432 Ascension to the Throne

He Ping had not expected the situation to develop so quickly. In the blink of an eye, the Long Clan had gone from holding the "upper hand," winning big again and again, to plunging straight into the abyss. It truly answered that saying: "Win, win, win—and in the end, lose it all."

To be fair, the Long Clan had never really been "winning, winning, winning," but if they were careless from here on out, they truly would lose even the seat from their pants.

"Nanu Zhenyu and Viyasa stand among the Five Great Sect Commanders. They are leading figures among the Sutara People, with status beyond measure, and they are Dao-entry experts. Their very arrival here carries tremendous significance!"

As He Ping's eyes opened and closed, sharp light flashed within them. The yin baleful aura around him warped slightly along with the extension of his mana. Hidden within the earth veins, he too was analyzing the situation.

He had detected a major problem: the Sutara People and the Fuyu Kingdom had joined forces. How would the Manifestation experts of the other two factions view this?

"The interests and demands of the three Manifestation experts are all different. I refuse to believe that Haikong Zhizang of the Star Venerating Sect and the last crown prince of Great Xian—those two Manifestation-level powerhouses—would necessarily agree with the decision of that Manifestation expert of the Sutara People, much less tolerate the Sutara People and the Fuyu Kingdom forcibly shattering the balance of power in the outer seas!"

The various overseas powers had already reached a delicate equilibrium. That Manifestation expert of the Sutara People was allowing the Sutara People and the Fuyu Kingdom to join forces, clearly intending to disrupt that balance. How could the other two Manifestation experts agree to it?

"Unless those