Venerable Ye Zheng glanced around and slowly spoke those words.
"With my authority, I cannot view this person's battle footage."
Boom!
The great hall instantly erupted into an uproar.
"What?"
"Impossible!"
"He's only a King-Level Immortal, not a Venerable. How could his video access clearance be so high?"
More than a hundred supreme experts from various races looked at one another, unable to believe it.
What kind of beings were they?
They were the administrators of the Hong Alliance, the masters of the one hundred and eight Venerable thrones. Every one of them was among the finest Venerables, holding extremely high authority within the Hong Alliance.
Under normal circumstances, they could casually access the information of any King-Level Immortal. There was simply no such thing as "insufficient clearance."
Unless—
"Who set the clearance?" someone asked gravely.
Venerable Ye Zheng raised his head, his gaze sweeping across everyone present as he enunciated each word. "Chaos City Lord."
The great hall abruptly fell silent.
A pin drop could be heard.
All one hundred and eight Universe Venerables fell quiet.
The arguments, doubts, and astonishment that had filled the hall moments ago all turned into silence.
Chaos City Lord.
One of the absolute top three overlords of Humanity, he presided over the Initial Universe and commanded awe throughout Humanity's territory. His status within the Hong Alliance was even more unshakable.
Since he had personally imposed the clearance restrictions, forget the Venerables present—even if beings like Universe Lords came, few would have anything to say.
Who exactly was that King-Level Immortal—
This question arose in every Venerable's mind at the same time.
After a long while, Venerable Ye Zheng broke the silence.
"Everyone," his voice was calm.
"I did not gather you here today to discuss clearance restrictions, but to evaluate this person's star