At once, his subordinates lowered their heads one by one, barely daring to breathe.
"And the Tang Sect! Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin could have stayed in Shrek City and enjoyed themselves, but no, they had to come out and oppose me!"
"For more than twenty thousand years, no one has managed to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult, yet the Tang Sect still won't give up."
"They just had to stick their noses into our business!"
"Those Shrek people are even more ridiculous."
"They can't sort out the mess in their own academy, yet they come out here pretending to be heroes?"
"Who doesn't know what you're really like?"
"Damn them!"
"Damn them all!"
Once the Ghost Emperor had vented his anger, he looked coldly at his subordinates below. His rage was spent, but the problem remained.
"Pass down my orders. Have our people outside suspend their operations and avoid confronting Shrek and the Tang Sect for now."
"Abandon every exposed base. Withdraw all personnel underground."
At that, his subordinates hurriedly answered in unison.
"As you command!"
A short while later, the Ghost Emperor found the Demon Empress.
"Things aren't looking good," the Ghost Emperor said.
The Demon Empress raised her eyes. "What happened?"
"Shrek and the Tang Sect have joined forces."
"They've stationed defenders in cities across the Federation and are working with the Parliament and the Eight Legions to hunt us down," the Ghost Emperor said. "Our people can barely make a move."
The Demon Empress fell silent for two seconds.
"How much material does the Blood River God-Slaying Array still need?"
"Seventy percent."
"Seventy percent."
The Demon Empress repeated the figure without a trace of emotion.
"How long would it take to gather the rest on the Douluo Continent?"
The Ghost Emperor shook his head.
"We