Night fell.
The imperial capital was lit as brightly as day, but even that could not disperse the darkness closing in.
Inside the meeting hall of Prince Chen's Residence, the current Crown Prince—the former Prince Chen—sat with a worried frown, brows knitted in deep thought.
Besides him, dozens of experts from the Heavenly Guard Battalion had gathered in the hall. They seemed to be discussing something, yet for a time, they could not reach a conclusion.
"Your Highness, Wolf Marquis has arrived."
Zhou Wang hurried inside and saluted with cupped fists.
Hearing that Lin Bai had arrived, the Heavenly Guard Battalion warriors rose to welcome him. Even Prince Chen showed a faint smile.
But in merely an instant, his smile vanished without a trace.
His expression turned awkward. He no longer knew how to face Lin Bai. The matter he had once promised Lin Bai could no longer be fulfilled.
His heart was filled with guilt, and he felt too ashamed to face Lin Bai.
Nie Shang asked in surprise, "Could it be that a warrior beyond the Primal Chaos Dao Fruit Realm made a move? Otherwise, how could Worship Heaven Sect's Luo Daoguo have been so easily brought down and slaughtered before Zhao Linbai and the imperial guards could even react?"
"Wolf Marquis." The Third Prince cupped his fists and smiled at Lin Bai.
The sects and lineages from all over the Demon Realm had different directions and routes for leaving the imperial capital.
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Yan suddenly had a bad feeling.
Even if Jiang Yan's strength had not reached the level of a Flourishing Sect's Holy Son, there were still few people in the same realm who could defeat him.
There were dozens of warriors atop Worship Heaven Sect's Luo Daoguo, all of them