"This subordinate wouldn't dare."
"This isn't your fault." Ming Luo waved a hand. "I underestimated them."
He rose from his throne and paced the hall.
This time, the Divine Luo Domain had been thoroughly humiliated.
A mere subordinate domain had wreaked havoc on its own territory and inflicted heavy losses.
And in the end, they had failed to capture every last one of them.
If word got out, the Divine Luo Domain would become a laughingstock among the countless neighboring domains.
"Grand Elder, should we keep the Nine Heavens Domain-Locking Divine Forbidden Formation active?" an elder asked cautiously.
Everyone pricked up their ears.
That was what concerned them most.
The resources the formation consumed every moment amounted to an astronomical sum.
If it remained active, even the Divine Luo Domain's reserves might be drained dry.
Ming Luo stopped and glanced at the elder.
Conflict flickered in his eyes.
He couldn't bear to dismantle the formation.
He couldn't stomach letting the culprits escape.
But if he kept it active...
"Take it down."
In the end, reason prevailed over anger.
A weariness he could not quite hide weighed on Ming Luo's voice.
"They're nothing but rats hiding in the shadows. They aren't worth such a price."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"But!" Ming Luo's tone shifted, his voice turning icy. "This matter will not end here!"
His gaze swept over everyone present.
"Pass down my orders!"
"From this moment on, the entire Divine Luo Domain is on the highest alert!"
"Increase patrols in every border world tenfold!"
"Organize inspection teams to patrol the entire Divine Luo Domain until the Domain War ends!"
"Strictly inspect every Cross-Domain Teleportation Array. If anyone is suspicious, better to kill them by mistake than let them go!"
"And install more Heaven-Appraising Divine Mirrors along the Divine