When the guards heard the commotion from inside the great hall and rushed into the Ancestral Temple,
what they saw was the statue of the Heaven-Howling Clan embedded forcefully into the altar, with the whole structure appearing to be in a cracked state.
"There's an intruder! Quickly notify the High Priest!"
The leading guard was initially stunned, then noticed the shattered window.
Bewilderment, shock, terror, anger...
A myriad of complex emotions echoed in the hearts of the guards.
Correspondingly, there were their hoarse, nearly distorted roars of rage.
The Sacrificial Hall of the Ancestral Temple was not far from the Sacrificial Celestial Terrace, so the news of the hall being invaded quickly reached the ears of the priests.
"Who dares intrude upon the forbidden ground of our clan!"
Without time to think it through, the High Priest, who was conducting a sacrificial ritual on the terrace, abruptly raised his staff.
