The information Tuoba Yufeng had was not very specific.
He only said that Galen Silverwing and Rhea Redmoon had appeared in Xuliang Prefecture three days ago, were ambushed, and escaped severely wounded.
The God-Demon Corps is spread throughout the God Realm and has its own intelligence network.
So after leaving the restaurant, Ian Song returned to the God-Demon Corps.
"I want all the latest intel on Galen Silverwing and Rhea Redmoon!"
Arriving at the Intelligence Pavilion inside the Corps, Ian asked directly.
"Two hundred God-Demon Merits, ten million god-crystals!"
The other party smiled and named the price.
"Deal!"
After deducting the merits and paying ten million god-crystals, Ian got the intel he wanted.
The Corps' intel was impressive—it recorded the Xuliang Prefecture battle in detail.
Galen Silverwing and Rhea Redmoon were besieged by over a hundred Upper Heavenly Gods, not only suffering heavy injuries—Galen even shattered one of his own Upper Heavenly God avatars to save Rhea.
The battle was brutal—blood stained the sky.
Nine Upper Heavenly Gods from the Jensen and Tian clans died.
After breaking out, Galen and Rhea headed straight for the Misty Forbidden Land.
The Misty Forbidden Land is one of the God Realm's Ten Great Forbidden Zones.
Legend has it that Ancient Corpse Puppets exist inside—terrifying monsters whose weakest are at Upper Heavenly God level. Most importantly, they fear nothing, knowing only slaughter. If anyone enters the Misty Forbidden Land, they will hunt them relentlessly.
Rumor has it there's even a God-King-level Ancient Corpse Puppet King in the depths, so even God-Kings hesitate to enter.
Now, Galen and Rhea have been forced into the Misty Forbidden Land by the Jensen and Tian clans, who are stationed at the entrance, determined to let the forbidden land finish them off.
Leaving the Corps, Ian headed straight for the teleportation array—he was going to Xuliang Prefecture.
"Elder, just as you predicted—Song Yan went to Xuliang Prefecture!"
A Mid Heavenly God came to report to Brennan Cliff.
"Very good!"
Brennan Cliff smiled coldly: "Both Rhea Redmoon and Galen Silverwing have been forced into the Misty Forbidden Land. That kid is just going to die too—he can't change anything."
"Should we send someone to intercept him?"
"No need!"
Brennan Cliff waved a hand: "The Jensen and Tian clans are busy hunting Galen and Rhea—they don't have time for him. But now, since he's walking right into it, as soon as the clans spot him, he's dead for sure. So just pass this news to them!"
"Wise, sir! I'll get it done right away!"
...
A flash of light.
Ian Song stepped out of the teleportation array in Xuliang Prefecture.
He asked around for the direction of the Misty Forbidden Land, then flew that way.
While flying, Ian kept thinking about how to resolve Galen and Rhea's crisis.
Actually, the best way to break the deadlock would be for both of them to reach God-King realm.
But breaking through to God-King realm isn't easy.
On top of that, both are gravely injured—if they try to face the God-King Tribulation now, they're very likely to die.
A few hundred li from the Misty Forbidden Land entrance, Ian switched to his space godhead and hid in the void, sneaking forward. The five Upper Heavenly Gods he trapped in the Life Forbidden Zone before are also part of this siege.
If they see him, those five will definitely try to kill him for revenge.
So he can't let his whereabouts be exposed.
After sneaking forward for over ten li...
Suddenly, three Upper Heavenly Gods flew toward his direction.
He immediately stopped and suppressed his aura as much as possible to avoid being discovered.
Once they got closer, he realized that two of them were actually Galen Silverwing's eldest brother Galen Rong and second brother Galen Ming.
"Someone brought news that the brat named Song arrived at Xuliang Prefecture. Back then, he and Jiang Huan and Tian Yao worked together to trap us in the Life Forbidden Zone. If we catch him this time, we must torture him before killing him!"
"That's right! That brat is too hateful—only his death can ease my anger!"
As they talked, the three quickly disappeared into the horizon, but Ian Song frowned deeply.
"Who sent them the news?"
Ian thought it over and felt that Tuoba Yufeng and Beigong Chen were unlikely, since their information wasn't so well-connected and they probably couldn't communicate directly with the Jensen and Tian clans.
So the most likely culprit was Brennan Cliff.
"Hmph! That guy! Once this is over, I'll deal with you!"
Ian's patience for this scheming guy was at its limit.
He calmed himself.
Ian continued sneaking forward.
After about half an hour...
Galen Rong and the other two actually returned.
While flying, they released their divine sense, scanning the surroundings. Clearly, they already knew he'd arrived in Xuliang Prefecture and had confirmed his arrival.
Faced with the three's divine sense scanning, Ian became even more cautious.
Fortunately, their divine sense couldn't penetrate the spatial interlayer.
Soon, the three flew past him.
After waiting a while, Ian continued on and arrived ten li outside the Misty Forbidden Land entrance.
He saw a group of Upper Heavenly Gods outside the Misty Forbidden Land—one hundred and twenty-five in total. Clearly, the two clans were dead set on killing Galen Silverwing and Rhea Redmoon.
How should I save them?
Ian racked his brains again.
Sneaking into the Misty Forbidden Land wouldn't be a problem, but with it being so vast, how would he find them? And with fierce Ancient Corpse Puppets inside, he might be discovered before he even found them.
So, the key to breaking the deadlock lay with the group of Upper Heavenly Gods.
As long as he could lure them away, Galen and Rhea would have a chance to escape the Misty Forbidden Land.
But how could he lure away over a hundred Upper Heavenly Gods?
In the end, Ian still couldn't come up with a perfect plan.
Looks like I'll have to take the risk myself!
Ian narrowed his eyes and said.
He carefully left the area and flew toward Xuliang Prefecture.
After quietly entering the prefecture...
He bought a courtyard and started setting it up.
It took him a whole day to finish setting it up.
Now it's time to release the bait!
Ian's eyes turned cold as he walked out of the courtyard and took a stroll around the city.
Sure enough, during his walk, he noticed someone eyeing him suspiciously.
Back at the courtyard, Ian waited quietly.
Sure enough, in less than half an hour...
Galen Rong, Galen Ming, and the Upper Heavenly God who had been with them arrived near the courtyard and hid themselves.
One day!
Two days!
Ian never left the courtyard, and after a while, Galen Ming became impatient: "Big brother, let's just break in! Even if that brat's formations are powerful, can they really stop us?"
"You forgot what happened in the Life Forbidden Zone!"
Galen Rong said, sounding a bit wary.
Galen Ming scoffed: "Not necessarily! In the Life Forbidden Zone, that brat trapped us with formations because the ones on the Heaven-Piercing Bridge were already incredibly powerful. He just borrowed their power!"
Galen Rong pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's wait another day. If he doesn't show up, we'll break in!"