Chapter 913: Chapter 161: When the Fake Appears True
The White Elephant King cursed Shuiying Shuang, and even more so Yu Wangu.
What sort of genius, what limitless future!
Leading eight Sea Clan Commanders, he was almost annihilated by a Human Race cultivator from the God’s Inner Mansion Realm.
How could such a terrifyingly strong figure like the Blood King have such incompetent offspring?
If this news were to spread back to the Cang Sea, even the Blood King himself would likely wish to resurrect him just to kill him again personally.
Such a disgrace!
But who could guarantee that the Blood King would not direct his fury elsewhere?
The White Elephant King withdrew his hand, resting it on his own knee.
"Someone comparable to Proud Life among the Human Race prodigies..." he eventually sighed softly.
Shuiying Shuang needed a reason to cover up his failure to stay in combat.
The White Elephant King also needed a reason to cover up his own negligence.
Thus, there was a necessity for such an extraordinary prodigy to appear.
True or false, both were true.
If it’s not true, then make it true.
Even if, in the end, it’s still obviously false and no truth can be made out of it, that would be Shuiying Shuang’s blatant deception, and it would have nothing to do with him, the White Elephant King.
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Ding Floating Island.
Atop the central peak, Ding Jingshan sat cross-legged, gazing into the distance, his focus unclear.
A figure flew swiftly towards him, landing on one knee mid-air, and reported, "Subordinate... was unable to find Jiang Wang."
Seeing Ding Jingshan still somewhat distracted, he couldn’t help but remind him, "Sir?"
Ding Jingshan came back to his senses, shaking his head with a laugh, "He has already sneaked back to the Floating Island."
He pointed to Jiang Wang’s name on the nearby Sea Frontier List, which was currently a vibrant green.
With great interest, he asked, "Surprising, isn’t it? With your skills, you failed to detect him at all throughout."
The Sea Frontier List naturally senses each cultivator carrying a part of it. However, limited by the peculiarities of the Lost World and the Sea Clan’s interference, it could not be too specific, and was only broadly responsive. The closer one was to the Floating Island, the clearer the response.
A person on the Floating Island is considered safe, emitting a green representing vitality, red indicting danger if in the field, and grey if deceased.
From Ding Jingshan’s banter, it was evident that he was quite close to his subordinate.
Yet, in his presence, his subordinate displayed no arrogance, merely shaking his head, "The world is vast, and geniuses and treasures abound. What virtue or capability does Fu Yanqing have to claim that his intervention would surely yield rewards?"
"You’re just unlucky," Ding Jingshan looked at him for a while, but said no more on that topic. Instead, he changed the subject, "Go bring Jiang Wang here, I want to have a chat with him."
The figure named Fu Yanqing acknowledged the command, then vanished into thin air.
Previously, due to the matter of Jiang Wang, Ding Jingshan had specifically communicated with Yang Valley, thus knowing exactly what had transpired on the End of the World Platform—he would not have contacted Yang Valley if they hadn’t intended to contact him first.
Primarily because of the formation of the Seize Sea Alliance. Compared to that, Jiang Wang’s exoneration was trivial.
Why is it said that Fu Yanqing was unlucky?
Because Fu Yanqing was a talent he greatly valued, with enough merits and vast experience in the Lost World. He had planned to let him return to the Near Sea Archipelago after a while, to handle a few major matters and make his name known throughout the Near Sea.
On one hand, it would expand the influence of Yang Valley; on the other hand, it would also secure more resources for Fu Yanqing, and lastly, having a talent like Fu Yanqing under him meant that once his own combat strength improved, raising his own battle flag would naturally follow.
But now, with the establishment of the Seize Sea Alliance, Chen Zhitao of Diao Hai Building had momentarily become unparalleled in prominence. Sending Fu Yanqing back now would only result in him being overshadowed and dimmed by comparison.
Furthermore, facing Diao Hai Building’s rapidly expanding power, it would become even more difficult for the talents of Yang Valley to emerge.
The matters on the End of the World Platform had come to an end, and the Seize Sea Alliance had officially been established.
Wei Xun, undeniably, became the Alliance Hierarch. The jurisdiction of the Seize Sea Alliance almost equated to the entire Near Sea Archipelago.
Jueming Island and Yang Valley failed to stop or delay this and could only join. Being directly excluded from the Sea Clan circle would have been an even worse outcome.
An internal council was established within the Seize Sea Alliance, claiming to be "based on open, fair, and just principles to discuss and decide on the affairs of the Seize Sea Alliance."
The Alliance Hierarch was also the convener and arbiter of the council, and because the True Monarch was busy with important duties, Chen Zhitao acted on his behalf for day-to-day trivial matters—this was also why it was said that Chen Zhitao was unparalleled in his prominence earlier.
Yang Feng and Qi Xiao, representing Yang Valley and Jueming Island respectively, took their seats in the council—a reasonable choice. At the time of forming the alliance, only they were present. And naturally, Yang Valley’s leader, couldn’t possibly be subordinate to Wei Xun.
To show respect for Jueming Island and Yang Valley, during decision-making, each vote from Yang Feng and Qi Xiao counted as three votes, while the Alliance Hierarch’s vote counted only as five.
This meant that the representatives of Jueming Island and Yang Valley together had more votes than the Alliance Hierarch, which appeared to be quite fair.
But in the entire council... there were ninety-nine votes. The majority were held by Diao Hai Building.
Jueming Island and Yang Valley secured the same reconsolidation rights for major affairs as the Alliance Hierarch—a veto power originally exclusive to the Alliance Hierarch had, through negotiation among the three parties, been transformed into a reconsolidation right for all three parties. It allowed any dissatisfactory resolution to be postponed for reconsolidation. This delay could be used for many purposes, such as... securing more votes.
Though Diao Hai Building had taken advantage of the situation to establish the Seize Sea Alliance, it couldn’t totally ignore the will of Jueming Island and Yang Valley.
In fact, since the day Wei Xun had established the alliance at the End of the World Platform, the time following was fundamentally a struggle and compromise between the three powers of Diao Hai Building, Jueming Island, and Yang Valley.
However, no matter how it was put, Diao Hai Building had reaped the greatest benefits. Taken by surprise, Jueming Island and Yang Valley could only struggle within the framework set by Diao Hai Building, inherently at a disadvantage.
Moving forward, the parliamentary system meant that if either Jueming Island or Yang Valley secured more council votes in the future, they could potentially take over the Seize Sea Alliance. Although Diao Hai Building would not let this happen easily, there was still hope.
It was a lure provided by Diao Hai Building.
The establishment of the Seize Sea Alliance was certainly a major event, and indeed, Fu Yanqing was unlucky, having hardly any chance to come forward.
But what truly left Ding Jingshan in a daze before was the matter of the Sea Clan’s strong figure "Wan Tong," propelling the Sea Clan’s rise and evolving the sea lord’s true form at the Spiritual Soul Level.
For a warrior like him, who had fought in the Lost World for many years, nothing could stir his thoughts more than the changes within the Sea Clan.
Is there such a formidable figure... silently watching over all the Sea Clan?
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Jiang Wang was meditating and adjusting his breath, not even half a day outside before returning to the island, so there was certainly no issue of Alienation. But his physical condition after the great battle was indeed not optimistic.
Path Origin slowly moved within his body, feeling himself, and exploring within.
Rich combat experience had led Jiang Wang to conclude this principle—pain is the body’s feedback, understanding pain is the process of avoiding mistakes.
Jiang Wang, who was confronting his own "errors," suddenly opened his eyes, his hand already on his sword.
And from his shadow, a silhouette slowly rose up, with a pair of eyes also opening at the same time.
