One month later, inside a palace in Blazing Fire Holy Capital.
Zhong Shan and Wang Jingwen were playing chess, seemingly waiting for something at the same time. Jin Peng and the others stood quietly to one side.
"Report!" A guard entered the main hall.
"Speak." Zhong Shan gently placed down a chess piece.
"Sacred King sent me to report that Gongshu Zi has sent an envoy here. The details of the contest have already been negotiated!" the guard said.
"Oh?" Zhong Shan looked at the guard.
"There will be seven battles in total. The first two will be held in Phoenix Territory, and the remaining five in Yellow Springs Territory. The third battle will be a feng shui Master competition, in which multiple feng shui Masters may participate. The seventh battle will be between Sacred King and Gongshu Zi. The others will be one-on-one. For the first two battles, Gongshu Zi will submit the names first; for the fourth, fifth, and sixth, Sacred King will submit the names first," the guard said.
Wang Jingwen nodded from the side. "That's reasonably fair."
"What names did Gongshu Zi submit?" Zhong Shan asked.
"First battle, Human Butcher. Second battle, Tian Yan!" the guard said.
"Ancestor Immortal Human Butcher? Tian Yan?" Wang Jingwen mused.
"Nie Fanchen really has become a hands-off shopkeeper. He doesn't care about anything anymore?" Zhong Shan said with a faint smile.
"Zhong Shan, let me fight Tian Yan. I'll definitely deprive him of his lifespan!" Hao Meili said at once.
"You?" Zhong Shan pondered slightly.
"Didn't we agree on this before? What are you hesitating about now?" Hao Meili said anxiously.
"Back then, the plan was for us to work together against Tian Yan. But now it's one-on-one, and I'm worried about your safety!" Zhong Shan said.
Hearing Zhong Shan's