"What a Hou Family. I never would've guessed they had thoughts like that."
"Too bad. Rumors like these won't have any effect on the Five Great Noble Families."
"Trying to ruin the Five Great Noble Families' reputation in the Land of Heavenly Halberd with rumors? How laughable."
"So many years have passed, and the Hou Family still doesn't understand: strength is everything."
"Cheap tricks like that don't belong on a proper stage."
"The Hou Family should be wiped out by now, right?"
"This..."
"Hmm? What's with that expression?"
"Reporting to you, Family Head, the Hou Family seems... not to have been wiped out yet."
Not wiped out yet?
The Heaven Family's Family Head furrowed his brow. How could the Hou Family be so difficult to kill?
"What exactly are you people doing? Is a mere Hou Family really that hard to deal with?"
"Are those three families completely useless?"
"If that's the case, then wipe out those three families too. Let everyone else know what happens when you fail to get the job done."
"This... Family Head, those three families have already... already been wiped out."
"Already wiped out? What do you mean? Did the Hou Family do it? How could the Hou Family possibly have that kind of strength?"
"Reporting to you, Family Head, according to the information we have, those three families brought all their forces, but they were wiped out before they even reached the Hou Family."
"During this time, quite a few people heard the rumors and stormed toward the Hou Family. They were all killed as well."
"The Hou Family... must have been hiding its strength all along."
"Hmph!"
The Heaven Family's Family Head snorted, his eyes brimming with killing intent.
"Well, well, the Hou Family has even learned to hide its brilliance, biding its