The Sword of Judgment

"No, you didn't lose." Lei Dong smiled faintly and shook his head. "King of Holy Radiance is the one who lost. I don't know what happened to him, or why. How could a mighty powerhouse renowned throughout the Six Domains and Nine Provinces have let power cloud his mind? Whatever the reason, Lei won't give him a chance to win this high-stakes gamble."

"I don't know why he became this way, either. In my mind, King of Holy Radiance was still a decent man." King of Judgment sighed deeply. "Could it be that my Winged God Clan really is destined to go from glory to decline? Even to extinction?"

"Glory? Heh. In my eyes, the Winged God Clan may seem powerful now, but it's steeped in decay and the stench of doom." Lei Dong took a leisurely sip of tea and chuckled. "This incident was merely a catalyst, exposing all the conflicts and problems within your clan and setting off a chain of upheavals. But even without this coincidence, sooner or later your Winged God Clan would still have gone down this path of decline. And the ones to overthrow you might not be the other Domains and Provinces at all, but the humans living in your Light Domain."

"Humans?" King of Judgment shivered and stared intently at Lei Dong, trying to read his face. But after a long while, she let out a heavy sigh. "Lei Dong, you're right. Our Winged God Clan is too proud and far too arrogant. We tried to enslave the humans of the Light Domain with foolish schemes. The humans on the Nine Provinces alone should have made it clear: your race is revealing its extraordinary potential at an astonishing pace. Humans are no lesser than our Winged God Clan. In fact, your potential