Jiang Wang did not look at the Great Void Jade Tablet. Instead, he met Xu Zefu's eyes, his gaze calm. He said slowly, "As for the so-called Great Void First Soaring Dragon, I shouldn't be the only one from Qi State. There have been others before me, and there will be others after me."
Xu Zefu was surprised for a moment.
Jiang Wang couldn't have failed to understand the significance of the Great Void Illusion Realm.
He couldn't have failed to grasp the value of the Great Void Corner Tower.
And yet this young man was truly terrifyingly composed.
He wasn't someone who had grown up in peaceful surroundings. A temperament like his could never have been forged by gentle breezes and soft rain. Xu Zefu suddenly grew curious: beyond what he already knew, what exactly had this young man been through on his journey?
But first, he needed to give an answer.
So he said, "Follow the rules and keep your word."
"Is it really that simple?"
"It sounds simple, but it isn't simple to do." Xu Zefu spoke slowly. "Rules are the order between people. Keeping your word is the order within yourself. And order is the foundation that allows this world to endure in peace."
Jiang Wang didn't ask why the Great Void Illusion Realm had suddenly been allowed to expand, or why Qi State had opened the door to building Great Void Corner Towers.
He knew Xu Zefu wouldn't answer that question. With his current cultivation and standing, he wasn't qualified to be privy to such secrets.
Besides, he didn't need to ask.
Having witnessed the Sea Race's Sea Lord True Form ascend with his own eyes, he could already guess part of the truth.
The founding of the Sea Suppression Alliance, the creation of the