Everyone's hearts jolted at those words. They knew that the real show was about to begin.
From the moment they learned that Central Celestial Venerable intended to contend for this position, they had known that the position of Eastern Heavenly Lord might be left vacant.
Now that Central Celestial Venerable had truly succeeded in ascending to the position, this was no longer merely a hypothesis, but a fact laid before them.
Ye Xiwen and Silver Moon Heavenly Lord in particular were both successors favored by Central Celestial Venerable, and thus naturally became each other's competitors.
The two understood perfectly well that, in the coming struggle for the position of Eastern Heavenly Lord, a clash between dragons and tigers would be unavoidable.
Central Celestial Venerable swept his gaze over the crowd, then said, "Speaking from personal preference, I naturally hope that the Eastern Heavenly Lord can be chosen from the two of you. But in truth, that will be difficult. The position of Eastern Heavenly Lord is a divine artifact and cannot be bestowed privately. It is not something I can simply give to whoever I wish!"
Although Central Celestial Venerable held the rank of deputy sovereign, he was ultimately not someone like Creation Heavenly Lord, whose word carried the weight of nine tripods. Thus, he could not appoint whoever he wanted as Creation Heavenly Lord had. Even Creation Heavenly Lord could not bestow titles recklessly without considering the actual circumstances.
All the more so for him. At most, he could recommend someone and lend his support. Whether either of them could truly become Eastern Heavenly Lord would still depend on their own efforts.
"We understand!" Ye Xiwen and Silver Moon Heavenly Lord exchanged a glance, both fully aware of the situation.
"When the time comes, it will not be only