The news that Condam Prison had been attacked, suffering heavy casualties, and that Gu Ding, the recent man of the hour, had been taken away by a Supreme Realm powerhouse was finally announced by the Alliance Government three days later.
True King Hall, the Way of Medicine Alliance, and several Emperor Clans and noble families had already learned of it in advance.
Bai Ran, the leader of the Way of Medicine Alliance, had spent the past few days exhausting all his connections in search of allied powerhouses, hoping to pull Gu Ding out of the Abyss. He had even put pressure on several Emperor Clans, but they had consistently ignored all his actions.
The other factions were genuinely shocked when they learned the news.
A Supreme Realm powerhouse had never appeared in this era before. Yet the first one to emerge had taken Gu Ding away, which only further proved how extraordinary Gu Ding was.
But anyone with half a brain knew that Gu Ding was likely doomed this time. That old monster from the Supreme Realm had taken him away not to kindly invite him as a guest. There was a 99.99 percent chance that he had set his sights on Gu Ding's body.
Qian Baiwan, the Qian Family's patriarch, frowned deeply when he heard the news. But there was nothing he could do in a situation like this, and he knew his own limits.
However, news of the Azure Emperor's return had not spread. Only the Five Great Emperor Clans knew about it; even the twelve Top Noble Clans beneath them remained unaware.
The Five Great Emperor Clans had also found a batch of recently fallen powerhouses' bodies for the Azure Emperor and his subordinates, allowing them to transfer their souls into them. They had officially become members