Inside the Human-Demon Battlefield Grand Governor's Mansion, every possible method of contact had been exhausted, yet the officers at every level of the Fire Swallow Army and Azure Light Legion gave no response.
The Grand Governor Ji Yuan trembled with rage, smashing several cups in succession.
"My King, anger is of no use at a time like this! Since something has changed at Blood River Military City, we must immediately take countermeasures!" strategist Gu Yue spoke again.
After taking several deep breaths in a row, Grand Governor Ji Yuan's fury finally subsided somewhat.
Their great undertaking had only just begun, yet the Heir Apparent Ji Jiong had been assassinated and Blood River Military City had undergone a drastic upheaval. It gave Grand Governor Ji Yuan the feeling that they had gotten off to an ill-omened start.
"Strategist, the others are one thing, but Prince Huan Ji Ao must be kept under our control."
Just as he spoke, Hong Ru, the Holy Land's true disciple, arrived with his terribly weakened avatar, staggering as he came.
Hong Ru had been urgently summoned while treating his injuries, and he had been full of resentment.
But the moment he heard that the Heir Apparent Ji Jiong had been assassinated, that Blood River Military City had drastically changed, and that the Nine Nether Yin Thunder Pearl had appeared, his eyes immediately widened.
"Ye Zhen!"
"It was absolutely that thief Ye Zhen!"
"Our Heaven Temple has very few Nine Nether Yin Thunder Pearls, and even fewer ever make their way out! But when he previously attempted to attack Blood River Forbidden Zone from within, that bastard Ye Zhen seized three of them. My King saw it with his own eyes at the time!" Hong Ru said.
At Hong Ru's reminder, Prince Li Ji Yuan's eyes instantly