Liu Dao!
Lin Bai's sudden decision startled Han Zong and Chen Feiying, but neither of them said anything. After all, the reason they had invited Lin Bai over was to secure greater benefits for the Sword Alliance. Now that Lin Bai intended to break with the Right Prime Minister's Residence and the Imperial General, he would surely be seeking even greater benefits.
At the Drunken Dream Pavilion, Chen Feiying first arranged for many songstresses to entertain them. Everyone drank and chatted, and in the blink of an eye, two or three hours had passed.
Just then, Cold Sword entered the private room and stood beside Lin Bai, saying in a low voice, "Lord Night Emperor!"
Seeing Cold Sword appear beside Lin Bai, Han Zong and Chen Feiying's eyes immediately lit up. They finally understood that the person who had always followed Lin Bai and worked for him must be Cold Sword.
At that moment, Han Zong and Chen Feiying also realized why they had not yet spread word of the martial competition, yet the entire Badlands Prefecture already knew about it. This was definitely Cold Sword's doing!
Cold Sword presented a booklet. It listed hundreds of Apex Realm experts, most of them martial artists at the third or fourth level of the Apex Realm and above.
Lin Bai glanced at it casually before tossing it back to Cold Sword. "Looks like quite a few martial artists want to earn these two hundred thousand spirit crystals. Even a group of seventh- and eighth-level Apex Realm martial artists have entered?"
"In that case, let's begin. I haven't watched a martial competition in quite some time."
Lin Bai chuckled.
Cold Sword nodded. "Yes, Lord Night Emperor!"
Cold Sword immediately walked out and ordered the area cleared. Once the songstresses withdrew, the competition arena