Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 746: Match Confirmed (Please Subscribe)

Bam, the dull sound of a hand slapping the table interrupted the meeting's discussion. Without even looking, Pei Yan knew the one who slapped the table was the infuriated Lin Daozi. Bai Ze's words clearly ignored the Immortal Palace's power, something Lin Daozi absolutely could not tolerate.

Seeing the host of the meeting express his anger, the pavilion quieted down. After a moment, Xila, the Demon Race's Child of Origin, who had not spoken since the beginning of the meeting, sighed and said gloomily, "Since they dare to propose this suggestion to compete, they must be fully prepared. Even if we could somehow kill them, it would be hard to seize the so-called prize from them. I think this matter is significant. Instead of arguing here endlessly, we might as well contact our respective mentors to ask for their opinions, since the final prize requires their consent."

"This is the right approach." As an ally, Pei Yan nodded in agreement.

After hearing Xila's words, the other three planes had no objections. Pei Yan originally thought the meeting would come to a temporary halt, allowing him to go back and await the results. However, Lin Daozi had no intention of ending the meeting. Instead, the origin children of the four delegations sat quietly, eyes closed, deep in thought, while their companions cautiously watched the surroundings, protecting them in the center.

"Are they communicating with their plane's origin entity? Can this cross-plane communication really be achieved? Why can't I do that?" Pei Yan wondered to himself.

"It's hard for others to do it, but for those chosen by the origin, there is naturally a unique method of contact. Just like when I was imprisoned, I could communicate with your sister from thousands of miles away, and with you too. However, I neither want to find you nor teach you this method of communication, it's just too troublesome!"

Listening to Lin Junzhao's sarcasm, Pei Yan, feeling dejected and boring himself, turned his head to gaze out at the scenery beyond the pavilion. Yet, no matter how beautiful the view is, if you look at it for too long, it becomes dull. What was initially thought to be something that could be decided in just ten minutes had now lingered for over an hour with no reaction from the four. Eventually, Pei Yan, bored out of his mind, under everyone's vigilant gaze, got up and walked out of the pavilion to take a stroll around the pond.

More than an hour later, while Pei Yan was picking up stones and skipping them across the water by the pond, he saw Gu Shenghui from the pavilion beckoning to him, at which point he brushed off the dust from his hands and leisurely strolled back to Taoran Pavilion. As he entered and saw the several individuals who had opened their eyes with a slightly tired appearance, he smiled and asked, "Have you all asked? What are the results? Do you agree?"

The pale-faced and solemn Lin Daozi nodded to him, saying in a deep voice, "My mentor agreed to this suggestion."

"The same goes for us!"

"We have no objections either."

Moira and Saraf both followed suit, expressing their agreement. Everyone then turned their eyes toward Xila, the least interested in the proposal. Becoming the center of attention, Xila glanced at Pei Yan within the crowd, hesitated for a moment, and nodded, "My father also agrees to accept this challenge."

"Very well, since all four families have stated their positions, Fellow Daoist Pei, you all…." Receiving instructions from his mentor, Lin Daozi saw that the four families nodded in agreement and, smiling, looked at the Investigation Hall people, hesitating to speak.

"I said at the beginning that it doesn't matter. Since you all agree for them to participate, we have no objection. So, is this matter settled? When does the tournament start?" Pei Yan shrugged nonchalantly.

"Holding such a grand tournament requires some preparation by the Immortal Palace. In three days, I will notify you and give everyone a definite answer," Lin Daozi replied thoughtfully.

Once the matter was decided, there was no point in everyone staying, so amidst a series of farewells, the major plane envoys left Taoran Pavilion one after another to return to their residences. Along the way, seeing the origin children from the other planes looking exhausted, with shaky steps and bloodless faces, Pei Yan asked puzzledly, "Does communicating with the origin entity consume so much energy? Why do they seem as if they've fought a major battle?"

"Under normal circumstances, it merely consumes some origin and vitality. But looking at their current state, if I'm not mistaken, Lin Ruxue, along with the origin entities of the other three major planes, has already delved deep into the Blood Fiend Plane to find that Candle Dragon origin source. Only by doing this, crossing the hostile plane barrier, would it consume so much time and energy," Lin Junzhao's voice echoed in Pei Yan's mind.

"Oh! They're bold, intruding on the opponent's home ground to stir up trouble. I wonder how they're faring," Pei Yan said excitedly, his eyes lighting up.

"Do you even need to ask? They certainly haven't gained the upper hand!" Lin Junzhao sneered.

"Why do you say that?"

"If they had the upper hand, would they agree to the Blood Fiend's request?" Lin Junzhao's tone turned sarcastic, "Hmph, these old stubborn privileged figures have long been accustomed to solving problems immediately with force. If force doesn't work, they resort to appeasement and drawing in. It seems they've suffered a big loss in the Blood Fiend Plane, otherwise, why would Lin Ruxue and those two old monsters compromise?"

Pei Yan nodded in agreement, suddenly enlightened, "I said so, why did Xila from the Hell Plane agree to a proposal that holds little benefit for him? According to what you said, it must be for the future of the Hell Plane, grudgingly accepting along with the other three planes' misfortune. So, Candle Dragon is really formidable! Why is he so powerful? He's clearly a counterpart of you? In theory, even if he's strong, he shouldn't be this extraordinarily strong!"

"What do you mean by clearly a counterpart of me? Oh, you mean I'm weak huh?"

Lin Junzhao's sharp questioning resounded in Pei Yan's mind, reverberating without pause, leaving Pei Yan, who was walking, dizzy and with a headache, covering his head with one hand, supporting the wall with the other, tears streaming down his face. On the side, Gu Shenghui, unaware of the situation, hurriedly asked, only to be dismissed by Pei Yan, who pointed to his own head, waved it off, and appeased Lin Junzhao's anger with a series of flattering and cajoling.

She sighed helplessly, "Look at me now, so frail and ill. At my peak, I was immensely powerful and took every advantage of time and place. Even if Lin Ruxue personally came to the Foundation Stone Plane, I wouldn't fear. Otherwise, the other four plane origins and Candle Dragon combined wouldn't have been able to subdue me. That great battle left me with barely a third of my strength and sealed for so many years, enduring the agony of division. For me to recover to this state is no small feat."

After defending herself, Lin Junzhao pondered for a moment and formally responded to Pei Yan's question, "Actually, your confusion is something I've pondered over as well, but I cannot fathom it. We are indeed counterparts, and I have some sense of his existence. But even if his self-awareness awakened earlier than mine, in my perception, he shouldn't possess such formidable power, at least not to the level of daring to start a war with several major planes simultaneously."