Heaven Dou Imperial City.
Within the imperial city, everything was deathly quiet. The entire imperial city seemed to be shrouded in darkness, with hardly any light to be seen.
Only the heavy footfalls of armored soldiers patrolling under curfew, and the metallic clash of armor striking armor, echoed endlessly through the streets.
Inside the Imperial Palace, a murderous chill hung in the air. The Palace Maids who had once been everywhere had all been replaced by armored soldiers.
An armored soldier, holding a tally, used an agility-attack-type martial soul and rushed toward the Regent's Mansion at full speed. When the guards at the palace gates saw the tally in his hand clearly, their faces changed drastically, and they opened the tightly shut gates. After passing through several layers of gates, the armored soldier entered the Regent's Mansion without being stopped at all.
By order of the Regent: urgent military reports were not to be delayed by anyone. Violators would be executed.
"Report!"
The armored soldier's heavy panting sounded especially abrupt in the oppressively solemn air of the Regent's Mansion.
Inside the Regent's Mansion, Regent Tang San, Prince Xue Xing, several Titled Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect, Yu Xiaogang and the other teachers from Shrek Academy all had exhaustion written across their faces. The situation on the battlefield was far too dire. They had no time to rest at all.
Tang San, seated high upon the Imperial Throne, immediately tore his gaze away from the map. His eyes, which had not closed for dozens of days, were bloodshot as they fixed hard on the armored soldier. His brows were tightly furrowed as he said coldly, "Speak!"
"Reporting to the Blue Sky King, Xilu City... has rebelled!"
The armored soldier reported.
The moment he heard this news, a jolt shot straight