Dongfang Yunzhu stood rooted to the spot, utterly motionless. A suppressed flame seemed to burn in her eyes.
She was merely a negotiator for the Lineage...
The great clans of the floating islands were arranged like a pyramid. The strength of the top three great clans far surpassed that of ordinary great clans, placing them firmly in a position of dominance.
Only those three great clans had the authority to demand people from the others, and ordinary great clans would not refuse.
If they wanted to target a particular great clan, they could suppress it.
The former Qian Family had been suppressed in precisely this way. Back then, the Qian Family had offended the Eastern Family. The two sides had not clashed head-on, but within the Arena of the Gods, the Eastern Family had joined forces with several great clans to suppress the Qian Family's disciples. The Qian Family, originally ranked thirteenth, had plummeted down the rankings and eventually fallen off the list entirely. According to the rules, the Qian Family could only move out of the Sea of Time, watching helplessly as its floating island plunged into the sea...
That was precisely why the top three great clans effectively held a position of dominance in the Sea of Time.
Dongfang Yunzhu stood before Luo Zheng's room for quite some time before finally turning to leave. Just as she was about to return to her own room and leave the Hall of the Gods, Mu Ning smiled and said, "He probably wasn't born into the main branch of the Han Family. Men who clawed their way up from the roots were always rather disobedient."
Dongfang Yunzhu cast Mu Ning a faint look. Mu Ning then took a slight step back, afraid that Dongfang Yunzhu might vent her anger on her.