The conflict between the Grandmasters vanished without a trace after Grandmaster White Bone deliberately played mediator.
No one below the stage knew that an undercurrent of fierce contention had passed between the three Grandmasters. Yet they could see that Meng Zhao was highly regarded by Grandmaster Qiao. Coupled with his innate talent and martial arts, his future rise above them all seemed almost inevitable. Some envied him, some were jealous, and no few wished to ingratiate themselves with him and strike up a friendship.
Thus, during the Inner Demon Gathering that followed, Meng Zhao became another focal point besides the three Grandmasters, surrounded at every moment by burning gazes.
When Zhao Hun saw Kang Youde killed, followed immediately by the three Grandmasters offering Meng Zhao gentle words of comfort, his heart turned cold.
His relationship with Meng Zhao could be called tangled and complicated—simple at first, complex later.
While Meng Zhao had been under his tutelage, he naturally held absolute dominance. He could kill Meng Zhao if he wished, elevate him if he wished. If not for him, Meng Zhao would never have possessed his current status, position, or martial strength.
The turning point came after he and Meng Zhao fell out. Their several clashes had all ended in his defeat. Last time, he had gathered Tie Xiongfei and Yang Cai to surround and kill Meng Zhao, only to fail. Not only had he handed the other side a martial arts prodigy, he had nearly gotten himself killed as well.
This time, he had thought that, deep within this dragon's pool and tiger's den, all he needed was to fan the flames a little and he could borrow the strength of the three Grandmasters and everyone in the hall to kill him. Yet he had still failed at the final