The eruption of the third and fourth Mysterious Bloodlight Grand Formations had already left Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long in Luoyi frantic and under immense pressure.
That night, Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long had only just managed to fall asleep when Yu Chaoen quietly woke him.
"Hmm?" Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's eyes instantly cleared. He knew very well that his Grand Supervisor of the Inner Palace would never wake him during his rest unless something major had happened.
"Your Majesty, beneath Laiyang Fortress at the border between the Central War Zone and the Northern War Zone, the fifth Mysterious Bloodlight Grand Formation has erupted. A Bloodlight Aura has already formed, and Laiyang Fortress has fallen."
No matter how softly Yu Chaoen spoke, the news struck Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's ears like a thunderclap, making him sit bolt upright in an instant.
"The fifth one?" Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's gaze became incomparably clear, his thoughts immediately returning to the crux of the matter.
Yu Chaoen nodded heavily.
Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's breathing grew ragged.
The fifth one—this was the key.
Great Zhou had not been idle during this period, either.
They had deployed every possible method. Infiltration, reconnaissance, seduction, bribery—even countless unimaginable methods had been used to investigate the Bloodlight Aura.
There had been no progress regarding the third layer of the Bloodlight Aura, but the first and second layers were basically understood.
Great Zhou had already gained several crucial insights into the Bloodlight Aura triggered by the Mysterious Bloodlight Grand Formation.
Six!
Various signs had revealed that there should be no more than six Mysterious Bloodlight Grand Formations with formation channels!
In other words, at most six Mysterious Bloodlight Grand Formations could erupt across the entire Human-Demon Battlefield.
And according to the deductions of the Grand Elders of the Ancestral God Hall,