"Thank you, City Lord," Lin Yuan said politely in response to Chaos City Lord's welcome.
Chaos City Lord smiled and nodded.
"Xu Jin."
"You're here, Xu Jin."
The Universe Masters from the other factions who had arrived earlier greeted Lord of Void Gold first, then greeted the other five Universe Masters.
Lord of Void Gold was the Great Axe Arena's faction leader in all but name, so naturally, everyone treated him with respect.
Lin Yuan calmly observed everything around him.
This time, there was one more stone chair on each side of the long stone table than before.
Lord of Void Gold walked over and sat down opposite Chaos City Lord. Then he patted the stone chair beside him and said, "Come here, my disciple. Sit beside me."
"Yes, Teacher," Lin Yuan replied. He went straight to the chair beside his teacher and sat down.
Meanwhile, Lord of Lanzang and the other three also took their seats, chatting with the Universe Masters from the other factions.
"Disciple," Lord of Void Gold said with a grin, lowering his voice. "You're the real star of this meeting! I can't wait to see the looks on those old fellows' faces when they're surprised."
Of the Universe Masters present, only Lord of Void Gold knew that Lin Yuan had won Lord of Craftsman God over. Clearly, he hadn't let the others in on the news beforehand.
"Oh? Xu Jin, from the way you're talking, it sounds like Lin Yuan has another surprise in store for us," Chaos City Lord said from across the table.
"Hahaha, Chaos. You'll find out soon enough," Lord of Void Gold said with a laugh.
As the Universe Masters chatted, they glanced over at Lin Yuan from time to time. Lin Yuan, in turn, observed them.
He could easily recognize