The banquet began as scheduled, but instead of the plaza before the hall, it was held inside Monarch Hall.
This was the first time Monarch Hall had been opened to participants of the Path of the King.
Led by the four Saintesses, everyone arrived at the Main Hall of Monarch Hall. Gu Ding and the others also saw that the leaders of the various major forces, who had disappeared earlier, were already seated.
Seeing Barien, Gu Ding and the others walked over.
"You're here. So, what do you think? The Saintesses are beautiful, right?" Barien winked at Gu Ding.
Gu Ding merely smiled, while Liliath rolled her eyes beside him. "Even if they are, all you can do is look from afar."
"That's true." Barien looked slightly embarrassed, then turned to Gu Ding again. "Still, I've always thought there's a pretty good chance Gu Ding might marry one of them. With his strength, looks, and everything else combined, he's obviously one of the hottest candidates."
Hearing Barien's words, Gu Ding's group showed no reaction. Seeing this, Barien asked helplessly, "What happened? Why aren't you as lively as usual today?"
"It's nothing. Maybe everyone's just a little hungry." Gu Ding shook his head with a smile.
Once everyone had taken their seats, the banquet soon began.
Gu Ding's table was more than thirty meters away from the table where the four Saintesses sat. Between them were the people from the six-star holy lands and the five major Seven-Star Holy Lands.
The four Saintesses had a dining table all to themselves, and each of the four women behaved differently.
Elizabeth, dressed in white, looked distracted.
Across from her sat Angelica in a purple dress, wearing an expression that warned strangers to stay away. She stared at the food spread across the table,