"Wait!" Bai Lu, Commander-in-Chief of the White Tiger Army, suddenly rose to his feet. "I think I know who that demonic beast making a breakthrough is!"
Huo Xuan and the other two all turned to look at Bai Lu.
Bai Lu looked toward the blood-colored pillar of light in the image, his gaze cold as he said:
"The White Emperor's adopted son, Mozhe!"
At the name "Mozhe," Huo Xuan and the others' expressions changed drastically.
Zhao Cangbai looked especially astonished as he said:
"Why would that killing god be in seclusion inside the Zhoujue Demon Grotto?"
He looked at Bai Lu, a measure of doubt in his eyes as he asked:
"Commander-in-Chief Bai, could you be mistaken?"
Bai Lu shook his head.
"Among all the Demon Emperors of the Nine Abysses at present, there is one and only one capable of breaking through to the first vein realm: Mozhe."
For a moment, the expressions on Zhao Cangbai's and the others' faces grew even grimmer.
Wei Ming, Commander-in-Chief of the Azure Dragon Armor, clasped his hands behind his back and said with an exceedingly grave expression:
"Anyone else would be manageable, but against Mozhe, even we would have to exercise the utmost caution..."
"Let alone Xu Taiping, whose forces are far inferior to his."
Huo Xuan nodded as well.
"Mozhe was already the most troublesome Demon Emperor under the Northern Emperor, and now he's about to break through to the first vein realm."
Boom! Boom, boom...!
Amid a succession of explosive blasts, a phantom grinding disc formed from the power of thunder appeared above Xu Taiping's military formation in the Heaven-Patrolling Mirror's image.
One hundred and eight Thunder Sound Banners drew down bolt after bolt of lightning.
At the same time, the battle generals holding the Thunder Sound Banners roared in