Dust Settles, the Light Alliance

"Merit is merit, fault is fault." Le Yin God spoke unhurriedly. "I recall that during the last struggle over the Bone Corrosion Secret Realm, Soul Yin God, you secretly sent someone to make a deal with the Holy Radiance Hall. You traded intelligence on one of Decay Abyss's fortresses for three Soul Purifying Heavenly Crystals... You haven't forgotten that, have you?"

The gray mist abruptly froze.

Soul Yin God's indistinct face seemed to become clear for an instant—it was a face dark and gloomy to the extreme.

"You... knew all along?" His voice finally lost its gentleness, becoming hoarse and dangerous.

"If you don't want others to know, don't do it in the first place." Le Yin God lifted a wine cup carved from white bone and took a light sip. "I didn't make an issue of it back then because I was considering the bigger picture. But since we're discussing shares now... shouldn't we settle this old debt as well?"

The atmosphere instantly turned taut and hostile.

Rather than mediate, Blood Burning Yin God bared his teeth in a grin. "Hahahaha, interesting! You two keep going! I love watching this!"

He even pulled out a bloody strip of dried meat from somewhere and began chewing, looking entirely like a spectator.

Bai Yu sat quietly, his gaze shifting among the three sides.

He was no stranger to negotiations like this—naked exchanges of interest and contests between powerful figures. He simply had not expected Le Yin God to lay his cards on the table so directly.

"Fine... fine..." Soul Yin God's gray mist gradually calmed. "How much more do you want?" Knowing himself to be in the wrong, he could no longer evade the matter.

"Ten percent." Le Yin God held up five fingers. "From now on, Decay Abyss will hold