Chapter 1056: Chapter 528: The Shadowy Figure That Covers the Sky

"Moreover, these recent days have been extremely active."

"Many people have already died, and even someone at the Eighth Layer has fallen!"

Duke Yuan slowly opened his mouth, his expression even grimmer than that of Duke Qin.

"No need to worry so much. We have the Nine Heavens Star River Array, and the National Preceptor is personally overseeing it. Duke Liu is also there; the Blood Race won’t be able to break through."

Duke Qin spoke words of comfort to him.

"Alas!"

Duke Yuan let out a long sigh, "For some time now, Great Yu has not known peace. The strength of the Blood Race is too great. If they break through, it would truly be a disaster for Great Yu."

If he could choose, he would rather see any of the other nine dangerous lands fall than witness the Blood Race break out of the Blood Cry Realm.

Because... the Blood Race’s favorite food is the Human Race.

They devour the blood of the Human Race, especially that of Martial Artists; the stronger they are, the more beneficial.

If they were to break out of the Blood Cry Realm, the Eastern Continent would become a living hell.

"Should we send Zhan Tian to guard the Blood Cry Realm?"

Duke Yuan looked at him. Zhan Tian is currently the strongest person in Great Yu, apart from Emperor Yu. With him overseeing, along with the National Preceptor and the Nine Heavens Star River Array, it would be much more secure.

"He’s in seclusion!"

"He has already reported it to His Majesty, reportedly to thoroughly comprehend the Sacred Body."

"Is it real or deliberate?"

Duke Yuan suspiciously looked at him; it seemed too coincidental.

"It should be real. Zhan Tian submitted the report right after he returned."

"Well, there shouldn’t be any major issues for now."

"What really worries me now is where the Stone Race and the Tree-man Race might be."

If they’re in their original places, that would be fine.

If not... their next appearance would undoubtedly bring a huge surprise to Great Yu.

This is what concerns him most right now.

"Didn’t you have someone send him a message? What happened?"

"Rejected!"

Facing Duke Yuan, he had nothing to hide.

"Outrageous!"

Duke Yuan roared in anger, "He is a king of Great Yu, a minister of Great Yu, and dares to refuse; this is sheer treason!"

"Calm down!"

"You know it’s all because of Liu Sheng’s influence."

As soon as Liu Sheng was mentioned, Duke Yuan, who was raging, also tempered his temper.

He has sacrificed much for Great Yu.

Now there is only Chen Xuan as his sole successor, and if they were to get rid of him, it would truly weigh heavily on his heart.

"Then what do we do now?"

"We sent so many people before, and all of them vanished without a trace; sending more would also be pointless!"

Hearing this, Liu Sheng rubbed his aching brow, as this is the most troubling issue for him right now.

The dignified Great Yu now had no one to use; the one person who could be used still can’t! 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Can we discuss with His Majesty about deploying those people?"

"This...."

Duke Qin hesitated as those people were personally trained by His Majesty, entirely loyal to Emperor Yu, and they had only heard about them.

No one knows how many there are or what their power is.

Of course, Duke Yuan’s intention at this time is for him to go and discuss it with Emperor Yu.

After all, he is the chief among the Three Dukes, and of the Imperial Family too.

"I’ll consider it!"

He’s undecided, not out of fear, but uncertainty about what intention Emperor Yu truly had for those people.

"Send a message to Liu Sheng!"

Duke Qin suddenly spoke out.

"Hmm!"

Duke Yuan slowly nodded, understanding what Duke Qin meant.

The next day!

Duke Yuan dispatched someone to deliver the message to the Ritual Department, though it ended up in Chen Xuan’s hands.

This was something he had arranged early on with Kang Bai.

After all, Liu Sheng was seriously injured and needed rest, so whether the matter was big or small, Chen Xuan had to review it first before deciding whether to show it to Liu Sheng.

Jokingly speaking, Liu Sheng was now being ’sidelined’ by Chen Xuan at the Ritual Department!

And the one truly in charge was Chen Xuan, with Kang Bai running errands in the front.

"What’s the plan?"

Kang Bai asked Chen Xuan.

Duke Yuan had sent a letter personally, and since this matter concerned him, of course, they had to inquire about his opinion.

"Forget it!"

Chen Xuan said blandly, and Duke Yuan’s handwritten letter dissipated instantly in his hands.

"The Chief Eunuch has just recovered a bit, let’s not burden him."

"Just pretend we didn’t see it!"

Ever since knowing that Duke Qin sent several groups to the two races, and none returned, even if he were interested in the Celestial Eye Forest of the Tree-man Race, he wouldn’t go.

The place isn’t going anywhere; it’s not too late to visit when the power is sufficient.

Why take the risk!

Kang Bai’s expression tightened, as he hadn’t expected that Duke Yuan’s personal letter would be so easily destroyed by Chen Xuan, even though he wasn’t the Chief Eunuch of the Ritual Department right now!

"Brother Kang, mind your own business and treat it like it’s not happening!"

"Don’t worry about anything else either."

On hearing this, Kang Bai slowly nodded, "Let’s go with your decision then!"

...

At the entrance of the Blood Cry Realm.

The camp was pitch black, with two figures sitting across from each other.

"How much longer does Elder Ji need?"

Shadow looked at him and asked in a low voice.

"It’s a bit tricky because several core locations are too close to Great Yu’s National Preceptor, so we dare not move for now!"

"If you want speed, you must make him unable to attend to it."

Shadow instantly understood what he meant.

"Then in the coming days, we’ll have the Blood Race launch a full attack. You all take the opportunity to break the array!"

"Alright!"

With that said, the tent fell into silence, and the two figures faded away.

The next day!

Tens of thousands of elite Blood Race forces continually attacked the garrison army of Great Yu.

Even several were not weaker than the Peak of the Eighth Layer of the Dao Realm.

"National Preceptor!"

"Fully activate the Nine Heavens Star River Array!"

Duke Liu looked at the National Preceptor sitting atop the altar, and at the figures falling from the sky, he finally couldn’t hold back and spoke up.

"Fully activating the Nine Heavens Star River Array will only last for one hour!"

"Afterwards, it can only be half-activated, and the suppression on the Blood Race will weaken by at least fifty percent!"