The affairs of the world were ever-changing; wind and rain swept through mortal lives time and again.
A small typhoon that lasted two days washed away the city's memories, making many citizens forget the bloodshed of the day before. They knew even less of how many had shed tears and swallowed their hatred, their blood staining the city's mud.
Once the wind died and the rain ceased, the "Million-Year Soul Bone Appraisal Conference" officially began.
Jade Tide Bay was a bay thirty li outside Vast Sea City. Few people ever ventured there, but its scenery was breathtaking.
A vast expanse of emerald sea, half a crescent of silver moon, and boundless waves beneath the heavens.
Facing the sea and backed by tier upon tier of plunging cliffs, it was riddled with steep reefs. Ships could not approach; the sea could only be admired from atop the sheer cliffs.
It was both a scenic wonder and a deathtrap.
Heaven Dou Emperor Xue Beng and Star Luo Emperor Dai Rong received the clue from the Golden Thread Map inside the Crystal Orb and quickly pinpointed the "announcement" site for this Appraisal Conference.
They had not been idle before this, either. They had sent men ahead to thoroughly scout the surroundings. Given Ren Woxing's usual entrances, choosing Jade Tide Bay as the final battlefield made perfect sense.
"Uncle Dai, are you really going to risk yourself and attend in person?"
Xue Beng was somewhat beside himself with frustration. Through the recent string of incidents, his dignity as emperor had been trampled and ground against the earth, almost stamped into the mud. Yet his ministers still would not leave him alone. They insisted that he represent the Heaven Dou Empire at the "meeting," claiming that the empire's dignity was at stake and that he