"Could it be... that young friend Xu Kun had long foreseen the disgraceful scene that would unfold today, which was why he tried to stop me from returning to the clan at the very last moment?"
This thought flashed through the darkness like lightning, instantly illuminating Nine Spirits Lion Saint's chaotic mind.
He recalled that, with Xu Kun's help, he had severed all karmic ties between his past and present lives, becoming a brand-new existence—unstained, untainted, independent, and unique.
This meant that before he took the initiative to reveal himself to the world, all traces of his past and their connection to his true self had temporarily been "erased" or "isolated" by some higher-level law.
It was precisely because of this that, the moment the Royal Lion Race confirmed news of his "death" through various channels, they employed every means to verify it.
Just as when Xu Kun had "fallen" years ago and all races had searched with all their strength yet failed to find any trace of him, the Royal Lion Race had invited several Lion Ancestors who had already transcended, relying on their heaven-reaching cultivation to deduce the truth. In the end, they too concluded that Nine Spirits Lion Saint's aura had completely vanished from heaven and earth, no longer existing.
When the news arrived, the entire clan was plunged into grief, and countless lions wailed in mourning.
Led by the ruler of the lion race, the crowd was enraged and swore to repay blood with blood.
Thus, they urgently convened this important meeting, ostensibly to discuss how to avenge Nine Spirits Lion Saint.
The first half of the meeting had indeed proceeded "normally."
The core topic had centered tightly on how to spare no effort in suppressing the Huang race. They had even discussed whether to mobilize