Chen Xuan looked at the battle report sent by Ye Jinhong, his mind unable to calm down for a long time.

Stone Race!

It truly was the Stone Race! And the Celestial Fire Array was directly broken.

This array was a remnant from the previous dynasty.

It had to be him, Li Mu’s image flashed in his mind. Unexpectedly, he ended up becoming a dog!

"Hoo—"

He exhaled deeply, "This time Great Yu has indeed taken a major tumble!"

Chen Xuan sighed.

Moreover, losing three prefectures makes the consequences even more severe.

In the Imperial City, inside Qixuan Hall.

Several leaders of Great Yu were here, even Duke Yuan returned from the Stone Cave.

The hall was eerily quiet.

No one spoke, nor dared to speak.

Emperor Yu, sitting above, also had a grim expression.

In just three days, Great Yu was nearly overwhelmed by the Tree-man Race and Stone Race.

Countless deaths and injuries.

Emperor Yu looked at Duke Qin, "Explain the specific situation."

The dangerous areas were all under his coordination, he knew best.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Duke Qin slightly bowed, then spoke solemnly, "This time, Great Yu lost over sixty thousand in battle, more than five thousand above the Profound Realm, and over two hundred in the Dao Realm."

"Among them, those in the higher Dao Realm, over five hundred are above the fifth layer."

"Top-ranked ones, fifteen at Peak of Seventh Layer, three at eighth layer!"

The leaders in the hall became even more solemn after hearing the specific numbers.

Duke Qin continued to say, "Also, the Human Race of Yong’an Prefecture, almost all martial artists were killed; the remaining normal people became slaves to the Tree-man Race and Stone Race."

"As for Yunsha Prefecture and Changshan Prefecture, they all evacuated, with almost no major casualties."

"Now three prefectures have fallen, fortunately there’s an Abyss River isolating them. We’ve already stationed a large army at Abyss River and mobilized forces from more than ten nearby prefectures in Great Yu, but still not enough."

Then he looked at Emperor Yu, "Your Majesty, can we deploy half of the forces from the Stone Cave back, since that area should no longer be in much danger!"

Emperor Yu pondered for a moment before slowly nodding, "Approved!"

"What’s the situation with Hidden Kill?"

He looked at Zhan Tian.

"Over a thousand deaths and injuries, the kings and directors of nine prefectures all died in battle."

"Hidden Kill gained nothing, Sword Gate aside from the Sect Leader, all others were killed by Great Yu, half of the other eight gates also perished."

"The old minister killed one at Peak of Seventh Layer, one at early eighth layer."

Zhan Tian slowly spoke.

This time, although Hidden Kill aimed to constrain Great Yu, they also suffered significantly themselves.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yu’s expression slightly eased.

"You’ve worked hard!"

"Your Majesty is too generous; it’s the responsibility of the old minister. Of course, the greatest contributor this time is Prince Xuan of rMolan Mansion, it was him who destroyed Sword Gate."

"Him?"

Emperor Yu muttered softly, "Later, I will properly reward him."

But right now, the most important is the situation at Abyss River, "Have you figured out any solution for Abyss River?"

Abyss River must be defended and we must prevent them from approaching other dangerous areas,

"With the cooperation of the Stone Race and Tree-man Race, complementing each other completely, their combat power far exceeds the past. Your Majesty, can you use the power of national fortune to suppress them?"

Duke Qin tentatively asked.

Using the power of national fortune means Great Yu is already at a very dangerous moment.

After hearing his words, Emperor Yu’s brow furrowed deeply.

"No way!"

After a moment of contemplation, he still refused.

The impact of using the power of national fortune on Great Yu is too great; if there is any loss, it directly affects the foundation of Great Yu.

"Old minister has an idea."

At this moment, Duke Liu spoke.

"Speak!"

Receiving Emperor Yu’s permission, Duke Liu spoke again, "Do not move from the dangerous areas, all of Great Yu’s top eighth-layer cultivators stationed in the Hundred Mansions should be sent to Abyss River to directly annihilate the two races."

"Abyss River is too long; Great Yu cannot hold it."

"Rather than this, why not go all out to destroy the two races, which is equivalent to resolving two dangerous areas, no loss!"

Duke Liu’s words plunged everyone in Qixuan Hall and even Emperor Yu into silence.

These eighth-layer masters have been cultivated by Great Yu over many years.

Distributed across the Hundred Mansions of Great Yu, stabilizing one side.

Deploying these people would essentially drain Great Yu’s top forces.

If we win, that’s fine, but if we lose, it would be a catastrophic disaster for Great Yu.

For a moment, even Emperor Yu was unsure.

"If you do this, Hidden Kill will be happiest; without top masters stationed, they can act more recklessly."

Zhan Tian spoke coldly.

Their main role is to deter Hidden Kill.

"Hidden Kill’s threat is nowhere near that of these two races!"

"Don’t you understand this?"

Duke Liu reprimanded.

"You...."

Zhan Tian instantly became angry, but was stopped by Liu Sheng. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

He then looked at Emperor Yu, "All can’t be done, let’s call upon half!"

These people were cultivated by Great Yu with huge resources, losing even one is a significant loss.

Moreover, we can’t ignore Hidden Kill just for the two races.

"Let’s follow Liu Sheng’s idea, and I will send the National Preceptor to Abyss River, Duke Liu, you and the National Preceptor will arrange the array together."

Hearing this, Duke Liu’s expression improved considerably.

The National Preceptor going will lessen his burden; otherwise, the length of Abyss River would exhaust him to death.

"Besides these people, can we deploy Great Yu’s other eighth-layer masters?"

Duke Liu asked.

"Yes!"

This is feasible; some families in Great Yu still have some eighth-layer masters.

"Duke Qin, now Great Yu is entirely under your command. I have only one request, keep those two races blocked at Abyss River!"