Just as Gu Chenfeng was absorbing the Primordial Marrow-Refining Pill's medicinal power with all his strength, attempting a breakthrough.
The council hall at Blackwater Army headquarters was brightly lit.
More than twenty commanders and deputy commanders from the various Thousand-Household Offices sat in armor, their expressions grave.
At the head of the hall, a powerfully built middle-aged man with stern features sat squarely in black armor, his bearing bold and imposing.
His cold, hawklike gaze swept across the room, carrying a silent pressure, commanding awe without anger.
He was the Blackwater Army's supreme leader, Commander Xiao Ming.
The Blackwater Army's strongest combatant, a Source Spirit Realm expert.
Ever since a large contingent of Barbarian Tribe troops had been discovered in the Blackwater Army's patrol zone earlier that day.
This council hall had not stopped bustling.
Upon receiving the news, Xiao Lie had immediately ordered messages sent.
He notified the three garrisons of Heavenly Journey, Xuan Prefecture, and Northern Desert of the relevant intelligence.
At the same time, he ordered the captured Barbarian Tribe Shaman subjected to rigorous interrogation.
Now, in the darkness of night, the outlines of the whole affair were gradually emerging.
"Thousand-Household Commander Deng, has that Barbarian Tribe Shaman revealed any useful intelligence?"
Xiao Lie asked then.
At the lower right of the hall stood a burly man in silver armor who had just entered, reeking of blood as he wiped the blood from his hands with a rag.
He stepped forward and bowed.
"Reporting to you, Commander, that Barbarian Tribe Shaman was a spineless wretch. Your subordinate only casually applied two forms of torture before he cried out and confessed everything.
"He said their mission this time was to summon large numbers of Origin Beasts along our Blackwater Army border and have them assault the city gates.