"Closing the net?"
At Gu Chenfeng's words, the expressions of Geng Yuan and the other three shifted slightly.
They instinctively spread their divine sense, probing the surrounding world for fluctuations from special restrictions or other powerful cultivators lying in ambush.
The Human and Demon Race experts present, meanwhile, were all greatly heartened and excited.
"The two Deputy Alliance Leaders said Alliance Leader Gu has been secretly laying plans all this time to catch every last Soul Devouring Beast in one net."
"The Alliance Leader must have come prepared!"
"Now these outsiders will finally pay the price."
Even Dugu Lingjue and Qi Tiannu, who knew something of the inside story, could not help feeling astonished at how confidently Gu Chenfeng carried himself, as though the finished bamboo already stood within his heart.
"Alliance Leader Gu, could it be that Alliance Leader Yuqing and the four Deputy Alliance Leaders..."
Dugu Lingjue could not resist asking.
He instinctively assumed those powerful cultivators had come together with Gu Chenfeng.
Gu Chenfeng, however, shook his head.
"The four Deputy Alliance Leaders haven't recovered from their injuries yet. They still need more time.
"Alliance Leader Yuqing has to remain at the Core of the Saint-Seizing Land to continue suppressing Mingluo. She can't get away for now. I came alone today."
"What..."
As Gu Chenfeng finished speaking, Dugu Lingjue and Qi Tiannu both froze.
The Human and Demon Race experts present were likewise shocked by his words.
"The four Deputy Alliance Leaders are seriously wounded, and Alliance Leader Yuqing can't act either. What Geng Yuan said was actually true!"
Seeing the uneasy commotion, Qi Tiannu tentatively asked in a low voice.
"Alliance Leader Gu... when you sent your orders earlier, you said the advantage was ours. Surely you've prepared some other measures?"
Gu Chenfeng glanced at