Were they really going to fight?
Even though he had already guessed that the Great Thoroughfare System had sent La Yan, this rising Great Monarch, to draw a clear, tangible boundary for Tai Yu, when things truly reached this tense point, Mu Kuo could not help but frown deeply.
With five Great Monarchs here, even though the Rule Environment of the Boundary Curtain region was exceptionally strict, the Material Universe could hardly avoid being affected.
If two of them started fighting, no one could say whether the bystanders would be dragged in.
Besides, he had only just arrived and could reasonably be presumed ignorant of the background. Yet the Great Thoroughfare System was raising the stakes without a word. Where would that leave him, the head of the Night Terrace Mu Family?
Under the current circumstances, even if he had to put on an act, Mu Kuo needed to look displeased.
"Who did I think it was, wrapped up so tightly? So it's Great Monarch La Yan! Back when you were climbing the Sky Ladder, you were famous for fighting whenever you had a reason—and making one up whenever you didn't... What, did you bring that temper with you after becoming a Great Monarch?
"There aren't any war correspondents here, nor are there live cameras. No matter how hard you go at it, the public sphere will only see the devastation and wreckage after Great Monarchs clash. It might not give you the same boost as before."
As the head of a Sealed Lord Family, it was perfectly normal for him to treat a grassroots Great Monarch like La Yan this way.
Strength was one matter; status was another.
And that was only because High Priest Cen Fu was nearby. Otherwise, Mu Kuo could have spoken far more harshly.
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