Three days later.
Dupeng Continent.
Nearly every continent lord in this stretch of sea had gathered on the continent, just 1,700 kilometers from the former Feng Qiya Continent. They met in a room in a coastal city.
Dupeng Continent had arranged the meeting place.
Many of the continent lords seated inside were still gasping for breath. Three days had not been enough for those traveling from farther continents. To arrive on time, they had pulled out every last resort they had.
No one had contacted Mortal Domain to ask for more time.
Only a fool would invite trouble like that.
By now, almost everyone had arrived.
All that remained was for Mortal Domain's people to show up.
Inside the reception room.
There was only a table several meters long. The continent lords sat in their seats, their trusted aides standing behind them. No one spoke or even made eye contact. As if by tacit agreement, they all kept their eyes lowered.
Why had the meeting been set on Dupeng Continent?
Most likely, someone was about to be made an example of.
They did not know how Dupeng Continent had offended Mortal Domain, but it looked likely to suffer. Yet Dupeng Continent's people did not seem particularly alarmed.
No one knew what had happened.
Just then—
Crippled Monkey pushed open the reception room doors.
Accompanied by Wang Kui, Chen Fan walked straight to the empty seat at the head of the table, leaning on his Jadeite Staff. Every continent lord rose to greet him. "Sit down."
Chen Fan took his seat, laid the staff on the table, and said with a smile, "Today, we're mainly here to discuss how we can develop together from now on. This stretch of sea should have a name, too."
"It's not good to leave it