An unknown world,
On a floating island spanning a million li, birdfolk with wings growing from their backs filled the land as far as the eye could see.
Inside the palace atop the highest peak,
Beside a massive round table,
Twelve middle-aged men and women, each with thirty-six pairs of pure white wings on their backs, looked delightedly at Yang Mei across the table.
"What did you say?"
"You found a newly born world?"
"One teeming with countless lifeforms?"
"And there are only six powerhouses at the twelfth tier? Just one at the thirteenth tier—and that one's an incomplete product who hasn't fused with the world?"
"Hiss!"
As the details were laid out one by one, the birdfolk grew ever more excited, practically itching to launch an attack at once.
However,
Just as Yang Mei breathed a sigh of relief, the handsome young man leading the group frowned at him.
"Yang Mei, passing up easy pickings? That's not like you!"
The young man watched Yang Mei's expression shift slightly and smiled. "Tell me the whole truth, exactly as it happened, and I'll consider paying you the market rate."
"Otherwise?"
"Heh!"
The young man gave a cold laugh and said no more, but Yang Mei understood what he meant. He rubbed his nose awkwardly.
"Well, the thing is, I wasn't deliberately hiding anything. I just didn't know how to explain it!"
"Then tell us the whole truth!"
"Ah, fine!"
Faced with the young man's forceful attitude, Yang Mei had no choice but to tell them about the other Tongtian and Hong Jun who had appeared.
"Two identical twelfth-tier powerhouses, and two identical thirteenth-tier ones?"
"This..."
Everyone present frowned in unison, and in almost an instant they reached the same conclusion.
"Someone's already got their eye on that world!"
"Exactly!"
"Eldest Brother,