Yunze Continent, Yongle City.
An ancient, majestic aura hung over the city walls. As a strategic city at the junction of three continents, its importance went without saying.
Compared to its former tranquility and peace, the city now carried several more traces of Killing Intent.
The Great Sheng troops patrolling both inside and outside the city were several times more numerous than before.
Nor was Yongle City alone in putting on such a display. Thousands of cities across Yunze, Cangwu, and Lihuo Continents were now on full alert.
This was mainly thanks to the large number of personnel transferred in from the other continents of the Southern Territory.
But precisely because of this, the governors stationed in the other continents could not move lightly and had to remain within their territories with the Mountain River Seal in hand.
To continue encircling and suppressing the Bone and Blood Cult army that remained hidden, the Southern Territory's Nine Luminaries Division had only three Venerables available. Though each was a governor empowered by the Mountain River Seal, they were still stretched far too thin.
At this moment, Tang Xiao, Yunze Continent's governor, was personally waiting outside the mansion. There was not the slightest smile on his face; instead, it was rather gloomy.
The reason was that the hundreds of millions of increasingly restless citizens within the continent still lacked anyone weighty enough to rely upon.
The only thing worth celebrating was that the reinforcements from the Capital City had arrived at the mansion with remarkable speed, as early as five hours ago.
Just then, a carriage broke through the air from beyond the city.
The plum blossom crest upon it was clearly visible.
Tang Xiao's spirits lifted slightly, and he finally forced a faint smile onto his face. The newcomers were from a