He watched the leaders of the various factions depart. The ice doors of the palace atop Supreme Mountain slowly closed, shutting out the wind, snow, and sounds beyond.
The Black Mist roiling around the King of All Gods gradually settled, but the arrogance with which he had looked down on everything had vanished.
He stepped down from the main seat and stood in the center of the hall, his aura gloomy, his eyes filled with lingering doubt and wariness.
He was confident, even conceited, but that did not mean he was a brute who never thought things through.
He had ruled Divine Domain for centuries and secretly brought every force on Blue Star outside China under his control. He had done it not through blind arrogance, but through caution at every step.
This move by the Huaxia True Martial Platform was far too strange.
A hundred thousand Martial Dao elites had gathered in the Jade Capital, sealed off their headquarters for an entire month, and erected a tight barrier that let not a trace of aura escape. Then they had quietly dispersed, keeping the whole affair shrouded in secrecy.
Such a massive undertaking, carried out in such secrecy, could not be ordinary preparation for the Showdown. Some earthshaking scheme had to lie behind it.
"Could it be because of him?"
"That fellow named Li Fenghua?"
Suddenly—
The King of All Gods felt his heart give a violent jolt.
The mere thought of that name made his blood boil. Killing intent nearly burst from his eyes.
According to his original plan,
Divine Domain had been meant to infiltrate China's Martial Dao world, slowly bringing its forces under his control until the rest followed like water flowing into a channel.
To that end, he had sent his most trusted subordinate, the Greedy