The moment she pushed open the doors to the council hall, the atmosphere inside was oppressive and silent... Only a few pairs of eyes on the outermost edge glanced over to see who had come in.
It was the Sky Brave Warrior, Song Sakura of Azure.
Someone immediately tried to announce her arrival, but Instructor Song stopped them with a look... She signaled for silence and quietly stepped into the crowd.
There was a place reserved for her here—and it was almost at the center.
At that moment, Tantai Pingjing sat cross-legged on the floor, her face pale, slowly recounting her experiences in the sea of blood.
Everyone wore varying degrees of grave concern... Yinglong's silence was especially frightening—but another heart-stopping sense of oppression came from Xuanyuan.
Chang Xian and Nüwa had both been cast into a terrifying blood prison by the Heavenly Brave, and their fates remained unknown. As both a ruler and a father, Xuanyuan's feelings at that moment were easy to imagine.
"...Seven days. In seven days, the sea of blood will return to the mortal world." Finally, Tantai Pingjing said heavily, "That was his ultimatum: submit or... die."
A rustle of discussion rose. This was the Hou Yi Tribe's territory, after all, and most of those talking were its tribespeople.
By contrast, Xuanyuan's party of barely a dozen was even quieter... His commanders silently watched their king. They could feel the rage beneath his calm.
"We cannot rely on her word alone!" At that moment, Elder Mu of the Hou Yi Tribe struck his walking stick hard against the floor. "This makes no sense! If what she said is true, and the Heavenly Brave subdued the four Demon Kings and four demon generals in the sea of blood, conquering it single-handedly... why didn't he kill everyone