Once the room fell quiet again, Huo Yuhao finally had a chance to rest.
"I'd rather compete and face powerful opponents than negotiate with those people," Wu Feng muttered. "You must be exhausted, Yuhao."
Huo Yuhao shook his head gently. "This is something we have to go through. We actually gained quite a lot today. Not only did we secure the most important orders, but we also learned more about the upper echelons of those two countries."
"I've always admired Xu Jiawei. His temperament and foresight are no less impressive than Xu Tianran's. He, too, deserves to be called a great ruler of his generation. Unfortunately, Dai Hao has never cared much for Soul Tools, which has significantly hamstrung the Star Luo Empire's military strength."
"As for the Heaven Dou Empire, it seems the letter I left for the Sect Master three years ago proved very effective. He successfully persuaded the empire to integrate traditional Soul Masters with Soul Tools. Their Soul Tool technology isn't far behind the Star Luo Empire's now."
"As for the Dou Ling Empire, Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan probably won't miss this tournament. When I get a chance, I'll go talk to Xu Sanshi."
Beside him, Ning Tian nodded, a trace of worry in her eyes. "Yuhao, is war really coming? What should we do when it does?"
Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes slightly. "War is inevitable. Since it's just the three of us here, I can tell you this: the coming war will no longer be a war between mortals. It will be a God War!"
"A God War?!" Ning Tian and Wu Feng gaped in shock. Those words struck their hearts like a magnitude-ten earthquake.
"I could sweep away every one of these so-called enemies who have surfaced. But dealing with those hiding