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This suddenly rising dragon descendant has been incredibly powerful in just a few months, causing trouble everywhere and bringing down many powerful figures. Now he has even collected all the seals of the Pharaoh, summoned the world boss, and seized two cities from the Pharaoh. Just what kind of person is he?

Everyone knows about the conflict between Liu Nian and Skylock in the channel. That conversation was screenshotted, forwarded, and discussed countless times, becoming one of the hottest gossip topics in the Naraku Realm. Some people thought there would be a good show to watch today, but the two of them seemed to have agreed to turn the page on that topic.

Sitting next to Skylock was a tall elephant-man.

He sat there, a size larger than Skylock, with two thick tusks protruding from either side of his mouth, gleaming a pale yellow under the light. His dark gray skin, like granite, was covered with scars and wrinkles from battle. He was Angtien, ranked third on the power list—the Elephant Lord of the Elephant Clan, the most powerful warrior of the Savage Fortress.

Angreen was not surprised by this.

Because he knew Skylock, he wasn't someone who would be swayed by emotions, and he would never clash with Liu Nian at this time. Especially after Liu Nian and the Divine Dragon Guild made such contributions to the entire Naraku Realm, the major event they triggered this time brought new opportunities to all players in the realm, and no one could erase this contribution.

He knew that if the two of them clashed, Skylock might even bow down to Liu Nian first for the sake of the bigger picture.

Liu Nian's gaze swept across the faces of everyone present.

Actually, let alone Skylock, among everyone present, apart from the dragon demon Chuckna, whom he knew, he had never seen the others before.

His time in the Land of Abyss was far too short compared to the rest of the people present.

But who else has ever seen Liu Nian?

The rise of the Divine Dragon Guild was too fast, so fast that before anyone could react, the guild had already transformed from a small force that had been promoted from a regional competition into a behemoth with two cities (not a typo, others were unaware of the Divine Dragon Guild), countless elite players, and the ability to summon and fight world bosses. Now, it has even risen to become one of the top ten guilds.

Rumors about Liu Nian are rampant—some say he single-handedly won the Ascension War and destroyed Glory, others say he fought Skylock on the battlefield of the heavens and was not at a disadvantage, and some even say he has several pieces of eternal-level equipment—but very few people have actually seen him in person.

They didn't know much about even the suddenly rising Shenlong Guild.

Wu Zhan is carefree and may not know as much as Liu Nian, but Wang Mian is different.

From the moment Wang Mian entered, he hadn't stopped observing. His eyes scanned every person in the conference room. He had already gathered a wealth of intelligence—who was the leader of which guild, where they ranked on the combat power list, what their class was, what their signature skills were, what equipment they possessed, and what their backing power was—these were things that could be obtained as long as one was willing to spend the time and money.

At this moment, he was introducing the two of them from time to time through a chat channel that the three of them had temporarily set up.

After waiting a while longer, and after several groups of people came in, Skylock stood up again.

His movements were unhurried, but the moment he stood up, all the whispers in the conference room ceased. Dozens of eyes turned to him.

"Everyone's here." Skylock glanced around, his six dark gold eyes sweeping over everyone. "Let's begin."

He placed his hands on the round table, leaning slightly forward; his tall stature gave off a strong sense of pressure.

"Those who have come here today are all interested in forming an anti-Pharaoh alliance. My main goal in establishing this temporary alliance is to defeat the Pharaoh's forces and obtain the reward for defeating the world boss." His voice wasn't loud, but every word clearly reached everyone's ears. "I believe that everyone here shares the same thought as me, right?"

Everyone looked around, when a tall woman named Dracaya gently tapped the table, attracting everyone's attention.

Liu Nian also looked at her; she was a woman wearing a dark red robe. She had high cheekbones, two horns on her forehead, and fiery red hair that cascaded over her shoulders.

"Skellerok." Her gaze was piercing. "Before we begin the meeting, I'd like to know, are all the players and their respective factions present today truly interested in killing the Pharaoh? Isn't that a bit too few?"

Everyone looked at Skylock.

That's indeed a bit too little.

Although many guild representatives came, only three of the top ten guilds were present, which is very strange.

Judging from the proportion of comments in the channel, more than 60% of the players support killing the Pharaoh, but less than 30% of the factions present today.

Speaking of the top ten guilds, Glory was removed from the original list, and Bloodscale Guild was also removed after Riftscale left. The disappearance of these two guilds was actually related to Liu Nian. Glory was Reinhardt's guild, which was disbanded by Liu Nian; Bloodscale was Riftscale's guild, and after Riftscale was driven away by Liu Nian, the guild also existed in name only.

The two newly emerging guilds are the rapidly developing Shadow Hand and Divine Dragon Guild.

Among them, the Divine Dragon Guild has grown rapidly by relying on players who ascended within the competition area. It has a solid foundation and high member loyalty.

The Shadow Hand, on the other hand, absorbed a large number of remnants from the Glory Guild and the Bloodscale Guild, and expanded overnight—meaning that this guild was naturally a mortal enemy of Liu Nian's Divine Dragon Guild.

At this moment, everyone was also very curious: Could it be that the remaining seven guilds were all on Pharaoh's side?

Skylock provided an explanation.

"Don't worry, everyone. The remaining seven guilds haven't joined the Pharaoh's forces." His voice was calm. "I've extended invitations to them, but they're either not interested in the guild alliance or they don't get along with me personally. For example, Krtheon—he's never liked these large gatherings; you all know his style. And then there are the monster players; those guys are monsters themselves, and they can't get along with humanoid races. It's not a matter of stance, it's a matter of personality."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Dracaya.

"So your worries are unnecessary. The forces that intend to kill the Pharaoh are still the same; it's just that some were not invited by me, while others were invited but did not come."

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, with three against seven, they really need to think carefully. The Pharaoh's forces are already powerful enough; if the player factions split further, the war will be unwinnable.

Liu Nian leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping lightly on the Starbreaker gauntlets.