Seated at the head of the Grand Hall, Cao Hui spoke once all the cultivators had arrived:
"Fellow sect members! We have just won an unprecedented victory! We successfully defeated the savage Werewolf Race in a head-on battle. On behalf of the sect, I thank you all for your efforts and sacrifices!
"However, I must emphasize that two of our Spirit Transformation Grand Supreme Elders and more than two hundred and twenty Nascent Soul elders fell to secure this victory. On behalf of the sect, I offer my deepest condolences! We will never forget their sacrifices!"
Cao Hui spoke in a somewhat heavy tone.
Although he was congratulating them on their victory, there was little joy in his voice. It could not be helped; far too many of the sect's high-ranking cultivators had fallen this time.
Before anyone could speak, Cao Hui continued:
"Although we have just won a victory against the Werewolf Race, their main force remains intact. Based on past experience, this war is far from over. What awaits us next is an even graver test!"
The cultivators, who had been so pleased with themselves moments earlier, sank into thought after hearing Cao Hui's words.
Everyone present was an old fox who had lived for hundreds or even thousands of years. They soon understood what Cao Hui meant.
Although the Werewolf Race had been defeated, their heavy losses had mostly been in Skyships and Nascent Soul cultivators. Many of the Spirit Transformation cultivators who formed their main force remained.
There was no helping it. Spirit Transformation experts possessed the Divine Ability of Instantaneous Teleportation. Without special means to counter it, they were extremely difficult to kill.
The Space-Sealing Mirror was precisely why Liu Changxu and Murong Yuyao had been able to kill so many Werewolf Spirit Transformation Cultivators.