The masters had no idea what was surging under their confidence and hope~ They only felt that Zhang Xusheng seemed to have really begun to think about mankind, but under Zhang Xusheng's genius, the "spiritual eating insects" did not dare to Said, but if you want to defeat the "Shura Clan", it is already foolproof. This is Zhang Xusheng, the heaven-defying Zhang Xusheng. Heaven controls destiny, but Zhang Xusheng can control people's hearts! ! After ten days of training, the masters practiced for three days. Three days later, the bell rang, and the Grandmaster and the heads gathered in Qingxu Hall again. The decisive battle between the Shura clan and humans has never been so close as this moment, and it seems to be imminent at any time! ! After all the masters and masters arrived, Xu Qingfan began to tell everyone about the changes in the situation during this period. I couldn¡¯t help but feel that the entire Qingxu Hall had changed from Zhang Xusheng¡¯s one-word hall to Xu Qingfan¡¯s one-word hall. During this period of time, Zhang Xusheng no longer interfered with the operation of the Human Alliance. Although Immortal Zizhen wanted to interfere, the people under Zhang Xusheng all handed over the affairs in their hands to Xu Qingfan. It can be said that rather than This time it was Xu Qingfan who took away Zhang Xusheng's power. It would be better to say that Zhang Xusheng took the initiative to hand over his power to Xu Qingfan. As for Zizhen, he didn't pay any attention to it. Unknowingly, Immortal Zizhen was completely unable to control the Human Alliance. "The situation has changed drastically during this period." Xu Qingfan's first sentence. It surprised everyone. Xu Qingfan frowned. He said to everyone: "The biggest change is that since yesterday, the 'Spirit Devouring Insect' has stopped in Hanzhou. It is motionless. I don't know what it is doing." "This is a good thing." Hearing Xu Qingfan's words talk. A hint of joy flashed across Scholar Bu Xing's face. The pace of the "Spirit Devouring Insect" stopped. In other words, the time delay for its attack on the Human Alliance is delayed. The Human Alliance will also have more time to prepare. Xu Qingfan shook his head. Said: "The 'Soul-Eating Worm' suddenly stopped moving during this period. On the surface, it is a good thing for us. But we don't understand the 'Soul-Eating Worm'. No one knows that it suddenly stopped this time. What will happen? What new changes have occurred? Especially on the eve of our decisive battle with the Shura tribe. What do you think, fellow Taoists? "Yes." After everyone agreed, Xu Qingfan nodded and started talking about the next change. "Asura tribesmen, the inspections on us have become more frequent these days. The spies from both sides have fought against each other one after another. Due to our lack of strength, our side has suffered heavy casualties. However, due to Daoist Fellow Zhang's previous arrangements, the Shura tribesmen still thought that we were preparing to deal with the 'spiritual eating insects'. They have not seen through our true purpose. At the same time, although our spies have received very little information, they are basically certain that the Shura clan's half-Shuras are gradually approaching us. Basically, the Shura clan's general attack on us, It will be within ten days." As Xu Qingfan finished speaking, the masters couldn't help but feel a commotion again. "Then what are our preparations?" Zhang Xusheng asked. "All the arrangements have been prepared. The time has come for the implementation of the previous plan." Xu Qingfan said in a deep voice. Hearing Xu Qingfan's words, all the masters fell silent. After looking at each other for a moment, Immortal Zizhen finally said: "In this case, we will start acting according to the previous plan!! After many years of forbearance, it is time to bring the Shura clan to Uprooted." As Immortal Zizhen finished speaking, all the masters burst out in agreement. However, although they agreed, everyone still looked at Zhang Xusheng and Xu Qingfan, waiting for their confirmation. After all, Zhang Xusheng¡¯s previous actions and his intelligence have completely conquered everyone, but Xu Qingfan now controls all the intelligence and the operation of the Human Alliance. Xu Qingfan and Zhang Xusheng looked at each other, then nodded in unison. Seeing that the two agreed, all the masters finally showed signs of peace of mind, and the voices of approval and excitement started again. Seeing this scene, Immortal Zizhen, who was used to answering every call, became more gloomy in his eyes, and said no more. "Let's start taking action." As Xu Qingfan finished speaking, the entire Human Alliance began to move crazily. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Three days later, Yongzhou West, a hundred miles away. On a towering mountain, Da Lantian and AsiuThe two of them, along with the remaining twenty Shura masters, looked quietly into the distance, as if waiting for something. However, what is different from usual is that behind Asura, there is a Shura tribesman who has never appeared before. This Shura tribesman has a human figure and seems to be half Shura like Asura. He wears a dark red mask on his face, his face is invisible, and his eyes are extremely cold. Judging from the strength, he is not weaker than the so-called top ten masters of the Shura tribe, but he has never appeared in any actions of the Shura tribe before, and the aura on his body is both hot and cold, which is extremely weird. After a long time, from the direction of Yongzhou, a Shura master flew over quickly and bowed to Da Lantian and Asura. "What's the situation?" Asura asked. "All the masters of the Human Alliance mobilized and left Yongzhou two hours ago, flying towards the location of the 'Spirit Devouring Insect'. At this moment, there are only some low-level monks left in Yongzhou." The Shura master respectfully said replied. Hearing the answer of this Shura master, Da Lantian's solemn face finally showed a smile, and said softly: "God help me, my Shura lineage, those idiots of mankind actually went to provoke the 'Spirit Devouring Insects', Don't they know that the power of the 'Spirit Devouring Insect' can no longer be sealed as it was back then? Humanity, this inferior race that has been hegemonic in the vast land of China for tens of thousands of years, is finally going to die." "Clan leader, let's launch a general attack now!!" "Yes, let's destroy the base camp of the Human Alliance first!!" "Without the various mechanisms and formations in Yongzhou, how can humans be our opponents!!" 1 All the Shura clan masters shouted. Da Lantian shook his head and said: "Don't worry, although the Human Alliance has all its elites out now, they can return at any time after all. We will wait until they fight against the 'Soul-eating Insects' before we go out. There is no way to escape from the battle with the "Insects". At that time, we will first massacre the weak but numerous humans with the headquarters of the Human Alliance, and then use the human masters to attack. After the fight, we were extremely exhausted and suffered heavy casualties, and without the countless mechanisms and formations in Yongzhou, all human beings were killed and their aspirations were taken away Victory is within reach!" Hearing the words of Dalan Tiandi, all the Shura clan masters were respectful! He responded with a look of admiration on his face. Only Asura has a dull expression. "Asura, what are you thinking about?" Seeing Asura's face, Dalantian asked. Asura frowned and said: "I always feel that something is wrong. All of this is a human conspiracy. You know, in the human alliance, there is a Zhi Zhang Xusheng who makes even Brahma extremely wary!! With him here, how could humans do such stupid things and give us opportunities in vain?" Regarding Asura's remarks, Da Lantian didn't take it seriously and said, "Not everything in this world goes according to your ideas. Yes, the Human Alliance should not take the initiative to provoke a war with the 'Spirit Devouring Insect' at this time, but the fact is that according to our intelligence, they have been preparing for the day these days, and now, they are moving towards the 'Spirit Devouring Insect'. The spirit insect's position is rushing. Your guess is just a guess, but the fact is the fact." Although Asura understood what Da Lantian said, Asura still frowned, always feeling that something was wrong. Seeing that Asura still refused to accept his judgment, Da Lantian's eyes flashed with anger, but he calmed down instantly. If it were the past, the majesty of the Great Lantian could not be ignored in the Shura clan. But eighty years ago, things changed. Through the "Shura Statue", the Shura clan has gained one hundred and a half Shuras, but these one hundred thousand and a half Shuras are completely under the control of Asura, who is also a Half Shura. With this power, without knowing it, the Asuras The status is already equivalent to that of Da Lantian. So although he was angry in his heart, Da Lantian still said: "Even if the Human Alliance has some conspiracy, this war will eventually happen, and the outcome of the war will be decided not by conspiracy, but by strength!! Regardless of them! If there is any conspiracy, we will still win in the end if we follow the plan. What's more, if there is a war between humans and the 'Spirit Devouring Insects' in the near future, then no matter what conspiracy they have, our plan will be foolproof." Shura keenly realized that Dalantian was dissatisfied with him. He sighed in his heart, bowed and said to Dalantian: "I insist on my judgment, but I obey your orders." Hearing Asura's statement, Dalan Finally, a look of satisfaction flashed through Tian's eyes. However, Asura also knows, although the situation in front of him always makes him feel that there is some conspiracy, such a change in the situation is indeed the Shura clan's biggest opportunity. If he and Da Lantian change places, even if he feels uneasy, he will not be able to help it. Likewise ordered. After all, the temptation is too great, and the situation forces them to do this. "Wait, wait for the war between humans and the 'Spirit Devouring Insects' to begin." Dalantian said. There is no need to send spies anymore. If the war between the Human Alliance and the "Soul-eating Insects" begins, the fluctuations in spiritual energy and changes in breath will not be able to deceive anyone. While waiting, three days passed like this. Suddenly, in the far south, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to vibrate violently. An extremely dangerous aura, like the natural enemy of all things in the world, filled every corner of the world. At the same time, all human masters also fought with momentum, colliding with each other, as if Like the sky falling and the earth falling. Such a breath change, so compelling, represents the beginning of the battle between the Human Alliance and the "Soul-Eating Insects"! ! "The battle over there has begun. Let's start too." Dalantian said. Asura frowned, always feeling that something was wrong, but the change in his aura could not deceive anyone. Finally, under the gaze of Dalantian, Asura waved his hand, and countless half-asuras suddenly appeared on the towering mountains. Under the leadership of Dalantian and others, they flew towards Yongzhou one after another. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the same time, south of Yongzhou, Thousands of miles away. All the masters, under the watchful eyes of countless human elite monks, are fighting fiercely with their enemies. Regardless of whether it is the various masters or Qiu, they are all showing their momentum, and their moves are all using the most powerful Taoist and magical powers, but they have no offensive power and no threat. Now, under the siege of all the masters, Qiu didn't even lift the corners of his clothes. It¡¯s just a show. Feeling the changes in the aura around him, Xu Qingfan secretly admired in his heart while using a powerful but powerless Taoist technique on Qiu. Zhang Xusheng, this being with an incredible mind, really anticipated everything. Qiu and the "Soul-Eating Insect" are similar in nature and aura to a large extent. After some manipulations by Zhang Xusheng, in a short period of time, the aura on his body can be eighty-fold similar to the "Soul-eating Insect". ?????????????? And through the battle between a group of masters and Qiu with loud thunder and small raindrops, the collision between the auras was enough to hide it from the Shura people lurking aside. Now, the fish is hooked. After "fighting" for a while, all the masters and enemies gave up at the same time, "The time is up, go back, it will be too late." Zhang Xusheng looked in the direction of Yongzhou, his eyes fluctuated, and a sarcastic smile flashed at the corner of his mouth. Meaning, said. "Okay, this time we must catch the Shura clan by surprise!!" Everyone agreed. To a certain extent, humanity has already won! ! At the feet of the masters and elite monks, there are hundreds of teleportation arrays, which were secretly arranged under the arrangement of Zhangxu Holy Land these days. There are ten waves in total of these teleportation arrays, one every one thousand miles. Through these teleportation arrays, a group of masters and elite monks can return to Yongzhou before the Shura clan. Although these teleportation arrays consumed nearly half of the spiritual stones and precious materials of the Human Alliance and the Seven Xia Ling Islands, compared with the effects it produced, everything was worth it. In short, in a word, Zhang Xusheng had guessed everything. This is the "hiding the truth" plan arranged by Zhang Xusheng for the Human Alliance! ! As the human monks entered the teleportation array one after another, bursts of spiritual light flickered, and in the next moment, they had disappeared. A battle in which both sides thought they were bound to win finally began. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ led by Dalantian and others Countless asuras and half-asuras finally arrived outside Yongzhou. "Kill!!" Following Da Lantian's violent shout, countless Shura attacked Yongzhou one after another, and the howls resounded throughout the world, with great power. Just as Da Lantian thought, the various mechanisms and formations that were familiar before are no longer there, and the Shura clan is unstoppable along the way. "Clan leader, something is wrong. Although we didn't encounter any obstacles along the way, we didn't kill many human monks at all, and none of those mortals were seen There must be a conspiracy!!" During the charge, AsiuLuo rushed to Da Lantian and said. "Humph, at this point, we have the upper hand and we have to retreat, right? Human beings are just hiding, what's the conspiracy?" Dalantian snorted coldly. Da Lantian also felt that something was wrong, but the current situation no longer allowed him to regret it, so he could only continue to move forward. What¡¯s more, judging from the situation, there is nothing wrong with Dalan Tiandi¡¯s words. As if to confirm what Dalantian said, as the Shuras continued to advance, a large number of human monks finally appeared in front of them, and behind the human monks, there were countless mortals. "These human monks are all low-level monks. They are no different from mortals in front of the Shura clan. Looking at the countless Shura and semi-Shuras rushing towards them, the look of panic on their faces is so clear. "Kill!!!" "Kill!!!" "Kill!!!" Seeing this scene, all the Shuras and half-Shuras became excited. Even the half-Shuras who were human beings a hundred years ago, at this moment, after passing After all these years of brainwashing, he has long regarded himself as the Shura clan, and his main goal is to kill all human beings. Just like that, without knowing it, all the Shuras and half-Shuras entered the land of Yongzhou, a place that has been arranged by humans for countless years. Seeing the lamb right in front of me, I felt so powerless, so panicked, victory and killing right in front of my eyes. And just when it seemed like the situation was settled, a sudden change occurred! ! A thick colorful barrier suddenly appeared between Shura and humans. At the same time, in the outer areas of Yongzhou, in front of countless humans and under countless Shura, "Fire Flame Formation", "Xuan Ice Formation", "Golden Light Formation", "Falling Stone Formation" countless powerful attack formations suddenly flashed, and countless A powerful attack was launched towards the half-Shura in the air. Bone-corroding poisonous mist, "Thunderbolt", "Xuanjing Thorn" countless powerful mechanisms also appeared one after another, and together with the power of the attack formation, they attacked Shura and Half-Shura. In the past, every time the Shura clan fought against humans, although they were blocked by formation mechanisms, it was precisely because they were blocked that they only faced a few mechanism formations. But this time, all Shura and half-Asuras They all entered the attack range of the machine formations. For the first time, they had to withstand the attacks of countless machine formations at the same time. As the aura of the machine formation fluctuated, all the Earth Shura and Half Shura's expressions changed drastically, and they rushed towards the depths of Yongzhou. Human beings were everywhere there, and it was impossible to have a machine formation there However, the colorful appearance suddenly appeared. The barrier blocked them out. The barrier's defense was so powerful that even Da Lantian and Asura couldn't break through in a short period of time. "The Formation of Ten Thousand Immortals!!!" Da Lantian's angry howl rang out between heaven and earth! ! This colorful barrier is exactly the defensive barrier formed by the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation"! ! Although Da Lantian's angry howl resounded throughout the world, in the next moment, it was drowned in the roar of countless mechanisms and formations. At the same time, the ground was flooded with countless Shura and half-Shura figures. The roars continued one after another, various spiritual lights shone through the entire world, smoke obscured the entire world outside the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation", the earth shook violently, and various scenes seemed like the end of the world. The end of the Shura clan. Lasted for half an hour, the power of the various mechanisms and formations finally dissipated. After the dust settled, what was revealed to the world was a dilapidated world. Outside the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation", the earth has been lowered by nearly ten feet, and all vegetation has disappeared. The countless Shura and Semi-Asura who originally rushed in with great force, after this attack of countless machine formations, 100% Only half of them, about four to five thousand people, were left, and most of them were injured and exhausted. There are only about twenty Shura masters left who still maintain complete combat effectiveness. In fact, among the more than twenty Shura masters, several were seriously injured and were slowly recovering thanks to their "immortality". It was not the machine formations that injured them, but when the power of the machine formations was activated, among the humans in front of them, there were suddenly more than ten master-level masters attacking them, and they were all caught off guard. It was seriously damaged. Seeing this scene, the faces of Da Lantian and Asura changed drastically, and they shouted in unison: "Form the 'Ten Thousand Asura Formation'!!" As the two of them shouted, the remaining half Asura finally recovered from the panic. After losing their composure, they gathered together and formed a circular formation, and a majestic and stern aura immediately came out of the formation. At the same time, bursts of thick blood mist enveloped the half-Shura inside.?In the blood mist, there were faint screams of misery, fierce killing sounds, and murderous intent! ! And while the Shura tribe was preparing, the Human Alliance was not idle either. As the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" was formed, bursts of "fairy spirit energy" rose into the sky, and the "fairy spirit energy" was mixed with the five elements of spiritual energy. , turned into hundreds of immortal puppets, and rushed towards the Shura clan. After the Immortal Puppet, countless colorful spiritual swords slowly formed and were ready. Within the colorful barrier, under the leadership of Xu Qingfan, Zhang Xusheng, Mr. Liu, and Immortal Zizhen, twenty human masters were quietly suspended in mid-air, not because their raid just now failed to completely kill those Shura tribesmen. The master didn't feel any frustration, just silently looking at the formation formed by the half-Shuras in the distance. "It is said that the Shura tribe only relies on its own tyrannical fighting and cannot understand the formations of heaven. But now it seems that there are still some talents in the Shura tribe. They can actually form this so-called formation with the incomplete 'Ten Thousand Immortals Formation' Although the 'Ten Thousand Asura Formation' has many flaws and is quite rough, it fully demonstrates the characteristics of the Asura people, which is interesting," Mr. Liu praised. Zhang Xusheng smiled slightly and said: "As far as I know, Asura, the great elder of the Shura clan at this time, was originally the top monk of mankind before he became a half-Sura. It is not surprising that he has such a method." While people were talking, hundreds of immortal puppets transformed by the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" were already fighting with a group of Shura clan masters and countless blood demons transformed by the "Ten Thousand Asura Formations", and the "Ten Thousand Asura Formations" were fighting in a melee. "Grand Array", but worthy of the name of Shura. After transforming into more than a hundred blood monsters, and fighting with the immortal puppets transformed from the "Grand Formation of Ten Thousand Immortals" together with the masters of the Shura clan, the surrounding blood mist suddenly condensed. , turned into an extremely solid blood-colored barrier, and then rotated, slamming into the colorful barrier formed by the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation". The circular formation filled with blood mist seemed to be a huge giant at this moment. Although the speed of the bloody grinding wheel is not fast, it is powerful and extremely firm! ! Seeing the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" hitting him head-on, Immortal Zizhen said disdainfully: "The Shura clan is the Shura clan. They don't understand the heavenly formations and only know how to use brute force!! The extremely exquisite and ever-changing 'Ten Thousand Immortals Formation' , in their hands, they only know how to run rampant! " "It can't be said that the 'Ten Thousand Immortals Formation' in the hands of the Shura Clan has really shown the strength of the Shura Clan. The Shura Clan is good at close combat and is extremely tyrannical. If we hadn't eliminated 90% of the half Shura in the initial design, it would have taken a long time for the 'Ten Thousand Immortals Formation' to win this 'Ten Thousand Asura Formation'." Mr. Liu. But he said. Seeing that the "Ten Thousand Asura Formation" was about to collide, Xu Qingfan said, "Let's act as planned." Upon hearing Xu Qingfan's words, all the masters nodded and flew out of the colorful barrier. During the flight, Xu Qingfan warned Ting'er and others behind him to be careful, but suddenly Qian Qinghan looked a little strange, and couldn't help but ask: "Junior brother Jin, what's wrong?" Jin Qinghan shook his head, with a complex look flashing in his eyes. , said softly: "I don't know, I have some inexplicable palpitations." Jin Qinghan actually lied. Although he had an inexplicable palpitations at the moment, he knew the reason for this palpitations. Every time, he met the destined person. He would have this kind of heart palpitations before a fight with his opponent. Xu Qingfan thought that Jin Qinghan was worried about the upcoming battle, so he said with relief: "Don't worry, we will win." Jin Qinghan nodded, but did not say anything, just looked towards the distant battlefield. There, hundreds of immortal puppets transformed by the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" were fighting with more than 20 Shura masters and more than a hundred blood monsters transformed by the "Ten Thousand Asura Formations". Among them, Da Lantian and Asura were no match for each other. They were running rampant and one of the immortal puppets was bound to be knocked away by raising their hands and feet, but Jin Qinghan was looking at another person. A half-Shura with a dark red mask on his face. Unlike other Shura masters who simply rely on their tyrannical bodies to fight, this half-Shura is condensed with a large amount of dark green flames. The tyrannical power of the Shura clan combined with the powerful explosive power of the flames is extremely powerful. This kind of fighting method is the perfect combination of magical power and strong body, which brings its own advantages to the extreme. It can only be said to be a genius-like creativity. Among the more than twenty masters of the Shura clan, except for Da Lantian and Asura, In addition, there are five or six Shura tribesmen whose strength is above him, but the damage caused during the attack, this half-Shura is second only to Dalantian and Asura. Jin Qinghan just watched this half-Shura quietly, and came to the outside of the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" with other masters. When the "Ten Thousands of Asura Formations" collided with the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation",??, together with all the masters, they concentrated all their efforts and used more than twenty extremely powerful attacking magical powers to attack the "Ten Thousand Shura Formation" first. A burst of earth-shaking roar sounded, and the "Ten Thousand Shura Formation" that collided with the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" couldn't help but pause. Under the joint attack of more than 20 grandmasters, although the formation was not broken, but within the formation, , but nearly a thousand and a half Shuras suddenly exploded and died because they suddenly suffered too much impact! ! In this way, the Shura clan's "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" only had three to four thousand and a half Shura left, and each of them was exhausted and injured. Compared with the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" composed of tens of thousands of human monks, There was no longer any advantage. Although the "Ten Thousand Asura Formation" regained its strength and once again collided with the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation", Xu Qingfan and others no longer had any worries. They can safely deal with Da Lantian, Asura and others. With the attack of more than 20 human masters on the "Ten Thousand Asura Formation", they finally attracted the attention of Da Lantian and Asura who were slaughtering the immortal puppets in the distance. The strange thing is that the human masters did not retreat towards the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation", but flew towards the distance together. According to Zhang Xusheng's previous design, far away from the battlefield of "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" and "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation", a hundred miles outside Yongzhou is the battlefield between them and Da Lantian and others. Although the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" is missing, "Grand Array" support, but Xu Qingfan's "Heaven and Earth Chess" can be used without any scruples, and the consumption of spiritual energy will be greatly reduced. Seeing this scene, Da Lantian let out an angry roar, and then, a moment later, he led Asura and five Shura masters to chase the fleeing human masters. The remaining ten or so Shura masters coordinated with the "Ten Thousand Shura Formation" to attack the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" left behind by humans. Although seven Shura masters were chasing down more than twenty human masters, Da Lantian was not worried at all. Because among these seven Shura masters, except for the nearly invincible existences like him and Asura, the other four Shura masters are four of the top ten remaining masters of the Shura clan, and their strength is no less than that of humans. Grandmaster at the peak of godhood. In addition to these four top warriors of the Shura tribe, the last Shura tribesman is the half-Shura wearing a dark red mask. Although his strength is only equivalent to that of a human out-of-body master, his combat power and destructive power are Although his strength is not inferior to the other four Shura masters. With such strength, although they are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, in Da Lantian's view, it is more than enough to annihilate all the human masters. On the other side, although Jin Qinghan had been following the other masters, he was actually a little absent-minded and kept staring at the half-Shura wearing a dark red mask. When he saw this half-Asura chasing them with Da Lantian and Asura, Jin Qinghan seemed to calm down and followed Xu Qingfan, Zhang Xusheng and others into the distance with concentration. "Feng QingtianHalf ShuraI didn't expect that you would sink to such an extent in order to obtain more powerful powerBut no matter what, the grudges that you and I have been entangled for many years should be understood today. The final battle between humans and the Shura tribe is also the final battle between you and me!" During the flight, Jin Qinghan had firm eyes and whispered to himself in a voice that only he could hear.