanse.