Qian Duoduo saw that everyone was more or less present. He leaned his head toward Xian Lin'er, Cai Mei'er's so-called best friend, and softly called out to her.
"Lin'er, have you seen Cai Mei'er? Why is only Elder Xuan here?"
"I don't know. This meeting is probably being called because of the plan."
There was a certain certainty in Xian Lin'er's tone. At the same time, her eyes were fixed on Yan Shaozhe, who had pushed Mu En to the seat of honor before taking his own seat.
"Ahem. Today's Sea God's Pavilion meeting has been convened primarily because of one matter: our plan has failed."
Mu En coughed twice before he began speaking. His tone was exceedingly heavy, tinged with sorrow.
"Everyone, I'm sorry. I failed to protect them this time. Of the seven Titled Douluo gathered for this operation, only I was fortunate enough to return alive."
After Mu En finished speaking, Xuan Zi stood up. He first described their assembly and the course of events, only then revealing the revised ending he had prepared.
"At the start of the battle, Azure Sky Douluo of the Dou Ling Empire was ambushed by Ye Yulin of the Sun Moon Empire and died on the spot. Xuanji Douluo of the Star Luo Empire and Heavenly Star Douluo of the Heaven Dou Empire were later killed by Ye Yulin using that strange Soul Tool of his.
"As for Mei'er and Little Bow, they stayed behind to cover my retreat. In the end, they used Soul Core Self-Detonation to hinder the Sun Moon Empire's pursuit and give me enough time to escape. Sky Kun Douluo of the Star Luo Empire, meanwhile, had his Soul Core shattered right before my eyes by Ye Yulin's strange Soul Tool, triggering a Soul Core Self-Detonation that