Half a month later, in the central region of Shenxiao Heaven, "Yunhan City."
This main city was the most majestic existence in the entire plane. It was both the political hub of Shenxiao Heaven and the economic core where merchants from all over gathered.
The gilded runes engraved upon the towering city walls shimmered beneath the sunlight, resembling a crouching golden beast.
At that moment, within a luxurious retreat deep in Yunhan City, sandalwood incense curled around the beams.
A late-Integration Stage powerhouse of the Celestial Race sat cross-legged, the spiritual power coiling around his fingertips condensing into a half-foot halo before him, while faint starlight flowed around his body.
"Bang..."
Just then, the wooden door of the retreat was thrown open. A clansman stumbled inside, the hem of his brocade robe covered in dust.
"Duke Jiang, this is bad..."
"What are you panicking for? Where are your manners..."
Jiang Hao abruptly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them as his brows furrowed into a deep frown.
The clansman dropped to his knees with a thud, smashing his forehead against the bluestone floor tiles. After three heavy impacts, fine cracks actually spread across the tiles.
"Duke Jiang, we just received an emergency transmission for help from the lord of Tanyang City... Someone is assaulting the main city..."
"What..."
Jiang Hao shot to his feet, and the chair shattered under the surge of spiritual power.
"What exactly is going on..."
Shenxiao Heaven had enjoyed peace for several thousand years. When had anything like this ever happened?
Though startled in his heart, he did not take it too seriously.
He merely assumed that the slaves of the various races had rebelled again. Such incidents had occurred several times in the past.
"Immediately gather our fellow clansmen in the city and