At Odds at the First Word

"Everyone, the Heavenly Net Alliance Meeting officially..."

In Heavenly Net City's central plaza, just as the host was about to announce the beginning of the Heavenly Net Alliance Meeting, violent fluctuations from the sky disrupted all the original arrangements.

"Buzz, buzz..."

Ripples continuously spread through the space above as the void twisted amid waves of humming. The instant one floating warship after another appeared, fierce storms swept through the entire sky.

Four floating warships sealed off the skies above Heavenly Net City from the east, south, west, and north. Figures stood at their prows, looking down upon everything below.

"A loose alliance that barely occupies forty percent of the Heavenly Net Continent, without even a single person in the Northern Domain, actually dares to claim it is holding some Heavenly Net Alliance Meeting? What an utterly ridiculous joke!"

A calm voice rang out from the sky. The five great leaders, who had barely managed to remain seated on their Golden Thrones, could endure no more. They abruptly rose to their feet, pillars of aura shooting into the heavens and displaying their domineering might.

"Are you getting anxious? As expected, you're nothing but a bunch of losers."

The voice in the sky spoke again, this time carrying a mocking laugh. Along with it, more than one soaring aura emerged overhead. The confrontation immediately drew countless gazes.

"A standoff between ten Heavenly Sovereigns—what a rare sight!"

"I never expected the rumors to be true. Aside from the Azure Emperor himself, the Azure Emperor Palace truly has more than one Heavenly Sovereign. I wonder how the Azure Emperor gathered so many powerful experts."

"Heh heh! I know a little about that. They say the Azure Emperor ascended from a Lower Plane, and these people were all his former subordinates there!"

"A Lower Plane?