"What's going on?"
"Wasn't the Senluo Hall here to cause trouble for Zero Wing?"
The representatives of the various major factions in the arena were completely dumbfounded by Lei Yuan's behavior, unable to make sense of what the Senluo Hall was playing at.
"Dusty Blood from the Blood Bath Family couldn't help but speak up. "Could these people be impostors?"
The Senluo Hall was, after all, one of the Divine Realm's superpowers. Its guild strength surpassed even top-tier guilds like the Dragon Phoenix Hall and Fighting Spirit Undying.
A guild of such power would probably not even bother acknowledging other superpowers, let alone some mere guild like Zero Wing.
Yet judging by Lei Yuan's attitude right now, it was as if Zero Wing were the real superpower…
"I've seen Lei Yuan before," a young man beside him said, shaking his head. "Sure, there are all kinds of items in the Divine Realm that can disguise one's appearance, but a player's temperament and strength can't be faked. The Lei Yuan standing there now is exactly the same as the one I met back then. Moreover, he's a hidden-class Demon Blood Warrior — there's always a faint, distinctive demonic aura lingering around him. That can't be faked."
"Then why is Lei Yuan being so friendly toward Black Flame?" Dusty Blood looked at the young man, his face full of bewilderment.
"That… I'm not sure either. Maybe the Senluo Hall has some private connection with Black Flame." The young man was equally stumped, unsure how to answer.
The Senluo Hall had been developing at a ferocious pace lately. With the Senluo Hall's strength, they probably wouldn't even give face to the Celestial Secrets Hall. He truly couldn't think of what Zero Wing could possibly have that would make the Senluo Hall so eager to befriend them.
The only plausible explanation was that Black Flame had some private ties with certain core executives of the Senluo Hall, which was why the Senluo Hall had abandoned its campaign against Twilight Echo and was now showing up to back Zero Wing in public.
"No wonder Zero Wing was so fearless before — turns out they had the Senluo Hall behind them all along." Dusty Blood watched Shi Feng, his tone dripping with disdain, yet a flicker of jealousy and envy gleamed in his eyes.
Their Blood Bath Family was an established top-tier guild, just one step away from the superpowers, but they still didn't dare provoke certain smaller guilds — all because those smaller guilds had superpowers backing them.
In other words, even if Zero Wing lost White River City now, it could still slowly grow in the future.
As for Black Flame having private ties with the Senluo Hall, that possibility seemed very real.
After all, Black Flame's strength was far from ordinary. For someone of that caliber, it wouldn't be strange to personally know some big shots. The more he thought about it, the more it all made sense.
Otherwise, how else could Zero Wing have had the audacity to go head-to-head with Black Water and Star Ring?
It wasn't just Dusty Blood who thought this way — nearly every major faction present had reached the same conclusion, because only this explanation made the most sense.
Granted, the territory the Senluo Hall currently controlled wasn't as large as Black Water's or Star Ring's, but the Storm Empire under the Senluo Hall's control was a mineral-rich nation. Its value far surpassed that of the Steel Empire and the Dark Night Empire, so the Senluo Hall had nothing to fear from Black Water or Star Ring.
In a corner of the arena, the members of Sin Domain were dead silent, their killing intent noticeably diminished.
They had assumed Zero Wing had no backer, yet behind them stood such a colossus…
With the Senluo Hall's help, Zero Wing might actually be able to hold on to White River City and maintain its position as the ruler of the Star Moon Kingdom.
"So they have ties with the Senluo Hall?" Tian Jing glanced at Shi Feng in the distance and said through gritted teeth. "But so what if the Senluo Hall is backing you? The Senluo Hall may not fear Black Water or Star Ring, but the Senluo Hall is just one superpower. The number of superpowers vying for White River City isn't limited to just two — we'll see whether the Senluo Hall can even spare the attention to protect you!"
The rest of Sin Domain nodded in agreement. The battle over the Auction House was no small matter. Even if the Senluo Hall could help Zero Wing fend off one of them, there were still numerous other superpowers. Zero Wing's fate of losing White River City remained unchanged.
Just as everyone was buzzing with discussion, an elderly man and a young woman, accompanied by over a dozen others, suddenly walked up to Shi Feng. Leading the group were Wang Buliuxing and Mu Lingsha.