True Lord's Divine Will

News of the battlefield's crushing defeat reached the Divine Hall, and Ji Mingfeng, Senior Brother Zhai, and the others could scarcely believe it.

"How great were the losses?"

Senior Brother Zhai looked at Ji Mingfeng, his expression grave.

"Nearly three thousand casualties in the Heavenly Human Realm, nearly a hundred in the Transcendent Realm, five True Man Realm cultivators dead, and seven seriously injured!" Ji Mingfeng looked somewhat exhausted, his voice weak and listless.

"The losses were this severe?"

Senior Brother Zhai looked shocked, then his face turned livid. "What the hell was Mo Xinghe doing? How could he have caused such enormous losses? With Gu Yu and Ling Cangyan there too, how could they have allowed this to happen?"

"Senior Brother Zhai, take a look."

Ji Mingfeng handed the Jade Talisman to Senior Brother Zhai.

"Gu Yu was actually severely injured by the Ancient Realm's heavenly punishment!"

After reading it, Senior Brother Zhai cried out in alarm, his voice trembling slightly.

Ji Mingfeng sighed.

"Fortunately, Ling Cangyan used an Array Formation to drive back the Mechanical Empire and destroy over a thousand of their mechs. Otherwise, the consequences would have been even worse. Mo Xinghe was still far too careless!"

"We all underestimated the Mechanical Empire. It seems they have studied the Ancient Realm thoroughly and already grasped its rules inside and out. We wanted to use them to temper our disciples, yet we walked straight into their plans. I fear their ambitions run deep!"

Senior Brother Zhai sighed as well.

The losses this time were indeed severe. Though they had not reached the point of damaging Tianli Sect's very foundations, it was still enough to make their flesh ache. These were the sect's reserve strength.

"The biggest problem now is that offense and defense have switched places. They