Deep within the Chu Yun Empire's imperial palace:
The candlelight flickered unsteadily.
The rulers of the Three Great Empires sat around an obsidian round table in the main hall.
Every one of them wore a dark, gloomy expression.
Their eyes flashed with anger and unwillingness!
"Bang!"
The Chu Yun Emperor slammed his palm on the table and rose to his feet in fury:
"Just by opening his mouth, he dares demand such compensation from us?!"
"Cede half our territory? How is that any different from losing our nations!"
"But that Xiao Yan..."
The ruler on the right spoke with a slight tremble in his voice:
"He's a monster who suppressed three Dou Zongs by himself!"
Old Emperor Mu Lan stroked his beard.
A vicious gleam flashed in his eyes:
"Perhaps we could..."
"Could do what?"
A hoarse voice suddenly drifted out from the shadows.
The three rulers were startled at once!
They abruptly turned toward the source of the voice:
An old man in black robes had somehow silently appeared in the center of the hall.
The old man's face was withered, like an ancient tree weathered by countless years.
Yet the aura radiating from his body was incomparably terrifying!
It made the air around him seem to solidify.
Peak Dou Zong!
"Sir, you trespassed into our imperial Forbidden Area without warning!"
"What is your purpose?"
The Chu Yun Emperor asked cautiously, his eyes full of vigilance.
"This old man is Hei Ku, from the Central Continent."
The elder gave a sinister smile:
"I heard that a junior named Xiao Yan has driven you into a corner?"
"As it happens, this old man also has some grievances with him!"
The Chu Yun Emperor's eyes immediately lit up.
As though he had seized a lifeline:
"Senior, do you have a good