"I would not dare."
"This was not your fault." Ming Luo waved a hand. "I underestimated them."
He rose from his throne and paced back and forth through the great hall.
This time, Divine Asura Domain had lost every last shred of face.
A mere subordinate domain had turned its own territory upside down and inflicted devastating losses.
And in the end, they had still failed to catch them all in one net.
If word got out, Divine Asura Domain would surely become the laughingstock of countless great domains around it.
"Grand Elder, should we keep the Nine Heavens Lock-Domain Divine Forbidden Array active?" an elder asked cautiously.
At those words, everyone pricked up their ears.
This was what concerned them most.
The resources that array consumed every moment amounted to an astronomical sum.
If they kept it running, even Divine Asura Domain's reserves might be drained dry.
Ming Luo stopped pacing and glanced at the elder.
A flicker of conflict passed through his eyes.
He could not bear to dismantle the array.
Letting those culprits escape just like that was a bitter pill he could not swallow.
But if he did not dismantle it...
"Deactivate it."
In the end, reason prevailed over anger.
There was a trace of unmistakable weariness in Ming Luo's voice.
"They are merely a pack of rats hiding their heads and tails. They are not worth such an enormous expenditure."
Everyone inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.
"But!" Ming Luo abruptly changed his tone, his voice turning ice-cold. "This matter absolutely cannot end here!"
His gaze swept over everyone present.
"Convey my decree!"
"From this moment on, the entirety of Divine Asura Domain will enter the highest state of alert!"
"Increase patrols in all border worlds tenfold!"
"Organize inspection teams to patrol all of Divine