The air in the great hall froze completely.
Every gaze fell on Daoist Duobao, seated at the head of the hall.
As the Interception Sect's second senior brother and the only Primordial Saint in Great Shang's camp, Daoist Duobao was the pillar holding the entire army together.
At that moment, his expression was grim.
He slowly closed his eyes. The Divine Rune of the Great Dao on his brow flickered as he traced the threads of Karma toward Xiqi Camp.
But the instant his saintly divine sense touched Xiqi's border, three vast, abyssal waves of Supreme Ninth Heaven pressure shattered it. Even the Hunyuan blood in his body surged faintly.
Daoist Duobao opened his eyes and exhaled. His voice was heavy enough to bear the weight of Buzhou Mountain.
"The scouts' intelligence was correct."
Daoist Duobao swept his gaze across the hall. "Those two sources of Buddhist light are ancient and extraordinarily pure. Jie Yin and Zhun Ti have indeed reached Level 9 Primordial Grand Supreme Luo Golden Immortal."
"And that is not all. The Dark Night Monarch commands their center, and the Nine Netherworlds Devouring-Heaven Formation has sealed off ten thousand miles of Xiqi's lands."
"In single combat, I could still use the remnants of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation or an Ultimate Treasure Senior Brother taught me to wield and barely hold one of them back."
"But if all three Supreme Ninth Heaven experts attack together, with Guangchengzi, Randeng, and two other Primordial Grand Unity experts supporting them, Sishui Pass's defensive formation will not last half an incense stick against their combined strength."
His blunt words spared no one, laying the blood-soaked reality before them all.
Human Emperor Xuanyuan shot to his feet. The Xuanyuan Sword in his hand gave a low Sword Cry.
"Saint Duobao, is there