Nine peals of the War Bell shook heaven and earth!
The bell's mournful, urgent toll carried a bone-deep killing intent. Wave after wave rolled over Man Yue City, swept across the Changqing Imperial Star, and spread throughout the Evergreen Ancient Domain.
This was no warning bell, nor a summons to assemble.
It was the War Bell, announcing that war had begun.
On his first day as a retainer of Man Yue Palace, Li Yun had learned that nine rapid peals of the War Bell meant the Evergreen Ancient Domain had formally launched a war against an outside power.
At that moment, the Evergreen Ancient Domain would become a mighty war machine, and everyone within it would automatically become part of it.
Yet across the ages, the Evergreen Ancient Domain had sounded nine urgent peals fewer than three times. Including this occasion, the count had only just reached three.
Li Yun's nerves tightened at once. Something must have happened!
Something terrible!!
Sure enough, almost the instant the bell fell silent, a blood-red declaration stretched across the sky from the center of the Imperial Star, illuminating the entire Evergreen Ancient Domain. Every word seemed to weep blood; every word brimmed with murderous intent!
[The Crimson Flame Imperial Dynasty colluded with Great Black Heaven, and the Blood God Cult murdered Saint Emperor Qingwen of our Evergreen Ancient Domain. They refused to admit their wrongdoing, then laid another ambush and besieged the two Saint Emperors we sent to investigate. Their methods were cruel and vicious. They treated our Evergreen Ancient Domain like dust beneath their feet. We can endure no more...] [From this day forward, our Evergreen Ancient Domain formally declares war on the Crimson Flame Imperial Dynasty!]
The declaration was fewer than a hundred characters long, yet it instantly stirred towering