Blood mist filled the grand hall.
The civil and military officials lay limp on the ground.
Mo Feng stood in the center of the hall, shaking bits of flesh from his body.
"This Heaven Dou Palace truly is a land of exceptional feng shui."
"The royal family's stupidity and the officials' incompetence have turned this capital of tens of millions into a perfect Blood Fiend Refinement Formation."
Xue Ye's face was deathly pale, his hands gripping the dragon throne's armrests tightly.
"Refinement Formation? What Refinement Formation? Where is the Imperial Guard? Protect me at once!"
Mo Feng threw back his head and laughed, his voice hoarse and piercing.
"Stop wasting your effort. Half the City Defense Army and Imperial Knights Corps have already taken Strengthening Pills. Once the formation activates, those soldiers holding blades won't even be able to grip their swords. They'll all turn into weaklings crawling on the ground."
"The underground water veins throughout Heaven Dou have long since been inscribed with Blood Fiend Array Runes by the Holy Church."
He raised three gaunt fingers and waved them in the air.
"Three days."
"Three days from now, at the convergence of midnight. The blood pool will overflow, and the formation core will activate. Every living creature in Heaven Dou City, whether imperial kin or commoners, will be unable to escape. All of you will become blood water and be refined into supreme blood food for the Holy Church."
Terrified screams erupted throughout the court.
Several civil officials rolled their eyes back and fainted on the spot.
Though the military generals barely remained standing, cold sweat had already soaked through their heavy armor.
The shadow of death weighed heavily over everyone's heads.
Xue Qinghe stood below the steps, his brows tightly furrowed and his gaze icy.
"You used the