Just as Rocky expected, as soon as he left the Bear Pass, he saw that about thirty thousand soldiers of
the spiritual race, who had just taken down the Celestial Gate Position, were all sneaking towards the
Tiger Whisker Pass.
In the territory of the human race in the Ethereal Region, the Tiger Whisker Pass was known as the last
line of defense. Hence, if it was conquered by the enemy, the troops of the spiritual race would be able
to directly enter the Ethereal Region. When that happened, the entire left army would be forced to
retreat and it would cause a lot of chaos.
Right from the beginning, the Tiger Whisker Pass was indeed one of the main targets of the spiritual
race army. However, in order to execute their plan, they could not let the human troops notice their real
objective. Thus, they used a series of tricks to constantly deceive the left army. In the end, only Rocky
was able to discern what their ploy was, but no one listened to him.
However, such a remarkable controlling force and wisdom had never been used in the previous
encounters between the human race and the spiritual race. Although the spiritual race was known to be
more powerful, they did not possess such cleverness in leading their army. Apparently, the offensive
strategy was organized by a new commander in chief.
Meanwhile, Emery Na, the deputy commander in chief of the spiritual race, arrived in the camp of their
new commander in chief. The moment he entered, his eyes fell directly on an exceedingly beautiful
woman who sat majestically on the chair. She was no other than the new commander in chief of the
spiritual race army—Alyssa.
The members of the entire spiritual race army did not know much about Alyssa. They only knew that
she was appointed by the senior leader to replace the former commander in chief. They found it quite
unexpected since the former commander in chief held a very high position in the spiritual race. That
was why many rumors actually spread when that happened.
In fact, many members of the spiritual race even boldly guessed that Alyssa might be a new lover of
the spiritual race's patriarch.
However, although there were a lot of doubts and speculations that surrounded her, since the moment
Alyssa took over the troops a few months ago, they had become invincible and shattered records that
they had never attained in the past year.
In other words, the spiritual race army had no choice but to accept that she really had extraordinary
leadership and that she deserved the position more than anyone.
"Commander in Chief Mu," Emery Na greeted respectfully as he placed his hand on his chest.
"What is it?" Alyssa slowly raised her head and glanced at him. Then, she lowered her head again and
continued reading some official documents.
"I have a quick report from the front line. The Heaven Army led by Grand Commander Tian had
successfully occupied the Celestial Gate Position of the human race's left army. Right now, their
defensive line has collapsed. It won't be long before they completely fall into our trap," Emery Na
remarked.
"Very well, but no one should be complacent. After all, the left army is only responsible for a part of the
human defense line. Both the middle army and right army are powerful foes. If they could adjust in
time, we may not be able to get many benefits from this. Anyway, since we have successfully
destroyed the defensive line of the left army, we should continue to break through into their front line
according to the original plan to further wreck their formations. When everything falls into place, it will
pave the way for our future plans," Alyssa said as she looked at the bigger picture.
"Grand Commander Tian has led his army to the west to raid the Tiger Whisker Pass. It is the last line
of defense of the left army, so if they can successfully conquer it, they can complete the task in
advance," Emery Na informed.
"They haven't taken down the front line in the western region yet? What were they doing? If they can't
fully conquer it, how could they complete the task?" Alyssa said as she suddenly let out a frown.
"Well, the front line of the western region should have been already occupied, but no one expected that
something would go wrong at the most critical moment. Reports said that the spiritual toad beasts of
Beverly were suddenly taken control of by a human spirit warrior. As a result, that man manipulated the
beasts to destroy the boats of the troops." Beverly Na was Emery's sister, and she was the talented
beast tamer that Rocky encountered before. She was the one who controlled the spiritual toad beasts
to launch an attack on the left army.
"That actually happened? I didn't expect that a human being could actually pull that off. I know
Beverly's abilities, so it's kind of surprising that there is someone stronger than her in the human race."
Alyssa eventually fell silent and was a bit confused. She was very confident with Beverly's strength, so
she entrusted her with the mission of attacking the human race's position in the western region through
her spiritual beasts.
"I agree. We actually don't have all the details regarding the incident, but we can learn more about it
once Beverly returns," Emery Na replied.
"Anyway, we have to make sure that the front line of the western region will be cleared out for the
Heaven Army. Otherwise, even if they successfully carry out the plan, thousands of soldiers might be
sacrificed for nothing. It's not going to be worth it," Alyssa uttered firmly.
"Don't worry, Commander in Chief Mu. Beverly will definitely not let you down!" Emery Na replied with
brimming confidence.
"By the way, do you have an update on the matter that I asked you to investigate?" Alyssa asked with a
serious expression.
"Oh, that? Not yet. The people you are looking for are prisoners of the Shura Race. Most probably, they
were sent to different battlefields. Right now, it's hard to tell their exact whereabouts, or whether they
are alive or not," Emery Na informed as he lightly shook his head.
"Don't stop looking for more information!" Alyssa said sternly.
"Yes. I will do my best." With that, Emery Na nodded and left.
"I really hope that Marcia and the others are still alive somewhere. At the least, I have to find a way to
take them back. Otherwise, I won't be able to face Basil... But before that, I have to fulfill the
commitment that I have made with that guy. Although I don't really want to be used by the likes of him,
this is my only choice in order to survive in this world and eventually find a way to go back," Alyssa
murmured to herself as her eyes started to glisten. Soon enough, she calmed and composed herself,
and continued reading the battle reports and strategies on her desk.
Meanwhile, taking advantage of the chaos and confusion caused by the fall of the Celestial Gate
Position, the Heaven Army, which was led by Phelps Tian, started heading towards the Tiger Whisker
Pass.
After they conquered the Celestial Gate Position, only thirty thousand soldiers were left to guard the
place. However, they cleverly made it look like it was still being heavily guarded by eighty thousand
soldiers, successfully deceiving the human army. That way, Phelps Tian was able to sneakily lead the
remaining fifty thousand soldiers to execute a night raid at the Tiger Whisker Pass. As long as they
could break through to the Tiger Whisker Pass, Phelps' team could fully complete the task that was
given by Alyssa. After that, he could lead the army to cross the river to go back to the area of the
spiritual race.
"Grand Commander Tian, we are still about three hundred miles away from the Tiger Whisker Pass. If
we continued to tread this route overnight, we should reach it the day after tomorrow," a commander
briefly informed.
"All right, we'll do that. The sooner we get there, the better. The soldiers can rest once they arrive!"
Phelps Tian felt that he could not be complacent. After all, there was still a possibility that the human
race could see through their plan. Hence, he thought that it would be much safer if they could take the
Tiger Whisker Pass as soon as possible.
While the Heaven Army marched towards the Tiger Whisker Pass, Rocky also rode on the Purple-
flaming Phoenix, rushing back to the pass at full speed.
After a day and a night, he finally reached the Tiger Whisker Pass. Fortunately, he arrived before the
Heaven Army. Then, the first thing he did was to look for Tucker.
Seeing that Rocky had suddenly come back, Tucker felt very strange and had a hunch that something
wrong was going on.
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