The Elf youth's eyes were blood-red and demonic.
The indifferent aura emanating from his eyes, which seemed to transcend all living beings, immediately tensed the Elf Clan Great Elder's muscles.
Even his breathing paused.
The Elf Clan Great Elder felt as insignificant as a speck of dust before him.
He had served as the Great Elder in this place for nearly a century.
His long tenure in a position of authority had naturally cultivated an air of superiority about him.
Yet, in front of the other party,
He couldn't help but feel like a firefly trying to contend with the bright moon.
The other members of the Elf Clan Elder Council all had their hair standing on end.
Everyone stared at the blood-eyed Elf youth beside the crystal coffin.
It was obvious that the youth had been possessed by a terrifying entity.
The Elf youth's lips curved into a smile.
He slowly raised his finger, pointing at the Elf Clan Great Elder, "Within three months, this King will descend upon this place! During this period, no one is permitted to approach the crystal coffin!"
As he spoke, the tip of his raised finger wrote in the air, and crimson runes formed in the void, stringing together into a continuous chain that rotated around the Ninth Floor, eventually enclosing the Ninth Floor in a circle, forming a blood-colored restriction.
"If the restriction is broken! This King will surely slaughter your entire clan!"
After hearing these words from the Elf youth, the Great Elder felt an unprecedented chill, and in front of the other party, he didn't even dare to meet his gaze. The Elf Clan Great Elder had no doubt about the truthfulness of his words; his blood-red eyes had already provided the answer.
"I... I understand!" The Great Elder slowly bowed.
The other members of the Elf Clan Elder Council all bowed, indicating they had heard.
Everyone hung their heads and hunched their backs.
After an unknown period,
The Great Elder tentatively raised his head.
He then saw that the Elf youth on the Ninth Floor had fainted, the blood-red in his eyes had vanished, and he had returned to his former clear and pure gaze.
The blood-colored restriction in the void emitted a powerful and terrifying aura.
Not long after,
The blood-colored restriction melted away into the void, as if nothing had ever happened.
The members of the Elder Council gathered around the Great Elder, still shaken.
"Great Elder, just now, what terrifying entity was that?"
The Great Elder stared at the unconscious Elf youth on the ground.
He fell into a brief contemplation, and after a while, the Great Elder seemed to have thought of something, his pupils suddenly constricted, and he slowly uttered a few words, "Head of the Seven Kings! King of Slaughter! It was the King of Slaughter who descended just now!"
All the members of the Elder Council's expressions changed dramatically, and some exclaimed, "King of Slaughter! My heavens! Has the King of Slaughter descended upon the world again?"
"Damn it! These hateful humans outside always fail to suppress their inner evil desires! Causing the King of Slaughter to descend again! The world is about to fall into chaos!"
"Great Elder, shouldn't we reinforce our defenses in advance, and be wary of malicious individuals forcibly invading our Elf Clan? These hateful humans always love to drink our fresh blood!"
The Great Elder murmured, his handsome face showing much emotion from enduring hardships, "It's useless, the King of Slaughter has already descended, and the Elf Clan's involvement in the battle is inevitable!"
An Elf Elder suddenly asked, "Why did the King of Slaughter set up this restriction?"
The Great Elder seemed to have guessed something, and he murmured, "To ensure that this generation's King of Slaughter is the first person our great Elf King sees upon opening his eyes!"
Many members of the Elf Clan Elder Council fell silent.
"But... but... isn't he the King of Slaughter, the Head of the Seven Kings? Is it necessary to do this?"
The Great Elder turned his head and glanced at the Elder Council member who had questioned him, "Our great Elf King is an existence second only to the King of Slaughter among the Seven Kings. The King of Slaughter does not want to simply use force to make the Elf King submit! Obedience through force is not reliable!"
The many members of the Elder Council were silent, "Then... then do we really have to let this generation's King of Slaughter be the first person our Elf King sees upon opening his eyes? If so, our great Elf King will only obey him unconditionally! At that time, the entire Elf Clan will be his private army!"
The Great Elder looked at the crystal coffin on the Ninth Floor through the barrier, "But that is the King of Slaughter! The will of the King of Slaughter, no one can influence it except the Zero Arbiter!"
These words invigorated many members of the Elf Clan Elder Council.
A slightly shorter Elder Council member asked, "If... I mean if, if we find the Zero Arbiter and let the Zero Arbiter be the first person our great Elf King sees upon opening his eyes, and we use the Elf Clan's secret methods to control that Zero Arbiter, or simply kill the Zero Arbiter to seize the qualification! This way, we can both command that terrifying King of Slaughter! And prevent our great Elf King from unconditionally obeying the King of Slaughter!"
These words made the eyes of many members of the Elf Clan Elder Council light up.
An Elf with eight-pack abs beside the Great Elder pointed at the short Elf who had just spoken, "Da Er's brain is just so sharp! I think Da Er's idea is excellent, Great Elder, what do you think?"
Da Er couldn't help but puff out his chest, his gaze sweeping over everyone, then looking at the Great Elder, his small eyes seemed to say, 'Praise me, praise me quickly, such an amazing idea can completely break the current deadlock, see how awesome I am!'
The Great Elder pondered.
The others all said, "Great Elder, let's do as Da Er says! Otherwise, once war descends, our Elf Clan will become the King of Slaughter's private army, and the King of Slaughter will not care about the lives of any living beings. Our Elf Clan will surely suffer more than half casualties! Our vitality will be severely damaged! We won't recover in a short time!"
Unexpectedly, another Elf said, "If we do this, what if we incur the wrath of the King of Slaughter? War might only cause us more than half casualties, but the King of Slaughter just said he would wipe out our entire Elf Clan! I think we should not take this risk!"
The two sides immediately began to argue.
Finally, they threw the problem to the Great Elder.
The Great Elder was silent for a moment, seemingly considering the idea, then his gaze swept across everyone's faces.
"Let's vote!"
"Those who agree with Da Er's suggestion of finding the Zero Arbiter, please raise your hand!"
Da Er was the first to raise his hand, and others followed suit.
In the end, after tabulation, it narrowly won by a slim margin of three votes.
"Who will go to find the Zero Arbiter?"
Da Er raised his hand, eagerly saying, "Since I brought it up, let me go!"
The Great Elder nodded, "You can, but you need to find someone else to go with you!"
His gaze swept over face after face, finally settling on a beautiful and delicate face.
"Tina, you go with Da Er!"
Tina was silent for a moment, "Great Elder, I think it's better to obey the King of Slaughter!"
The Great Elder said, "I know what you are worried about, so when you do all this, don't make a big show of it; be quick, accurate, and ruthless! But one thing, before you act, first confirm whether the other party has any connection with the King of Slaughter.
As for finding the Zero Arbiter, you should first go out and inquire, starting from where the Seven Kings have appeared. Wherever the Seven Kings have appeared, there will surely be traces of Arbiters. The Zero Arbiter will definitely recruit other Arbiters, so you can follow the clues. Absolutely do not let the King of Slaughter find out!
Alright, pack up and prepare to depart!"
Bathroom.
Fang Xin's hand was pressed against the mirror, breathing slowly.