After the King of Equality finished sharing the intelligence, the King of the Metropolis and King Qin Guang both looked grave, murmuring as they memorized some key information.
Jiang Chen, on the other hand, was quite relaxed.
All he knew was that no Eight-Step Kings had come this time, and that was enough.
In fact, the various factions mainly wanted to strengthen their juniors and lower-realm Kings this time, so none of those who had come were particularly powerful.
Even among the Shenji Sect, Formation Gate, and others that had reappeared in the world, figures like Shenji and Jing Shou had not come in person.
Some of their trusted followers were participating in the struggle over Divine Spirit Valley. According to the intelligence, they were modern-day King-Level experts whom figures of Shenji and Jing Shou's caliber had personally subdued, then taught some ancient techniques and secret arts to make them risk their lives in their service.
"We must be careful. Reincarnators are far too formidable. Just one or two secret arts they casually bestow would qualify as unparalleled techniques in our era. I know one of those Kings, a man named Zhang Jiu. He used to be wanted by our Nine Provinces, a rat everyone despised."
The King of Equality spoke gravely. "But not long ago, I saw him clash with an expert from the Church. With the strength of a Five-Step King, he actually overpowered a Sixth-Step King. Even I might not be his match!"
"Oh, and he's now the Talisman Gate's chief disciple, so his backing is anything but ordinary. Before we set out, Lord King of Reincarnation warned us that it would be best not to provoke the Shenji Sect, Talisman Gate, Formation Gate, Hidden Kill Sect, and the like for now."
"There's also someone I once