"If anyone has seen the coverage of the Joust For a Spouse event, then you should know..."

Qiangu Dongfeng paused here momentarily before finally turning toward Tang Wulin with a faint smile. "That Sect Master Tang was defeated by our Silver Dragon Princess. Both of their divine weapons are able to devour abyssal energy, so shouldn't Gu Yuena receive primary consideration to become the core of this resistance effort?"

As soon as this statement was made, the entire conference hall immediately erupted into discussion.

Tang Wulin's defeat to Gu Yuena was an undisputed fact. After all, the battle had been broadcast live for all to see.

Yu Guanzhi said, "This is not a statement to be made lightly. Chairman Qiangu, are you sure this Silver Dragon Spear is also capable of devouring abyssal energy?"

Qiangu Dongfeng pulled out a small soul tool and placed it onto the table, then pressed a button on it to release a three-dimensional projection.

The projection depicted a silver figure with a pair of massive silver wings that were spread open on her back, and she was wearing a suit of beautiful silver battle armor that was shimmering with rainbow light.

She flashed through the sky like a bolt of silver lightning, and in the next instant, she had already speared into the abyssal army from the sky.

She was unstoppable in her advance, and a huge amount of dense grey energy quickly rose up, only to be rapidly devoured by that streak of silver light.

The perspective then shifted to that of the first-person, and balls of rainbow light could be seen exploding incessantly from her body, killing the surrounding abyssal creatures with ruthless efficiency.

From this perspective, it could be clearly seen that the grey energy was being devoured by the spear in her hand.

In the next instant, she let loose a long cry and abruptly rose up into the air.

From a bird's eye view, it could be clearly seen that a giant cave with a diameter in excess of three kilometers had appeared on the ground below.

In contrast with the landscape around it, there was no snow or ice around the cave's entrance; only vast expanses of dead grey land.

Countless abyssal creatures could be seen gathered down below, and a large number of high-grade abyssal creatures were already converging toward her from all directions.

A dense grey mist was permeating through the sky, and a ball of bright azure light exploded behind her, releasing enormous propulsion force that almost instantly allowed her to break through the sound barrier as she sped away into the distance.

Up to this point, the projection had only been playing for less than a minute, but it had displayed everything that Qiangu Dongfeng wanted to display.

It was clear that the silver suit of battle armor was a suit of four-word battle armor, and its owner was none other than this Silver Dragon Princess, Gu Yuena. She had traveled to the abyssal passageway on her own to demonstrate the power of her Silver Dragon Spear.

Qiangu Dongfeng said in a proud manner, "As everyone saw, that is the power of the Silver Dragon Spear; I'm sure it's definitely not inferior to Sect Master Tang's Golden Dragon Spear. On top of that, this is definitely the first piece of footage we've managed to gather of the abyssal passageway, and we were only able to secure it thanks to Gu Yuena's brave solo venture. After this meeting, I'll be submitting this piece of footage to the control center for analysis."

The satellites were unable to conduct surveillance on the northernmost region of the continent as the sky had been entirely enshrouded under a layer of dense grey mist, so Qiangu Dongfeng was right to say that this the first piece of footage of the abyssal passageway that had been captured.

Some surveillance drones had been sent out to scout the area in the past, but none of them had returned, so this piece of footage was extremely valuable.

"This is a very precious piece of footage that will be sure to benefit us immensely," Dong Zi'an said.

His voice was very strange and husky, and it was quite unpleasant to listen to.

He continued, "Two cores are definitely going to be better than one, and the current level of soul technology available to us is far superior to that from 6,000 years ago. All types of energy have their own energy structures, and abyssal energy is no exception to this; I'm not convinced that these abyssal creatures can stand up to the might of our newest technology."

Zhang Huanyun's brows furrowed slightly as he objected, "I'm afraid you're mistaken there, General Dong. We've tested out almost all of the federation's cutting-edge weapons on these abyssal creatures, and up to this point, not a single one of them has been able to effectively destroy these abyssal creatures; the Golden Dragon Spear is the only exception. During the last abyssal tide, it was Sect Master Tang and his Golden Dragon Spear, in conjunction with the Blood God Array, that kept the abyssal creatures at bay and forced the Holy Lord into retreat."

All of a sudden, a thought seemed to have occurred to him, and his gaze fell upon Gu Yuena. He suddenly recalled that she also seemed to have been present at the time. It was her who had joined forces with Tang Wulin to force back the Holy Lord, but he had no idea what kind of relationship she shared with Tang Wulin.

It could be said that she had saved Tang Wulin's life on that occasion, and one of them possessed the Golden Dragon Spear while the other had the Silver Dragon Spear, so there was no way that they weren't connected in some way.

At this point, Gu Yuena had already stowed away her Silver Dragon Spear and stepped back off to the side.

Dong Zi'an proposed, "I think we should split our forces up into two with each side carrying one of the divine weapons. In order to accommodate this, we'll have to change our battle plan."

Yu Guanzhi's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, and a cold look appeared in his eyes.

It was clear that Dong Zi'an and Qiangu Dongfeng had planned this together, as evidenced by the fact that they were only bringing up this matter now, when the human army was on the cusp of launching its assault.

"If we were to change the plan now, it would result in a further delay. The way I see it, we should get Sect Master Tang and Vice-chairman Gu to work together while still following the original plan," Yu Guanzhi said.

Dong Zi'an immediately objected, "Do you really think the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy will be able to genuinely work with the Spirit Pagoda? If you force them to collaborate, things could go very sour."

A hint of anger appeared on Yu Guanzhi's face. This was already the second consecutive time that Dong Zi'an had rebuked him. As the commander-in-chief of the human army and one of the military's leading figures, Yu Guanzhi was naturally not a fan of having his authority challenged repeatedly.

Dong Zi'an looked directly back at Yu Guanzhi with an unwavering gaze, displaying no fear at all.

They had always shared a rocky relationship where Dong Zi'an was quite envious of Yu Guanzhi. The Western Legion had always been ranked under the Central Legion, and in addition to that, the two of them had taken completely opposite paths to get to where they were today.

Yu Guanzhi had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, receiving the best education throughout his youth before enjoying a smooth journey to the top.

In contrast, Dong Zi'an hailed from a completely average family, and he had to fight tooth and nail for everything he had, accumulating military accolades for decade after decade before finally becoming a legion commander.

Hence, they were essentially destined to not see eye-to-eye with one another.

This was why Yu Guanzhi had subtly warned Tang Wulin about the Western Legion, and in doing so, he was trying to establish good relations with the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy. Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect had always been neutral entities, but even neutral powers had certain leanings.

"That's enough! You two are still bickering at a time like this?" Chen Xinjie scolded with furrowed brows.

Dong Zi'an immediately opened his mouth to say something, but decided against it after a sharp tug on his sleeve from Yin Moshang.

Chen Xinjie continued, "Guanzhi, tell everyone your plan so we can discuss it."

Not only did Chen Xinjie hold the loftiest status in the military, he also had the highest level of seniority. Aside from Guan Yue, he was old enough to be the father or even grandfather of virtually all of the military officials present. If it weren't for the Eternal Heaven scandal, he would've been made the commander of the human army.

Yu Guanzhi briefly composed himself and turned his gaze away from Dong Zi'an as he explained, "This is the plan: the Sea God Legion, Northsea Legion, and Eastsea Legion will deploy all of their mecha divisions onto land to assist the ground units, as well as to provide additional firepower. After we ascertain the location of the abyssal passageway, the three naval legions will launch a carpet bombing on the abyssal army, followed by a second carpet bombing to be carried out by the air force units.

"During this process, we must protect Sect Master Tang while he situates himself on the front lines so he can devour as much abyssal energy as possible. A third carpet bombing will follow the second one, amounting to a total of three rounds of bombing to be carried out in alternating fashion by the naval and air force units. After the three rounds of bombing, the ground units will move in to clean up the battlefield, led by the Central Legion's troops, who have been assigned heavy ion weaponry, while other legions will act as assistance.

"When that time comes, I implore all of the major Soul Master organizations to also cooperate with us to hold off the powerful beings of the abyssal plane. Our strategy will be to keep the most powerful abyssal creatures occupied while decimating the weaker abyssal creatures, then target the powerful abyssal creatures as a collective unit, doing our best to kill them before sealing the abyssal passageway."

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