Such occasions called for rules.
Even the order of appearance mattered: Gates first, then Daos, then sects, and only lastly would Azure Abyss take the stage.
Yet Azure Abyss had already arrived, while the Demon Sect's seat remained empty...
"The Demon Sect has undergone some changes..." Sikong Changhe uttered six words, hesitating slightly.
"What changes?" the Azure Abyss Grand Elder asked in a grave voice.
A voice rang out. "The Devil Master died by this king's hand on the first day of the first month this year. He cannot come, so this king shall take his seat!"
From where the voice came, a figure in snow-white robes strolled forward.
Everyone raised their eyes at once and saw Lin Xiaosu.
Lin Xiaosu walked through the void as though taking a leisurely stroll through a pavilion. Three steps later, he arrived before the first chair on the right.
The Thousand-Spirit Saintess was greatly shocked.
Her father abruptly raised his head.
They knew that the Devil Master had formed an enmity with Lin Xiaosu over the Spirit Race's Species-Swap Grand Plan.
They had been worried that today, the Devil Master would stop at nothing to ruin his grand plan.
Yet the very first thing Lin Xiaosu did upon appearing was reveal an earth-shattering secret... the Devil Master had died at his hands on the first day of the first month!
In a single short sentence, the entire venue erupted!
Every eye fell upon Lin Xiaosu's face.
The Azure Abyss Grand Elder's voice was deep as water. "You killed the Devil Master?"
"Yes!" Lin Xiaosu lightly dusted off his robes and calmly took his seat. "This king warned him long ago not to provoke me. Yet he refused to recognize what was good for him and insisted on crossing realms to abduct my friend.