Everyone's hearts turned solemn at those words...
The Seal Sovereign Great Continent was already in chaos, yet His Majesty still had time to appoint Sikong Jing as marshal? Something was very wrong here.
One had to know that this could very well cause the frontline troops to descend into internal strife.
Could this damned imperial decree appointing a marshal be forged by someone trying to bring about the collapse of the frontlines?
Had something happened to His Majesty?
Jun Xuantong saw Sea-Chasing King and the others' worries and suspicions. He gently shook his head and spoke in a low voice...
"There is nothing wrong with His Majesty. The Bai Family's upheaval was originally terrifying. The hidden strength of the Golden Seal Bai Family, coupled with the aid of spies from the Dark Sea Divine Wind Kingdom and so on, caught His Majesty completely off guard."
"But strangely..."
"His Majesty suddenly used some unknown method and, almost overnight, wiped out all the Golden Seal Bai Family's elders and other hidden experts. He also wiped out every expert from the various factions that had been mobilized."
"By the next day, everything had been completely quelled."
As soon as these words fell, everyone froze again and looked toward Jun Yiyao. Yet she too was utterly bewildered.
She gently shook her head and replied, "I do not understand the situation on the Seal Sovereign Great Continent. I do not know how great the Bai Family's forces were, so I have no way to judge."
In other words, even Jun Yiyao did not know what terrifying method His Majesty had used.
Nor did she know whether there was truly anything wrong with the imperial decree appointing a marshal.
"It seems we can only learn the truth of the matter after returning to the Seal Sovereign