Chapter 619: Disintegrating from Within

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The attacks from the Blood Prison Legion continuously bombarded the defensive Array, emitting deafening sounds.

But the Heavenly Realm's defenses were powerful after all, and the Mo Jie army could only rage impotently outside.

"Report to the Third Prince!" a Tianjiang reported breathlessly, "The Blood Prison Legion has been blocked outside the Array!"

Nezha nodded, but his expression remained grave.

This breakout was truly too tragic.

The Blood Prison Legion had pursued them like mad dogs for three days and three nights, giving them almost no chance to catch their breath.

If not for the well-equipped Heavenly Court troops, they likely wouldn't have escaped at all.

"Pass down the order, everyone go heal your wounds first," Nezha commanded, "then prepare to report the situation in Mo Jie to Yudi."

The Tianjiang dispersed one after another, and Nezha walked toward the Lingxiao Baodian alone.

He had to immediately report the Coalition Army's disastrous defeat to the Jade Emperor and request that the Heavenly Court dispatch larger-scale reinforcements.

Lin Xuan and the others were still in Mo Jie with their fates unknown; time was life.

However, when Nezha arrived at the Lingxiao Baodian, he found the atmosphere there strangely eerie.

The civil and military officials were divided into two distinct factions, glaring at each other.

The faction led by Taibai Jinxing stood on the left, each with a solemn expression.

The other faction led by Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing stood on the right, their faces filled with anger.

The Jade Emperor sat upright on the dragon throne, his expression so cold that one could not discern joy or anger.

"Father!" Nezha walked quickly toward Li Jing, "Why are you here? Shouldn't you be in Mo Jie commanding the battle?"

Li Jing shook his head with a bitter smile.

"I also just broke through the encirclement and returned," he said in a deep voice, "The situation on Zhang Wuji's side is even worse than ours."

Nezha's heart sank.

It seemed the Coalition Army's failure was even more disastrous than imagined.

"Reporting to Yudi!" Nezha stepped forward and knelt on one knee, "I have important military intelligence to report!"

The Jade Emperor glanced at him, his tone cold.

"Rise and speak," Yudi's voice lacked any emotion, "The Coalition Army has been defeated; I already know."

Nezha stood up and said urgently, "Yudi, the situation in Mo Jie is extremely critical! We must immediately organize reinforcements!"

"Lin Xuan, Xiao Yuan, and Zhang Wuji are all still in Mo Jie! We cannot abandon them!"

However, the Jade Emperor's reaction was unexpected.

"Reinforcements?" Yudi sneered, "Why should I send reinforcements?"

"The Coalition Army's failure was inevitable; the Heavenly Court should not continue to be dragged into this meaningless war."

These words struck Nezha like a thunderbolt.

The Jade Emperor actually said this war was meaningless?

"Yudi, how can you say that?" Nezha said in disbelief, "Once Nitian Mozun unifies Mo Jie, the next target will be the Heavenly Realm!"

"If we don't act now, we will have no way out in the future!"

Taibai Jinxing stepped out at this moment.

"The Third Prince speaks too severely," he said, waving his feather fan, "This old official believes Yudi's decision is wise."

"Mo Jie is a land of no return; no matter how many troops we send there, it is just throwing their lives away for nothing."

"It is better to hold the Heavenly Realm and wait for Nitian Mozun and the other forces to slaughter each other, so we may reap the rewards."

Hearing this, Li Jing's face flushed red.

"Taibai Jinxing! What kind of talk is this?" he said angrily, "The Three Realms Alliance was established by us together!"

"Now that our allies in the Human Realm and Mo Jie are fighting to the death, how can we in the Heavenly Court flee from the battle?"

"This is not fleeing, but strategic contraction," Taibai Jinxing said unhurriedly, "Preserving strength is the best policy."

Other Immortals who supported Taibai Jinxing chimed in one after another.

"Lord Taibai is right!"

"Mo Jie is too dangerous; we cannot send more people there to die!"

"The safety of the Heavenly Court is most important!"

And the pro-war faction supporting Li Jing was not to be outdone.

"Cowards! All cowards!"

"How can the covenant of the Three Realms Alliance be torn up just like that?"

"Where is the honor of the Heavenly Court?"

The two sides argued more and more intensely, and the entire Lingxiao Baodian was in chaos.

Watching all this, Nezha felt increasingly confused.

He keenly sensed that the Jade Emperor's words and actions were somewhat abnormal.

The Yudi of the past, while cautious, would never be this cold and heartless.

Moreover, Taibai Jinxing's attitude was also very strange, as if he were deliberately inciting panic.

"Enough!" the Jade Emperor suddenly flew into a rage, "All of you, be silent!"

Under the pressure of the dragon's might, the civil and military officials immediately fell silent.

"My mind is made up," Yudi said coldly, "The Heavenly Court will not send another soldier or horse to Mo Jie!"

"No one is permitted to defy my decree!"

Having said this, the Jade Emperor flicked his sleeves and left, leaving behind a hall full of shocked Immortals.

Nezha watched the retreating back of Yudi, his inner misgivings growing heavier.

Is this truly still that wise and martial Jade Emperor?

After the court session dispersed, Nezha found several Tianjiang with whom he usually had a good relationship.

"Do you all feel that the Heavenly Court has been a bit off lately?" he asked in a lowered voice.

"Third Prince, you have sensed it too?" Tianjiang A looked around, and after confirming no one was eavesdropping, said.

"Some of Yudi's recent decisions are indeed very strange; they are always unusually conservative."

Tianjiang B also nodded.

"It is as if someone is deliberately slacking off," he said, "many orders that should have been executed immediately are being delayed again and again."

Tianjiang C said even more mysteriously: "Third Prince, there is an even more bizarre matter."

"What matter?" Nezha asked hurriedly.

"Recently, mysterious black mists have frequently appeared in the palace," Tianjiang C whispered, "although they vanish in an instant, they always make one feel uneasy."

"Black mist?" Nezha frowned, "What kind of black mist?"

"A very strange mist, black to the point of shining, and it carries an evil aura," Tianjiang C recalled, "every time it appears, it is in the middle of the night, and always near important palaces."

"How many people have seen it?" Nezha continued to ask.

"Not many, and those who saw it were all warned not to speak of it," he said, "if it were not for our trust in the Third Prince, we would not dare to speak of it."

Hearing this news, alarm bells rang in Nezha's heart.

Black mist, slacking off, unusually conservative decisions...

Connecting these phenomena together can only point to one terrifying possibility.

The interior of the Heavenly Court has already been infiltrated by the enemy!

And the extent of the infiltration may be even more serious than imagined.

"You must continue to observe in secret," Nezha instructed, "report any abnormalities to me immediately."

"Remember, this matter must absolutely not be known by a third person!"

The three Tianjiang nodded solemnly.

After Nezha returned to his own palace, his mood was as heavy as if a giant boulder were pressing down on him.

If the Heavenly Court has truly been infiltrated by the enemy, then the situation is even more serious than the failure of Mo Jie.

This means the alliance of the Three Realms has already begun to disintegrate from within.

What is even more terrifying is, if even the Jade Emperor has been controlled...

Nezha did not dare to think any further.

He must find out the truth as soon as possible, and then find a way to contact Lin Xuan and the others.