"Will it really be like that?"

These short words made the demon operation leader unreasonably break into goosebumps. He quickly pulled out his weapon from the dimensional ring and swung it behind him with full force.

Woooooosh!!!

But his weapon only cut through emptiness; there wasn't a single person behind him. His sudden actions caused all his underlings sitting there to stare in astonishment.

"What happened, leader?" His confidant immediately asked, coming to his senses and drawing his weapon.

But their leader did not respond. He merely glanced left and right seriously, on high alert, while extending his psychic sense to scan the hall once more to ensure that no one else was inside.

"Just now, I heard someone whispering in my ear. But I must have heard it wrong!" Knowing there was no one else in the hall, he lowered his weapon and responded to his underlings.

"Oh, leader! You scared me. I thought someone had broken into… our… base."

Thud!!!

Suddenly, his confidant's voice changed, slowing down toward the end. His head slipped off his body without him realizing it.

Ah!!!

"There's an intruder!!!"

"There's an intruder!!!"

A warning cry came from the entrance. At the same time, several highly skilled martial masters rushed in and started slaying members of the Demon Tribe near the entrance.

"Impossible! How did they get down here without me knowing!?" The demon leader lost his temper. He couldn't believe what had happened. Earlier, he had sensed the arrival of several highly skilled martial masters stopping above, but there had been no sign of them coming down here.

"Forget it! No need to worry about how they got down here. Kill them all! After all, they're outnumbered!" But with the situation forcing him not to dwell on finding reasons, the demon leader quickly issued orders, proving himself to be someone seasoned in battle.

"Yes, sir!!!"

As soon as the order was given, many demons that had been disguised as members of the Monster Tribe reverted to their original forms. Their bodies were both ugly and terrifying, unlike the Monster Tribe, which still retained some human-like appearances. They all began their counterattack.

Clang!!! Clang!!! Clang!!!

Slash!!! Slash!!! Slash!!!

The battle was fierce. The great martial masters from the Demon Tribe were mostly at the initial to advanced Immortal Soul stage, with only a few at the initial Divine Emperor stage. On the Huang-Di City side, nearly all of them were at the advanced Immortal Soul stage, and there were dozens at the Divine Emperor stage.

In the blink of an eye, demon bodies lay lifeless in pools of blood. Some were decapitated, others torn in half. The demons killed in such a brutal manner were all slain by Den, Diao, and other highly skilled martial masters at the Divine Emperor stage.

"What is this!? You bastards!" The demon leader was furious, his veins bulging as he trembled with anger. In a short time, his underlings had already lost hundreds of lives.

"Where are you going in such a hurry? Your opponent is me!" When Zheng-Fu saw the demon leader trying to help his underlings, he appeared behind him, releasing a terrifying aura filled with intense psychic pressure.

Ah!!!

When the demon leader sensed Zheng-Fu's presence and aura, his expression paled. He could feel death approaching. But retreating or taking any action now was too late. A hand darted out to grab his head, and before he could react, his consciousness began to fade.

[Soul-Sealing Skill: First Stage; Truth-Seeking]

Woooooosh!!!

What Zheng-Fu sought wasn't the demon's life, but the knowledge this demon possessed. So he released a wave of energy to paralyze the demon and used his Soul-Sealing skill to extract memories of where their secret bases were. It was impossible for just one thousand demons to cause chaos; there had to be at least ten thousand more.

"Huh! What a well-hidden place!" Zheng-Fu now knew the locations of all the remaining Demon Tribe hideouts. Each secret base was positioned around the tournament venue, and the entrances to each base were almost identical.

Aside from locating the bases, Zheng-Fu also learned that each base was led by one of the hundred notorious demon commanders.

Slash!!!

At that moment, the last demon was slain, leaving only the demon leader in Zheng-Fu's grasp. In this brutal battle, over ten skilled martial masters from the Monster Tribe had been killed, and dozens more were injured. However, the results were better than expected given the difference in numbers.

"Royal Son-in-law, they're all dead, but we couldn't find any other clues or information!" Dan-Ge approached Zheng-Fu, reporting the situation and frowning with concern over the lack of new intelligence.

"It's fine; I've already obtained crucial information. They have nine more secret bases, each with about the same number of members as this one. But there's one main base with nearly a hundred highly skilled martial masters at the initial to advanced Divine Emperor stage!"

"A hundred Divine Emperor stage martial masters!!?"

"Why do they have so many at that level? How can we fight them? And there are so many other bases too!"

"Even if we can't completely eliminate them, we could at least destroy two or three bases!"

Many began feeling anxious about their forces since the enemy had too many members, many at a higher stage than them. If they had more people, victory might seem possible. But what most of them didn't know was that Dan-Ge had already reached the Divine King stage. Only a few people knew, so the rest believed they couldn't continue the fight.

"All of you will handle the smaller secret bases. Master Dan-Ge and I will deal with their main base ourselves. And take these…" Zheng-Fu, sensing the group's doubts, gave them instructions to handle the smaller bases and handed out spelled talismans to each person.

"Spelled talismans!? What do these do, Royal Son-in-law?"

"They're high-level protective talismans. Use them only in dire situations because they can only be used once!" Zheng-Fu didn't provide too much detail, only enough to assure them that the talismans would save them once.

But just this was enough to make everyone feel more at ease, as having such life-protecting gear meant they essentially had two lives. If they could use it in time during a life-threatening situation, they would be saved from death.

"Thank you, Royal Son-in-law!!!"

"All right. Now, I'll tell you the rest of the secret bases. We'll quietly eliminate them one by one. By tonight, all these demons will be wiped out!" Zheng-Fu declared with a determined expression and then revealed the locations of the secret bases. Forces were divided into three groups to begin their mission.

In a medium-sized underground chamber, hundreds of meters deep…

"The situation still seems normal. Judging by their patrol deployment, there shouldn't be any problems for us to take action tomorrow!" said one of the hundreds of large demons clad in full armor.

"It's too quiet! According to reports from our spies in the royal palace, they should know about our plans. But they're acting as if nothing's wrong. It's too strange!" said another demon warily.

"Everything does seem suspicious. It's too calm. I think they have another plan. How are the secret bases doing? Are they all prepared?"

"The tenth, ninth, and sixth bases haven't confirmed yet. There's no contact from them!" A female, four-armed, two-headed demon responded, frowning with worry.

"No contact? How is that possible? Try reaching them again!" the highest-ranking demon ordered immediately.

"Yes, sir!"

Just as the female demon was about to make contact, she received a report from one of the bases. The information caused her expression to turn grave.

"What's wrong, Communication Commander?" the leader asked, noticing her face.

"The fifth and seventh secret bases have been attacked!"

"Attacked!!?"

"And what about the tenth and the others that haven't responded…"

"They've been wiped out!!!"

"Impossible! How could they know our locations? Also, high-level spells were cast on the entrances. No one but us from the Demon Tribe could break them!"

"Do they have an advanced sorcerer?"

"Or is one of us a traitor?"

Many questions immediately arose after the demon generals heard the female demon's words that their secret bases were being attacked. The possibility of infiltrating these secret bases was extremely difficult, and various scenarios came to their minds. However, it didn't take long for everyone to agree that the intruders must have a high-level sorcerer with them, as the betrayal of their comrades was simply impossible.

"Hurry and contact our spies in the royal palace immediately. Report to the great commander that our locations have been compromised. Request the next steps! And alert the remaining bases to prepare themselves!"

The highest-ranking demon quickly issued commands with a sense of urgency, knowing that any further delay would result in everyone's death. Therefore, the best course of action was to send a message back to the palace where the leaders resided and request the next plan of action. Simultaneously, they needed to alert the remaining secret bases to prepare for potential attacks.

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