Qi Ling was naturally very welcoming of Bei Na's arrival. As one of the Eight Gods Martial Soul, the Battle God, Bei Na's combat ability was beyond doubt, and she was undoubtedly a great ally.
"Hehehe, how about it, Qi Ling? I'm pretty good, aren't I?" Xiao Ye said at this moment, "Don't worry, leave Dragon's Glory City to us! You just go to Heaven Dou City and beat that Xue Qinghe to a pulp!"
"Have you obtained your Eighth Soul Ring yet?" Qi Ling asked. "I can sense that your strength has increased again. It seems you've made considerable progress recently!"
"Hehe, of course! My Soul Ring are amazing! Want me to show you?" Xiao Ye said with a smile. "You've probably never seen anyone with three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring at the same time, have you?"
Qi Ling said helplessly, "Well, I haven't seen it before. It seems my Seventh Soul Ring isn't 100,000 years, but a million years. What a pity."
Upon hearing Qi Ling's words, Xiao Ye Ye's mouth dropped open in astonishment. He exclaimed, " Million-Year Soul Ring? You... you're not kidding me, are you?"
"Want to see? Sure, you'll get to see as much as you want when you get the chance!" Qi Ling said with a smile.
In the following time, Qi Ling made unified arrangements for everyone, roughly dividing them into two action groups.
Those responsible for staying behind in Dragon's Glory City included Xiao Ye from Sleepless City, Uncle Li, the Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue sisters, as well as Bei Na and the people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
As for the rest of the group, they went with Qi Ling to Heaven Dou City for the final battle against Xue Qinghe.
Before leaving, Qi Ling hesitated, wondering if she should leave Xue Ke in Dragon's Glory City. After all, going to Heaven Dou City would undoubtedly be more dangerous and uncontrollable, and Xue Ke, as the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, should not risk her life.
However, in the end, Xue Ke insisted on traveling with everyone to Heaven Dou City, even though it would be extremely risky. She wanted to be with these people who were fighting for the Heaven Dou Empire.
"I just can't do anything with you, but oh well, that's more like how you act as my student!" Qi Ling laughed. " Tianyi, come here!"
"Yes, Master, what is it?" Yu Tianyi asked as she came to Qi Ling's side after hearing his words.
" Tianyi, strictly speaking, Xue Ke is your senior sister, so I'm going to give you a special task!" Qi Ling said. "This time when we go to Heaven Dou City, I need you to protect Xue Ke's safety. If anything unexpected happens, take Xue Ke and escape as quickly as possible, understand?"
"Yes, Master, I will definitely protect Senior Sister's safety!" Yu Tianyi said.
The reason for seeking Yu Tianyi to protect Xue Ke is that after obtaining a Thunder Dragon as her Seventh Soul Ring, Yu Tianyi's Seventh Soul Skill can transform her into a Thunder Dragon when activated, and it is a flying dragon species.
For Soul Master, flight is still a rare skill, so entrusting it to Yu Tianyi puts Qi Ling at ease.
So, after everything was ready, the entire Dragon's Glory Army set off for Heaven Dou City. Many of them were participating in a war of this scale for the first time, and they were filled with mixed feelings and excitement.
According to the intelligence Qi Ling received, Heaven Dou City is now practically a dead city, because everyone knows that a fierce war is about to break out here, so they have all fled to seek refuge long ago.
This was exactly what Qi Ling wanted, because what they desired was a complete and powerful Heaven Dou Empire, and naturally they did not want their people to be harmed.
After several days of trekking, the entire army finally approached Heaven Dou City. Qi Ling originally thought that after reaching this distance, they should encounter Xue Qinghe's ambush, or at least have scouts coming to gather information.
To Qi Ling's great surprise, she didn't see a single scout or even a human figure along the way, as if Xue Qinghe Qi Ling completely ignored her arrival.
"Huh? Am I being underestimated? Or is this guy out of his mind?" Qi Ling asked doubtfully. "He's that confident? He didn't even bother to gather any information?"
However, this made Qi Ling's advance much smoother, and the army arrived at Heaven Dou City without encountering any obstacles.
Upon arriving at Heaven Dou City, Qi Ling found that she still couldn't see a single person on the city walls. Even the city gates were wide open, making it appear as if the city were deserted.
"An empty city stratagem? Is Xue Qinghe really that clever?" Qi Ling looked at the empty city gate and didn't know what to do.
" Boss Qi, since the city gates are open, what are we hesitating for? Let's just rush in, capture Xue Qinghe, and everything will be settled, right?" Feng Xiaotian said to Qi Ling, looking at the state of Heaven Dou City.
"With your intelligence, it's amazing you've survived this long!" Qi Ling said helplessly. "This is clearly not right! Rushing in headfirst like that, you wouldn't even know how you died."
Ning Rongrong then added, "That's right. What if Xue Qinghe also plans to lure us all in like our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and then trap us like turtles in a jar? Then we'll be completely finished! Feng Xiaotian, you wouldn't happen to be a spy sent by the enemy, would you?"
"W-what?" Feng Xiaotian shouted, " Rongrong, you can't say things like that! My loyalty to Boss Qi is as clear as Sun Moon! Boss Qi tells me to go east, I will never go north!"
"Oh? You're so obedient?" Qi Ling said with a smile, "How about I give you a task?"
"Don't worry, Boss Qi, I guarantee I'll complete any mission!" Feng Xiaotian said confidently.
"Good, very good!" Qi Ling said with a smile, "Then go into the city now and help us gather information!"
Since the city gates are open, the fastest way to find out what's inside is to go straight in. However, Qi Ling just said that there are definitely traps inside, and it's certainly not going to be an easy situation.
"This..." Feng Xiaotian hesitated for a moment, " Boss Qi, I, I suddenly got a leg cramp, I, I..."
"Alright, alright, I know you're a scaredy-cat. How could I let you do something like this? What if you die in there? I'll lose my Soul Ring!" Qi Ling said helplessly. "I'll go in and check first. All of you, wait for me here!"
"Wait, Qi Ling!" Just then, Qian Renxue suddenly called out to Qi Ling, saying, "How can a general put himself in danger? If you get trapped, we'll lose command! Let me go!"
"I can do it too," Zhu Zhuqing said at this moment. "I'm confident in my speed."
"Me, me! Brother Qi, please let me go!" Xiao Wu said. "I have Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body, I'll be fine."
"Alright, stop arguing. How could I let you take such a risk?" Qi Ling laughed. "Don't worry, we haven't even built a place that can trap me yet!"