Just as the Universe Masters' minds raced with countless guesses, the Chaos City Lord, seated closest to the head of the long stone table, slowly spoke. In an instant, he silenced all the whispers and probing looks.
"Hu Yanbo, sit on your teacher Huang Jian's side."
As his words fell, space rippled slightly two places away from Lord Huang Jian. An ancient stone chair silently materialized in the previously empty spot, identical to the seats of the other Universe Masters.
The pupils of nearly every Universe Master present contracted, their hearts shaken!
A stone chair had materialized!
This was no mere invitation to sit in on the meeting. It was formal recognition that Hu Yanbo was qualified to sit at the same table as them!
In an instant, it overturned all their earlier guesses!
"Chaos!" The speaker was the Lord of Void Gold, a majestic man with dazzling long golden hair and a sharp aura radiating from his entire body!
His brow furrowed slightly. His gaze swept over Hu Yanbo before settling on the Chaos City Lord. "As I recall, our race established rules long ago. For someone to attend the Giant Axe Meeting and participate in our highest-level decisions, the matter must be discussed by our race's highest-ranking experts and approved by a majority."
"How could you arrange for Hu Yanbo to join us after merely discussing it with Huang Jian?"
When facing external threats, the Human Race's Five Major Factions were naturally united, as solid as an iron wall.
Internally, however, the factions competed over resource allocation, influence, and the nurturing of geniuses, with struggles both open and covert.
Every Universe Master with a seat at the Giant Axe Meeting represented the interests and influence of the faction behind him. Every extra bit of influence was worth fighting