"You...!" In the face of Pei Yan's completely unreasonable attitude and the killing intent in his eyes, Flamel, who was just madly clamoring, suddenly lost his momentum. Having watched Pei Yan and Moira's battle in full, he had already clearly recognized the gap between the two. The idea of competing with Pei Yan before the match had long dissipated. Now, he was genuinely afraid that this unpredictable madman would retaliate against him as well.

Seeing Flamel like a rooster with its throat pinched—standing there angry and pointing at him but unable to act—Pei Yan couldn't help but sneer and mockingly say: "What's the matter, lost your voice already? I thought your love for your fiancée was deep! Now it seems that's all there is to it. Such a superficial couple should separate early for both your sakes!"

"Pei Yan! Don't be too arrogant! Take a good look at where we are!" A young knight stepped forward, blocking the angry Flamel behind him, and argued with Pei Yan: "This is the Sword Discussion Conference site in the Daoist Realm, where top forces from six major planes gather with countless spectators watching. It's not a place for you to vent personal grievances and seek revenge! If we really could ignore the rules, we'd have already taken action against the Blood Slaughter contestants—why bother with the tournament?"

Pei Yan coldly watched this man making impassioned speeches before him. He recalled that this person should be the third contestant from the Magic Realm, Richard. At this point, his words clearly resonated with many of the people present, and whispers of agreement echoed around. Seizing the opportunity, he continued to urge: "If during the competition you kill Moira, because it is a life-and-death battle, we won't pursue it—that's the rule! But you taking her away after the match, what sense does that make? Pei Yan, do you really think your investigation bureau can utterly dominate us and disregard people from the Magic Realm?"

After these words, an invisible atmosphere immediately spread from the perimeter of the venue, with figures leaping out from the audience stands. Those who came to witness this event were all experts from the top forces of various planes. At this moment, it's not just a matter of winning and losing on the arena, but a battle over the dignity of the planes. Thus, the Magic Realm's three council experts who attended the event all took action, forming a dark mass that hovered outside the arena. If Pei Yan doesn't give them a satisfactory answer, today's event will turn into a bloody battle.

Meanwhile, several figures soared into the air from the direction of the investigation bureau, although they seemed outnumbered against the Magic Realm. Seeing this situation, someone in the Magic Realm camp couldn't help but mock: "Is this all you have? Too few, right? Shouldn't you call your demon allies to join in and make up the numbers?"

His words not only mocked the investigation bureau's impracticality but also closed off any possibility of them seeking help from the Hell Plane. This immediately elicited laughter from those around.

Pei Yan didn't appear overly angry at the mockery; he looked up at the person who mocked him, smiled calmly, and said openly: "Can't help it, our investigation bureau is thinly spread! Sending a front-runner like me to such a competition to learn is reasonable, but you really think it'd disturb the elder statesmen in the bureau? Though if you Magic Realm folks wish to overwhelm us with numbers, it's not that we can't fight back!"

With these words, Pei Yan floated into the air and waved his hand broadly. Instantly, countless spatial rifts opened behind him, expanding to form space passages that allowed people to pass through. Moments later, led by Elder Lin, numerous senior officials from the investigation bureau crossed planes and emerged. Initially, the people from the Magic Realm still wore contemptuous expressions, but as more people emerged from the rifts, their expressions turned increasingly grim.

In fact, the Magic Realm and several major forces had developed a misconception, external to the current world and the Blood Slaughter Divine Desire, where they equated the power of the investigation bureau to the entirety of the cornerstone plane's strength. But they had forgotten that Pei Yan's investigation bureau was only a part of Huaxia, a nation within the cornerstone plane. While the total number of superhumans on the cornerstone plane might not be as large as that of other planes, when truly integrated, they're not something anyone can easily manipulate!

And this occasion served as a collective appearance of top experts from various countries on the cornerstone plane, also the result of prior deliberations by several investigation bureaus, providing a significant deterrent to the major planes anticipating a forthcoming battle.

"Do you feel the numbers are balanced now? Can we have a proper discussion?" Pei Yan flew to the center of the cornerstone plane's forces and sternly asked Richard, who had previously queried him.

"Discuss? Discuss what? You've come prepared! What more is there for us to discuss? Reynolds, is this the sincerity of your cooperation?" Before Richard could speak, someone from the Magic Realm camp stepped forward indignantly. He was angry because among the cornerstone plane's forces, he saw top experts from the Western investigation bureau whom he had personally contacted and tried to enlist. Evidently, that person hadn't informed him about any plan to assist Pei Yan in this action, prompting him to recall the other's hospitality with resentment and question forcefully.

"Sorry, dear Remon, I also have my stance! Just as your Magic Realm councils have disputes among themselves, yet at this moment unite against the external threat, we have our cooperation, but I must also protect the overall interests of the cornerstone plane!" The middle-aged man called Reynolds glanced at Pei Yan ahead and smiled, saying: "Besides, I believe Mr. Pei Yan isn't someone who makes trouble without reason; he will provide both you and everyone present a satisfactory explanation, right, Mr. Pei Yan?"

"Of course, we have always been reasonable civilized people!" Pei Yan turned gracefully toward Reynolds, bowed slightly and responded with a smile.

"Civilized people! You backward monkeys dare to call yourselves civilized? Using such brutal means on a lady, and then abducting her in front of the whole world after the competition? What civilization would commit such despicable acts?" Flamel, hearing Pei Yan's words, felt his blood boil and shouted angrily. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Flamel's words undoubtedly incited the anger of the cornerstone plane's experts. Watching him stand righteously amidst the gazes that could kill him, Pei Yan raised his hand to prevent those in his own camp from speaking up against him, stepped forward, stared at Flamel and asked: "So, in your eyes, my actions are despicable and shameless?"

"Do I need to teach you? This isn't just in my eyes; it's the same in any plane, right?" Flamel spread his hands and loudly exclaimed.

"Good!" Pei Yan raised a thumbs-up at Flamel and praised: "That's precisely the statement I wanted to hear!"