For a time, the scene grew noisy again. These Great Emperors were either discussing, chatting, or deliberating over matters.
Yang Chen curiously glanced around the Northern Territory Sect's group and discovered that one person was missing. Wasn't that person Great Emperor Jinshi?
He had not seen Great Emperor Jinshi from the very beginning, and he had been deeply puzzled, only lacking the time to ask. Now that he had the chance, he naturally wanted to know what had happened, so he could not help asking, "Senior Wang Tong, why haven't we seen Great Emperor Jinshi this whole time?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Tong's body trembled. He gritted his teeth, choking up so badly that he could not force out a single word.
Before he could speak, a cold snort suddenly rang out from beside him. Great Emperor Hua Wu said frostily, "Jinshi... he fell victim to the demon beasts' poisonous claws a month ago!"
"What!" Yang Chen's pupils contracted sharply.
Great Emperor Jinshi was already dead. If that was the case, then the Northern Territory Sect had fallen into an extremely awkward situation. Even if the war ended, the Northern Territory Sect's status would likely plummet, because it had already lost two Great Emperors, one after another.
Of course, this was clearly not the time to think about such matters. Yang Chen could not help asking, "Great Emperor, h-how exactly did Great Emperor Jinshi fall?"
Yang Chen still held deep feelings for Great Emperor Jinshi. At the very least, Great Emperor Jinshi had regarded him as one of the Northern Territory Sect and had protected him time and again!
"Alas, I do not know the exact circumstances either. A month ago, the humans and demon beasts launched a full-scale war. Many people died in that battle. I only know that