Within East Arrival Pavilion of the Luoyi Imperial Palace, the sudden arrival of Grand National Teacher Yu Zhen made Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long bolt upright, a terrifyingly vicious gleam abruptly flaring in his already sunken eyes.
"Grand National Teacher, you should not be here at this time." Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's tone was full of hostility.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I too believe that I should not be here at this time. But I am incompetent, and so I can only be here now."
With that, Grand National Teacher Yu Zhen suddenly bowed down. "This subject is guilty. I beg Your Majesty to punish this subject's crime!"
A grim expression suddenly appeared on Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's face. "Then the deaths of my five Creation Realm Divine Beings are true?"
"This subject is incompetent and fell for the enemy's scheme to lure us into dividing our forces!" Grand National Teacher Yu Zhen bowed again.
"Losing five Creation Realm Divine Beings in a single battle—can that be explained away with just the word 'incompetent'?"
"Your Majesty, the Heaven Temple's Law Enforcement Divine General had already arrived at the scene."
"And what of it?" Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long abruptly straightened up.
"He withdrew helplessly."
"How is that possible?" Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's voice was thick with disbelief. The Heaven Temple's Law Enforcement Divine General was a Creation Realm Divine General, an existence even more powerful than a Creation Realm Divine Being.
"The other side invited an ancient Barbarian God to support them, and it was within the rules. The Heaven Temple's Law Enforcement Divine General could only retreat."
"An ancient Barbarian God? The ancient Barbarian God in Sacred Spirit Peak, formerly worshiped by the Barbarian Spirit Hall, has awakened? How could it be so soon?"
Having said that, Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long