Keeping Watch?

"My lord, this Vermilion Bird City is not easy to deal with."

Behind the Three-Eyed Divine General was a man wearing a blue mask. The General's subordinates called this man Mr. Tang, and he was the mastermind behind the Three-Eyed Divine General.

"Hmm," a rare look of seriousness appeared on the face of the Three-Eyed Divine General.

The City of Four Spirits, hidden Samsara three eras, harbors countless powerful fire spirits and demons; one can sense the terrifying fire elemental power within even from outside the city.

It's estimated that the Vermilion Bird Spirit was secretly manipulating the collection of fire elements to restore its original form.

A direct assault on such a city would result in at least half of the troops being lost, and if they were to be outmaneuvered by something else along the way, they risked total annihilation.

"Does the gentleman think there might be any surprises this time?"

"Based on intelligence, there are no surprises," Mr. Tang said quietly. "Both the Buddha Kingdom and the Demon Domain Realm are too busy to help themselves, and they can't extend their reach here. The Demon Domain wants to seize northern resources as soon as possible, and the Buddha Kingdom wants to consolidate Cloud Capital. Neither of them would risk coming here to ambush us. The only one with a chance is Chen Qing's clone, but his army is being monitored by the Thousand Eyes Divine General, so he probably has no chance."

"In that case, we'll attack the city tomorrow!" The Three-Eyed Divine General was a decisive man.

The Vermilion Bird City is rich in resources, with a great many pure fire essences. Once we obtain them, and then use the Heavenly Court's Golden Crow Grand Formation to defend the Southern Wilderness, our rear will be almost completely stable, at least in a situation where we are invincible.

In what may be the last battle, gaining the upper hand is extremely important.

The man in blue nodded slightly, but when he looked at the Three-Eyed Divine General, a strange glint flashed in his eyes. However, that look vanished in an instant, and as the war drums sounded, the entire Vermilion Bird City erupted in cheers!

"Laoda, a fight might have broken out over there. Are we really just going to stand here and watch?"

High in a valley hundreds of miles away, the young general beside Wood Wolf of Kui couldn't help but ask. In the distance, towering flames rose, and the strong smell of fire essence made him envious. Elemental essence was much more valuable than Baiyu in the later stages. If he could get some, he might be able to create an External Incarnation and obtain the position of a god general.

"What else?" Wood Wolf of Kui sneered, "The Three-Eyed Divine General isn't one of us. We're already being generous with a piece of the pie. Do you really want to steal credit from his subordinates?"

"Hehe." The other person immediately scratched their head and chuckled foolishly.

"You don't need to feel sorry. Is Vermilion Bird City so easy to conquer?" Wood Wolf of Kui coldly looked at the flames in the distance. "That was once the city of the Four Spirits. How many of us died when we suppressed Vermilion Bird? More than half of the Venerable- level experts were killed or wounded. That peace was truly earned at the cost of our lives. If it weren't for the fact that we couldn't drag this out any longer, the officials above would never have touched this place."

"The fire essence accumulated over three eras has given birth to countless King Level demons. Do you dare to go there to claim credit? Don't you even know if you have the fate to do so?"

"That's true." The young man nodded repeatedly.

The place, Vermilion Bird City, now seems extremely dangerous, and he was actually quite apprehensive about risking his life there.

"Is it really safe here?" Wood Wolf of Kui stretched and said, "Keep watch, keep watch. Where's the wind coming from? The credit may be small, but at least it's safe. Why risk your life so much?"

As he was speaking, he suddenly realized something was wrong; his subordinates didn't seem to be responding to him.

He turned around in confusion, and suddenly felt a chill run through his body.

No wonder no one responded; when did this woman arrive?

"You"

"Oh, you've lost your eyes from keeping watch?" a mocking voice rang out. "Is this how you keep watch all the time?"

The chilling aura instantly paralyzed Wood Wolf of Kui, rendering him completely stiff.

"My lord, what brings you here?"

Damn it, wasn't it said that Lady Ziwei would personally deal with this woman?

How did she end up here? Did she know something beforehand?

The thought of this sent chills down Wood Wolf of Kui's spine. Within the Heavenly Court, many looked down on her status as a wild native, but everyone knew just how powerful this woman was. In her prime, she could hold her own against the Three-Eyed Divine General, making her the undisputed leader of the Four Spirits Star Officials!

At such close range, if I dared to do anything, I'd probably be beheaded!

"Just came to see you," the White Tiger said with a smile. "Oh, your arm still isn't back on? Looks like your new master isn't treating you very well."

"You jest, sir," Wood Wolf of Kui quickly said with a smile. "What new master? Haven't you always been my superior? Even if the Divine General holds a high position, he can't very well overstep his bounds and reattach my arm just because you've taken action to punish me."

"Really?" White Tiger burst into laughter. "She, with Three-Eyes, is actually that wary of me?"

"The Divine General has always held you in high esteem."

"Hehe." The White Tiger approached step by step and grabbed Wood Wolf of Kui's severed arm.

Blood gushed out from his arm, which had already scabbed over. Wood Wolf of Kui gritted his teeth, but dared not utter a sound.

"You know the situation very well. Restoring your arm requires a lot of essence blood, and now is precisely the time when essence blood is scarce. Of course, we won't give you an external one. It's better to save it for healing or replenishing the people inside the department, isn't it?"

"Hehe. What the Star Lord says is true." Wood Wolf of Kui grimaced in pain, but could only force a smile.

"They wouldn't even part with a drop of their essence blood for you, so why do you think that if I die, the White Tiger's position will be yours?"

"My lord." Upon hearing these words, Wood Wolf of Kui felt an extreme chill run through his body, and his fur stood on end.

"You'd better not make any rash moves," the White Tiger said coldly, staring at him. "You know your own limitations. You, Wood Wolf of Kui, are the head of the Western Constellations, but your actual abilities are far inferior to Metal Dragon of Kang's. Even Metal Dragon of Kang couldn't last three moves against me. What kind of person are you?"

"My lord." The ferocity that Wood Wolf of Kui had just unleashed instantly subsided.

What the other person said was true. At this distance, with his amputated arm, if this woman in front of him made a move, he would be dead in an instant!

"The Heavenly Court wants me dead, but you won't get any benefits, and you don't need to take any risks. I'll give you a way out now."

"Please speak, sir."

"You don't need to do anything. Just stay inside the spatial array and I won't kill you. Otherwise, even if you expose your location, I'll have no choice but to kill you all."

"Rest assured, sir, we would never betray you," Wood Wolf of Kui quickly replied.

"Your guarantee? Ha, that's no different from farting." White Tiger sneered, then looked behind him, where Shen Yuan had already drawn a spatial array.

"Come in. I won't kill you. You probably know I'm being hunted. Killing you would expose my location, which would be counterproductive. As long as you cooperate."

"Yes, sir." Wood Wolf of Kui nodded repeatedly. As long as he didn't die, anything was negotiable.

"Besides."

"Please speak, sir!"

"Give me that Three-Eyes guy's route map!"