Sword Sect Outer Sect, Chapter 736
The Nuo Realm.
On the ten fingers of the colossal human statue, everyone held a different posture.
As always, they were discussing something among themselves.
Only today, they seemed considerably more solemn than usual.
"How brazen!"
Tang Hulu knitted her brows, her tone indignant. "Ye City isn't far from the Divine Capital. Aren't they afraid the prefecture lord will step in and wipe them all out?!"
The affair in Ye City had stirred up a storm throughout the Central Region these past days. Naturally, everyone present had heard about it.
After a moment's silence, Wang Ke said, "I'm afraid the prefecture lord has no attention to spare for this right now."
"The rebels have fully colluded with the Devil Cultivators. The Demon Ruins have come sweeping in, already swallowing up the three kingdoms of the Northern Frontier, as well as the northern Eastern Wilderness."
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"An Lushan is sinister and cunning, yet also valiant and skilled in battle. The prefecture lord and many other seniors still have to hold the Northern Border and Chang'an, guarding against An Lushan feinting east and striking west."
He paused, then continued gravely, "Not only that, many commanderies and counties in the Northern Plains have surrendered at the mere news of their approach. The rebels' momentum is at its peak."
Many surrounding prefectures were also merely struggling to hold out under pressure from the Demon Ruins and the rebels.
"If they get their hands on this Divine Weapon too, and morale sinks any lower, who knows how many more places will fall?"
Once he finished, the Nuo Realm fell silent.
Everyone present actually understood this reasoning.
The gathering storm in Ye City seemed to concern only a Divine Weapon that had yet to emerge.
But looking deeper, this affair