It was the third day of the Heavenly Sea Grand Sacrifice.
For the Eastern Sea Demon Race, this could be called the most important day of the entire sacrifice.
That was precisely why so many voices had opposed the decision when the Diren Tribe learned that a human cultivator would preside over the sacrifice.
It was the same principle as the Human Race's Immortal Dynasty refusing to let a member of the Demon Race serve as its sovereign or Attendant.
Yet Ling Jia, the Lord of the Sea Kingdom, had taken an extremely firm stance.
He turned a deaf ear to the kings' remonstrations.
His attitude was entirely one of "whoever objects can be the ruler instead."
Thus, many Yao Kings privately believed that Ling Jia was testing them.
If they agreed even to something like this, then future affairs of the Sea Kingdom would practically be decided by the Diren Tribe-by Spirit Contract alone.
Unfortunately, after the Assembly of Kings, none of the Demon Race wanted to stick their necks out again.
So everyone tacitly agreed that they could only keep one eye open and the other shut.
Now, dressed in the Diren Tribe's sacrificial robes, Song Yan ascended the Sea Kingdom's altar to preside over the sacrifice on their behalf.
The robes were watery blue, and as the sea breeze brushed past, they seemed to carry the sound of the tides.
In the Heluo Tribe's spectator seats, Zhang Chao and Li Cheng watched Song Yan ascend the altar, both delighted and excited.
The two octopus monsters furtively pointed at Song Yan and told a nearby Heluo Demon Cultivator, "Hey, brother, let me tell you a secret. That's our shopkeeper."
It was not actually a secret, since he had not used voice transmission at all.
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