The Blood Sovereign used the nature of his divine office to escape the encirclement of the Flame City Lord and the other three.
"Good thing the Flame City Lord and the others aren't like that person. I can still use my divine office, or this would be troublesome."
"I'll find the Blood Grand Duke first and see what he's been doing. I sensed him on the Barren Plateau before, but according to the Insect Mother and the others, he's been roaming around stealing resources?"
The Blood Sovereign instinctively sensed that something did not add up.
He had to find the Blood Grand Duke and get an answer.
There was another important reason.
After the battle on the civilization ladder and the four-way assault led by the Flame City Lord, he had inevitably suffered serious injuries.
They were not fatal, but he needed to recover as soon as possible.
The Blood Grand Duke was the only Transdimensional being still under his control.
But as he traveled toward the Blood Grand Duke, the Blood Sovereign felt himself pass through a veil and enter a realm he could not resist.
Dread rose in his heart.
He had barely realized what was happening and moved to sever the bloodline connection when it was already too late.
The blood mist around him dispersed, and he appeared inside a Ruined Temple.
The Blood Sovereign instinctively looked around and saw the Blood Grand Duke standing before him.
The Blood Grand Duke seemed unaware of his arrival. With his back turned, he stood as motionless as a doll.
Dread weighed on the Blood Sovereign, tensing every muscle in his body.
He struggled to control his emotions.
"Damn it. How did the Blood Grand Duke end up in a place like this?"
To the Blood Sovereign, this Ruined Temple