When the powerful figures and commanders in the Bright Fortress Marshal's Mansion finished listening to Yin Chaoyang relay the message Ji Dong had brought back, every single person's face turned impossibly grim. Although they were well-aware of the strength of the Dark Five Element Continent, the successive joining of the Bright Heavenly Stem Beast and the Dragon Clan, coupled with the completion of the Bright Fortress, had greatly bolstered their confidence. They believed they possessed the strength to contend against the Dark Army. However, after hearing Yin Chaoyang's account and the Dragon Emperor's confirmation, they finally realized that things were far from as simple as they had imagined—or rather, the situation was far worse than they'd anticipated.
