This battle had arisen from Gong Ningyan's suspicions of me. As the leader of the Heavenly Realm, she had too much to bear—something people of the same kind understood all too well. In her eyes, I belonged to the side of evil, while she stood for justice. Between leaders of good and evil, a great battle was naturally unavoidable. Whether we wanted it or not, the immortals following us below all hoped to see it.
Besides, put another way, if their Heavenly Realm were to merge into the New Heavenly Realm now, then, as the saying went, "one mountain could not contain two tigers." Gong Ningyan's position here had long been deeply rooted in everyone's hearts, while I had suddenly appeared and told them that I was the leader of the Heavenly Realm. No one would accept that easily. Only by defeating her and crossing this hurdle could I win everyone's wholehearted submission. On top of that, the absolute existence that could prove my identity had yet to be verified by them. I had to make them submit through sheer strength.
"Good. As expected of someone capable of becoming a leader, you remain utterly unafraid even when faced with so many harsh conditions." Gong Tieyun offered a polite remark, then turned to his daughter. "Ningyan, what about you?"
"The star domain will turn eastward as Leader Xia wishes! Change course to the south!" Gong Ningyan called out. The immortals quickly acknowledged her order, and her words seemed to make the entire star domain alter its direction, for even the drifting smoke clouds changed course with it!
"In that case, let us choose a place for the duel." Gong Tieyun spoke with composure, then looked at me. "Since we are the hosts, shouldn't Leader Xia choose a place?"
I glanced around.