The scene immediately fell silent. No one said anything, because everything the old man had said was true, and they had no power to refute it.
The old man snorted again. "And who do you think caused things to reach this point? Do you people dare say that whenever there was an attempt to destroy Qin, none of you had a hand in it?"
"Especially last time—didn't Huaxia join forces with so many factions to attack Qin? You even invited two Defenders. Now one of those Defenders has brought people to invade the human world. What do you have to say now?"
The Huaxia side looked rather unpleasant, yet they could not argue back on the spot. Though the others were dissatisfied in their hearts, none of them said anything either.
The scene fell quiet. At that moment, a small number of people stepped forward to mediate. "Everyone, the most important matter now is how to resist the Fish Scale World's invasion. Although the Great Qin Imperial Prince did not come, we still have to face this matter ourselves."
"Nearly all the human world's top factions have gathered here. Our strength is naturally formidable; in truth, we have the ability to fight the Fish Scale World. We simply lack confidence too much. As long as we are united enough, I believe no one can defeat humanity."
"And regarding Great Qin, if we can bring such a terrifying faction into this, we will naturally have even more confidence. Great Qin has always hidden all sorts of methods, and there is no need to speak further of its strength. Perhaps we can find a way to draw it in."
"This concerns all humanity. Can Great Qin alone withstand an entire world? That is completely impossible. If we are destroyed by the Fish