The battle report showed that Jiang Chi had been killed, and five Pseudo-King Lords including Hu Yu had been captured. Even Monaye could figure out with his toes what fate awaited them.
So he immediately issued orders: "Send word to the Wu-Fifth Domain—all Pseudo-King Lords are to gather in one place and watch Yang Kai like a hawk. Under no circumstances are they to give him any opening."
That Domain Lord accepted the command and turned to leave.
But only moments later, he came running back in a hurry. Monaye took one look at his expression and knew something was wrong. Gritting his teeth, he asked, "What now?"
The Domain Lord hung his head, hands trembling as he presented a jade slip, his voice shaking: "A second battle report has arrived from Wu-Fifth…"
Monaye glanced at the jade slip but didn't immediately draw it over to examine. He slowly drew in a deep breath.
A second battle report arriving so quickly—he didn't need to read it to know that something else must have gone wrong in the Wu-Fifth Domain, and the situation must be extremely unfavorable for the Mo Race. Otherwise there was no reason for two reports to come in such a short span.
The situation was probably even worse than he'd imagined!
Slowly settling into his seat, Monaye finally pulled the jade slip over and focused his gaze. Even having braced himself, his vision went dark.
The first battle report had stated that Yang Kai had appeared in the Wu-Fifth Domain, slain Jiang Chi, and captured five Pseudo-King Lords including Hu Yu.
This second report revealed that under the tightly fortified defense of the remaining Pseudo-King Lords, Yang Kai had once again appeared like a ghost. Braving the combined assault of numerous Mo Race powerhouses, he had used the River of the Great Dao to sweep away two more Pseudo-King Lords—and before anyone could react, there had been absolutely no sign beforehand. Not a single Pseudo-King Lord had detected anything.
In just half a day, the Mo Race in the Wu-Fifth Domain had lost a full eight Pseudo-King Lords. While they had quite a few stationed there, they simply couldn't sustain losses at that rate.
So upon realizing the dire situation, the remaining Pseudo-King Lords had already withdrawn from the Wu-Fifth Domain, and many Domain Lords had begun fleeing along with them.
As for the Mo Race army in the Wu-Fifth Domain, the report hadn't mentioned it, but mentioning or not made no difference.
With the Pseudo-King Lords and the bulk of Domain Lords already gone, would the army stay behind to wait for death? They had surely already collapsed and fled, and the Human Race would certainly not let this once-in-a-millennium opportunity slip. It could be predicted that a merciless pursuit was surely underway—without the backing of the Mo Race's elite fighters, the Mo Race army could hardly pose any threat before the Human Race.
In his seat, Monaye's expression shifted continuously. The jade slip containing the report had, without him realizing it, been crushed to powder in his hand.
The Domain Lord who had delivered the message cautiously studied his expression and ventured, "My lord, should we have the army in the Wu-Fifth Domain pull out first?"
He too knew the situation was unfavorable for the Mo Race and was worried about the army's condition.
Monaye took a deep breath and slowly shook his head. "They can't pull out."
Others might not understand Yang Kai, but how could he not? The Mo Race camp had its back to the Domain Gate—the original strategic intent was to advance when able to attack, and retreat through the gate if needed. Even if outmatched by the Human Race, they could withdraw through the Domain Gate and preserve their strength as much as possible.
But in front of Yang Kai, this escape route had been completely sealed off. A master of the Laws of Space, he would have sealed the Domain Gate the very first moment.
Right now in the Wu-Fifth Domain, a massacre was likely already underway!
He didn't know how many of the Mo Race had managed to escape this time. The only thing Monaye could take solace in was that those Pseudo-King Lords had fled the moment things looked bad, and many Domain Lords had escaped with them. The losses were great, but at least they hadn't been completely wiped out—and those who escaped were all high-end combatants. That was the one silver lining in an otherwise disastrous situation.
But Yang Kai would certainly give chase. Even those Pseudo-King Lords who had fled might not be safe just yet.
Composing himself, Monaye issued his next order: "Send word—monitor Yang Kai's movements closely. At the slightest sign of activity, report immediately!"
"Yes!" The Domain Lord acknowledged and turned to leave.
Soon, messages flowed through layers of relay stations, making their way to No-Return Pass.
Yang Kai departed from the Wu-Fifth Domain and has reached the Silver Frost Domain…
Yang Kai appeared in the Thunder Domain and discovered the Mo Race base there. He is rapidly approaching…
A resource-gathering team in the Zhulong Domain has lost contact, suspected to be Yang Kai's doing…
…
One by one, the reports gathered in Monaye's hands. He stared at the Universe Map before him, using his mental energy to trace Yang Kai's recent trajectory, and quickly deduced Yang Kai's true destination.
No-Return Pass!