The rebellion at Southern Blue wasn’t that complicated.

After Qianye, Song Zining, Ji Tianqing, and the others entered the Great Maelstrom, the Empire also left the neutral lands. The dark races also withdrew after sending in their candidates.

The passage in the neutral lands was only available for entry and not exit. Those who had entered there would need to leave via the established passages. This meant that there was no sense staying in the neutral lands.

The Eternal Flame naturally couldn’t stay very long. As an active powerhouse of the demonkin race, he had too many things to manage. He also wanted nothing more than to leave since the environment in the neutral lands was also a type of torment for their race. The Imperial fleet couldn’t stay too long, either. Unlike the dark races, they couldn’t afford to lose such an elite force.

In addition, the Throne of Blood was looming over their shoulders like a sharp blade. No one knew when that fellow would go crazy, so who would dare overstay?

This produced a vacuum with regards to authority over Southern Blue. Drooling over the recently industrialized city, many powers started jumping out soon...