In this contest for the Divine Constable position, Wu Qinglie, Overlord Spear's disciple, had originally been among the candidates. However, Little Lord had temporarily inserted Li Xian, Heir of Prince Liang, into the gate to join this competition, creating a few changes.
First, the original group of ten had become eleven. With paired battles, one person would receive a bye. Tiger King had already been pulling strings and running about for this very reason, all to give Yi Guoxin one more opportunity.
But the changes did not end there. At the same time, Jin Sanshun, one of the originally planned candidates, had been murdered, bringing the number back down to ten. Thus, the bye slot Tiger King had been fighting for was gone.
At the time, Tiger King had approached Overlord Spear and promised him all sorts of benefits, earnestly asking Wu Qinglie to withdraw. He had even personally expended his reserves to improve Wu Qinglie's innate bones and bolster his foundation. That was why Overlord Spear had agreed, after obtaining Wu Qinglie's consent.
Yet this matter revealed Tiger King to be an exceedingly selfish man. Seeking to use his own influence to make a deal that violated the rules was already greatly improper.
But no one had expected that he would be selfish enough to harm the interests of the Divine Constable Gate, even causing a Heaven Realm expert with tremendous potential to suffer a drastic decline in strength. That was no longer something that could be concealed as a private affair.
Because Fang Jianmei had always been closely associated with Tiger King's faction, Tiger King was highly likely to be the person Fang Jianmei had spared no cost for.
Overlord Spear's words still carried weight. Whether it was Sword Fiend or Tiger King, both took the opportunity to