Meanwhile, the area belonging to Great Xia Academy on the other side of the conference table seemed exceptionally deserted.
Only a lecturer in his thirties, dressed in the academy's standard long robes and exuding the aura of a Seventh Tier, Peak Stage expert, sat there alone, his face carrying a trace of embarrassment and unease.
Ye Lingyun swept his gaze across the room, lingering briefly over Great Xia Academy's empty section. His brows lifted almost imperceptibly.
"Great Xia Academy only sent you?"
The lecturer hurriedly rose to his feet and answered respectfully.
"Reporting to Master Ye, our president has recently entered seclusion to comprehend a supreme art and could not attend in person. Vice President Mu Qiubai... was originally supposed to come with me, but... just now, outside, Vice President Mu... he may need a little more time before he can come in..."
As he spoke, his voice grew quieter and quieter, while the embarrassment on his face deepened.
Everyone knew that Mu Qiubai had been suppressed to his knees in the square by a single sentence from Ye Lingyun and still had not managed to stand up.
As a mere Seventh Tier lecturer, he certainly did not dare provoke Ye Lingyun at a time like this.
The moment he said this, low murmurs rose throughout the conference hall. Many people's gazes flickered back and forth between Peak Martial Arts Hall and Great Xia Academy, their eyes gleaming with amusement and curiosity.
For a long time, there had been an open secret in Dragon Nation's martial world—the relationship between Peak Martial Arts Hall and Great Xia Academy, these two colossal powers, was not as harmonious as it appeared on the surface.
As the saying went, one mountain could not hold two tigers. One was Dragon Nation's publicly acknowledged number one