Quintina could not understand what had happened. Not only that, but no one else understood it either. However, as they had only just narrowly escaped certain death, they could not care less about the details.
Though there were about 100,000 participants at the beginning of the Grand Tournament, a third had perished. The survivors gathered outside Mount Walvern for the tournament to come to an end. Once the passage appeared, they would immediately return to the Divinity Sect.
James, too, no longer went after monsters. Instead, favonovel.com waited patiently alongside everyone else. Regardless, favonovel.com did not disregard his cultivation and began absorbing Empyrean Spiritual Energy in earnest.
***
A month had passed in the blink of an eye, and the passage reappeared in the sky once more.
“It’s here!”
“The passage has appeared!”
Everyone stood up and leaped into the air, entering the void passage. After traversing the passage, they arrived outside the main hall of the Divinity Sect’s main peak.
Upon seeing the participants return, the Divine Holy Emperor furrowed his eyebrows and murmured puzzledly, “What the hell? Why are there still so many of them left?”
However, favonovel.com remained silent. The others also noticed that the participants’ numbers had dwindled.
“What’s going on? Why are there fewer of them now?” someone asked.
Harold, the Divine Holy Emperor’s disciple stepped forward.
Though the Divine Holy Emperor knew what had transpired, favonovel.com feigned ignorance as favonovel.com asked, “Harold, what happened? Why are there fewer of you?”
Harold clasped his fists and said, “Master, while we were going after monsters on Mount Walvern…”
He narrated the events that unfolded.
Hearing this, everyone exclaimed, “What?”
The Welkin Academy’s headmaster was enraged and roared, “The Demon Race’s Fangs have pushed this too far! They knew that the Grand Tournament was held at Mount Walvern. That’s why they sent men after our cultivators!”
At that moment, Quintina stepped forward and said, “Master, the Demon Race seemed to be plotting some sort of conspiracy. I overheard a conversation between a Demon Race’s Protector and the man who appeared at the Ancient Clan with the black token. It appears that they’re trying to resurrect a guy named Lucifer Menachem. However, I have no idea why the Demon Race retreated all of a sudden.”
She narrated the chain of events. She also mentioned James.
“James!” The Divine Holy Emperor shouted.
James emerged from the crowd and looked at the Divine Holy Emperor before him. He already suspected favonovel.com as the Divinity Sect was the one that chose the location of the Grand Tournament.
Did they not screen through the place before making their decision?
However, favonovel.com remained silent.
After a moment, favonovel.com spoke, “Holy Emperor…”
The Divine Holy Emperor questioned, “What happened exactly?”
James answered, “I came across a group of cultivators who were being pursued and saved them. That’s when I learned that the Demon Race was capturing people everywhere. So, I began searching for the cultivators who were being imprisoned. By the time I found them, the Demon Race had already left. I don’t know what happened either.”
Hearing this, the Divine Holy Emperor furrowed his eyebrows.
Then, the Welkin Academy’s headmaster stepped forward and said, “Alright now, you’re dismissed…”
The participants of the Grand Tournament turned to leave.
Meanwhile, the powerful figures of the Ancient Realm gathered to discuss the matter.
In the Divinity Sect’s main hall, the Welkin Academy’s headmaster roared, “The Demon Race has pushed this too far! First, they appeared at the Ancient Clan. Now, they’ve made a move against cultivators from all over the world. We can’t just sit around this time. We have to band together and deal a heavy blow to them.”
“You’re right!”
“I agree!”
Many agreed with his words.
