Chapter 788: Cleaning House (Teaser)
For countless years, the border regions of human territory were rife with war. After all, humans had once been the top species in Revered Ancient, and as a result, just about every region had major human populations. Later, when humans fell into decline, one border region after another was seized. Almost overnight, the humans there became outsiders and foreigners. As a result, ceremonies that involved sacrificing humans weren’t uncommon.
However... though war was common in the human border regions, large-scale atrocities weren’t very common. What was more, it wasn’t just one sacrificial ceremony that had been carried out in the Heavenbright County. It was three!
As a result, the human lives taken weren’t limited to hundreds of thousands. Instead, the death toll went into the millions. Most of the deaths were in mortal kingdoms, where their souls were extracted while they were alive, leading to brutal deaths. The vile nature of the atrocity shook humankind to the core.
When news reached the emperor, he was furious. After all, the three events in Heavenbright County were most likely just the tip of the iceberg, and it seemed very likely that similar things would happen in other locations. Whether...
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