The sect master of the Heavenly Yin Sect, the gate master of the Rakshasa Gate, the tomb master of the Black Skull Tomb... one after another, the Black-Corner Region's foremost experts stood obediently below, barely daring to breathe.
There was also Earth Demon Old Ghost.
This old ancestor of Demon Flame Valley, a veteran Dou Zong who had lived for over a hundred years, stood among the crowd with a complicated expression on his aged face.
He secretly glanced up at the green-robed figure on the platform, then hurriedly lowered his eyes again.
Before that figure, his meager cultivation truly amounted to nothing.
Besides them, there were many Dou Wang- and Dou Ling-level experts whose names Liu Bai did not know, forming a dense crowd.
Although Blood Fire Hall had not ruled the Black-Corner Region for long, it had already subdued a considerable number of experts.
Once everyone had taken their places, they all looked up at the green-robed figure on the platform.
Then, quite a few pupils contracted slightly.
"Hall Master's strength..."
Someone murmured softly.
"Has it improved again?"
"Isn't that growth rate far too fast?"
"The last time I saw Hall Master, he was at the Peak Dou Wang. How long has it been? He's already a Dou Emperor?"
"And not an ordinary Dou Emperor either... that aura makes even me, a Dou Emperor, feel terrified..."
Whispers spread through the crowd, and shock and reverence flashed through many eyes.
Liu Bai paid no attention to the discussions.
He rose to his feet and swept his gaze across the people below.
In an instant, the entire hall fell silent.
Liu Bai spoke. His voice was not loud, yet it reached every person's ears clearly.
"I have gathered you all today so that we may formally meet."
He paused.
"Since