Time had come.
Xu Zhi had vaguely guessed that this gathering was probably meant to hold them accountable for their failure, but she also felt that it could not entirely be blamed on them. After all, they could not exactly tie everyone up and drag them to Lotus City for a fight.
If they had that ability, there would be no need to use war as an excuse.
Sure enough, although He still did not appear, the moment His presence was revealed, the Archbishops present clearly sensed His displeasure. Such an emotion was undoubtedly terrifying, especially for the Archbishops, who almost instantly turned into quails.
He did not speak for a long time. In such an atmosphere, even Xu Zhi felt tormented, as if the executioner's blade above her head refused to fall. The factors belonging to [Cup] within her stirred up fear and dread, and Xu Zhi could barely stop herself from frowning. She did not like such involuntary emotions. Once she grasped the Midnight Rule, she could begin trying to sever them.
Perhaps having watched His subordinates suffer enough, He finally spoke slowly. A rhythmic voice arose in their minds, as though the speaker had not opened His mouth at all and the words had been delivered directly into their heads.
[Obtain a large quantity of high-level blood food and sacrifice it here as soon as possible, by any means necessary.]
[The deadline is ten days. If you fail, offer your own flesh and blood as sacrifice.]
Ten days was not a generous deadline. The outside world's vigilance toward [Cup] had already reached its peak. Transcendents were unwilling to set foot in Lotus City, while the believers within Lotus City were flesh and blood meant to be sacrificed to Him. They could not possibly be depleted by sending