If word of today's events gets out, how many people actually know who Venerable Mei is? Hardly anyone on the entire continent has heard that name, yet the Four Supremes are known across the world!

Wherever we go from now on, won't we be pointed at and gossiped about? Look, that’s the fellow whose reputation far outstrips his actual skill. He acts all high and mighty usually, looks down on everyone, but in the end, four of us joined forces and still lost to some nobody...

...

Thinking of this, the Three Supremes were ready to dig a hole and vanish into it immediately.

They couldn't afford to lose this much face! "We concede defeat in today's battle. Venerable Mei’s profound skill is peerless; we are utterly convinced!"

Silence reigned for a long moment. Lei Baoyu finally drew a deep breath, shattering the awkward quiet. "Concede? No problem, but don't forget my three conditions! From now on, the Tianfa Forest is strictly forbidden territory for all of you!" Venerable Mei stretched out his hand, vaguely pointing at everyone from the great noble families, major clans, and various powers across the continent, letting out a heavy snort: "Anyone who dares set foot inside, I will annihilate their entire nine generations and throw in ten thousand others for good measure! I’d like to see who has the audacity to try!"

"Since we lost, the three conditions Venerable Mei previously stated must certainly be fulfilled." Lei Baoyu smiled, giving the impression that this Guardian figure from the Ethereal Immortal Palace did not take this victory or defeat to heart. He continued, "However, now that the winner is decided, there is one more matter I must inform Venerable Mei about."

"What is it?" Venerable Mei asked coldly.

"Three years from now, on the night of the full moon in the seventh month, will be the designated time for the Ranking Battle agreed upon by the Three Holy Lands and the Fierce Land! Our Palace Master is immensely eager for His Holiness, the Tianfa Holy King, to attend the gathering!"

Lei Baoyu chuckled, saying, "For five hundred years, the Tianfa Forest has ranked last, and His Holiness has been in seclusion for five hundred years... Heh heh, it must be time for him to emerge... Venerable Mei, please convey this to him. Furthermore, our Palace Master asked me to relay a message: If the Tianfa Holy King fails to appear this time, and the Tianfa Forest suffers another defeat, then from this day forward, the Tianfa Forest will lose its designation as a Fierce Land. From then on, among the cloud-level powers across the world, there will only be the Three Holy Lands! There will be no Tianfa Forest!"

Venerable Mei shuddered, gritting his teeth. "So this was the real reason you came today? Spectating and mediating were just excuses! Has your Palace Master, that hypocrite, finally lost his patience? Don't forget, the Heaven-Seizing War is approaching. If the Tianfa Forest is missing then... can your faction afford the responsibility?"

"That is for the Palace Master to decide!" Bu Kuangfeng narrowed his eyes, two chilling glints shooting forth. "Venerable Mei, do you truly think that with the Tianfa faction’s current strength, if the Holy King is absent, what role could you possibly play even when the Heaven-Seizing War arrives?"

"Even so, we must be better than you two useless fellows who can’t even enter the fray!" Venerable Mei, agitated and losing composure, no longer wished to waste words. He waved his hand: "Let's collect some interest first!"

A clear crane cry echoed high in the air, and a black shadow plummeted down at a speed surpassing sound, flashing like lightning toward the Blood Soul Manor's ranks.

Judging by its trajectory, it must have been lurking high above for quite some time. Jun Mo Xie suddenly understood; no wonder He Chongxiao hadn't shown his face since the battle began.

Li Tengyun was squatting before his father, sobbing uncontrollably, utterly lost on how to proceed. He had always relied on his father's prestige to act arrogantly. Seeing his father so severely wounded, it felt as if the sky itself had collapsed, leaving him momentarily clueless. Li Jue Tian, gravely injured, could no longer move, but his life was not in danger; his breath was merely weak as