The sudden announcement shook everyone.
Nine Heavens Sovereign was an Ultimate Da Luo of the Earth Clan, the strongest existence beneath the Saints. To the alien races, he was equivalent to one of their own race's supreme combat powers.
Though the announcement did not say that the Sovereign had died, this alone was undoubtedly enough to cause an enormous upheaval.
At the very least, in the Earth Clan's central grand conference hall, Dou Tian Sovereign, who had been watching the new competition with great interest, immediately furrowed his brows, the smile on his face vanishing completely.
Nine Heavens Sovereign was undoubtedly an outlier within the Earth Clan, standing alone in his own school. He rarely showed himself, and his beliefs differed from those of the vast majority of the Earth Clan—one could even say they ran in opposite directions.
Yet there was no denying that, as an Earth Clan Sovereign, Nine Heavens was unquestionably an important fighting force of the Earth Clan, one of its four great pillars.
Now that he had suddenly vanished, this was absolutely not good news.
As mentioned before, the alien races themselves had internal conflicts and fought among one another.
This was true not only below, but above as well.
Just like the great sects of the Mythical Realm—if not for the appearance of the alien races, the seven great sects would never have been so harmonious. Even among the Orthodox Mystical Gate, the Elucidation Sect and the Interception Sect had their own disputes, chiefly between those two sects.
The alien races were no different. Even among the higher alien races, they could hardly be called united and loving.
Their ability to stand shoulder to shoulder was merely due to strength.
Therefore, Nine Heavens Sovereign's disappearance was by no means good news for the entire