No Return from This Journey

The many Kings and Marquises were all taken aback, looking at Wu Wei in confusion, unable to understand why he had suddenly brought this up.

"First, do we need to reach a consensus? Perhaps Shen Qian is the hope for our human race's eventual rise. Do you all agree?"

Wu Wei asked in a low voice.

The Kings and Marquises present exchanged glances, then silently nodded.

How could they not agree?

He was only twenty years old, yet he already stood shoulder to shoulder with Kings and Marquises through the Mountain Sea Realm. Moreover, Shen Qian had not even broken through to the Mountain Sea Apex.

After a brief silence, the Heavenly Swordsman suddenly gave a faint smile. "Do you all still remember why we founded the Hundred Kings Hall in the first place?"

The Chinese Kings and Marquises present were startled. Aside from a very few who looked lost, the rest fell into thoughtful silence.

Wu Wei smiled as well. "Back then, some of the Nine Kings vanished, while others withdrew from worldly affairs. Our human race no longer had any peak experts. But before King of Jiangling and King Taiyi left, they said that no matter what, we must never abandon hope. If our generation could not make it, that did not mean those who came after us could not."

"So seven Kings and Marquises initially inherited the will of the Three Kings and founded the Hundred Kings Hall. Thinking about it now, perhaps King of Jiangling and the others had already foreseen the emergence of the Divine Emperor Palace."

The more senior Duke Baili chuckled. "And we must thank the Minister for yielding the position to me, allowing this old man to become Number One of the Hundred Kings Hall."

"You are highly respected and eminently suited