Lu Yin rose into the sky as cultivators appeared all around him. All of them had expressions of loss and grieving. 

He looked at his gadget and quickly discovered what had happened. The remaining people who had been at Ironblood Fort were pulling back. Humanity had given up on their foremost line of defense. 

This meant that Seasons Fort, Giantghost Fort, and Yellowsoil Fort were now the frontlines of the war. The miserable situation that had previously erupted at Ironblood Fort would now come to these next three forts. 

Despite the passage of countless years, Ironblood Fort had never once failed to force back the astral beast invaders. Even at its most critical moments, it had only been temporarily let go, only to be quickly seized back by the reinforcements from the middle three strongholds. However, at the moment, the middle three forts hadn’t even had a chance to reinforce the first stronghold. 

The Astral Beast Domain had redirected a great deal of its strength to Ironblood Weave, and they had violated their truce with the Human Domain due to their desire to invade the humans’ Outerverse. 

Many people disappeared from the Ironblood Points rankings, including four Enlighters, dozens of Hunters, and many Cruisers. All of these people had perished at Ironblood Fort.

Four Enlighters had actually died, and with the announcement of Crow Phoenix’s death, Lu Yin could only imagine the intensity of the battle that had taken place.

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