Some chose in the very first second of the countdown. Some hesitated. Some were still looking through the options.
On the projection screen, the numbers rapidly dwindled. Those changing figures were like everyone's emotions at that moment, pounding violently.
After making their choices, many people fixed their eyes tightly on the countdown.
The shifting numbers danced in everyone's eyes. Qiu Kongshan clenched his fists, anticipation in his gaze, while Sword Moon glanced at him and shook his head slightly.
"Senior Brother is probably trying to draw water with a bamboo basket—only to come up empty-handed!" His gaze fell upon the young figure seated in the main seat, and reverence rose unbidden within him. He simply could not regard him as a young man, but rather as an old monster capable of turning clouds and rain with a flip of his hand.
Whether it was the Heavenly Dao Alliance or this Council of Elders, both were likely under his absolute control. No one could hope to lay a finger on them.
Yet he would not say it aloud. At this moment, neither Qiu Kongshan nor Lie Jiuyou, who was directly monitoring the meeting, would believe it.
Beep! A crisp sound rang out in the meeting hall.
Yet it was like a thunderclap. The entire hall instantly fell deathly silent, and everyone's eyes froze upon the display.
The screen flashed, and the voting results immediately appeared.
Forty-six Heavenly Venerates were listed on the display, and at the top, a radiant golden name gleamed.
"It's him!"
Everyone's eyes flashed as they stared at that name. Some were surprised; others were not.
Fang Mo looked at the name ranked first, and a faint smile flickered in his eyes. There was no surprise at all.
Mu Cangming had taken first place with an overwhelming twenty-seven