Blood Array Activates, Mingdu's Calamity, Xu Tianran the Insect

Could it be that he would never be able to take revenge for the rest of his life?

Could it be that his ambitions were doomed to fail, that he would never unify the continent and become an emperor for the ages?

Xu Tianran was deeply unwilling, yet he had no choice but to compromise.

The gap in strength between the two sides was simply too vast. He seemed to have no chance of victory at all.

"Right, where did that Ye Xishui go? Those Evil Soul Masters were running around Mingdu City all day before. What exactly were they trying to do?"

Confusion flickered in Xu Tianran's eyes as he thought of Ye Xishui.

Ever since that eccentric Ye Xishui returned, her actions had become increasingly incomprehensible to him.

After Long Xiaoyao's death, she seemed to have gone completely mad.

Xu Tianran felt helpless.

Why was there not a single reliable ally?

"Looks like the Holy Spirit Cult bunch can't be relied on either."

Xu Tianran muttered, then left the hall with the help of a maid.

Xu Tianran wandered through the garden. Though the rebuilt imperial garden was not as grand as before, it was still peaceful and secluded.

Whenever he was in a bad mood, Xu Tianran liked to come here and unwind.

As he admired the scenery around him, Xu Tianran's gloomy mood eased somewhat.

Suddenly, the earth shook and the mountains trembled.

Xu Tianran was nearly thrown from his wheelchair. He hurriedly steadied himself and looked into the distance.

Countless blood-red pillars of light had risen into the sky throughout Mingdu City at some unknown point.

The crimson pillars were arranged in a peculiar pattern, nearly enclosing the entirety of Mingdu.

High above, the blood-red pillars intertwined, forming an incomparably eerie and bloody formation that