"Hmph! Finally, you've spoken your true thoughts! With such ideas, does this alliance still hold any value?" After hearing Lin Junzhao's words, K's face darkened, and he sneered, "Allied with her in the first place was a mistake, her escape might just be a trap! Who knows if she secretly made an agreement with the Candle Dragon during her more than ten years of captivity. I think it would be wise to take her down first, leaving the Foundation Plane leaderless, then recover its subordinates one by one before handling the Bloodshard."

K's words instantly heightened the tension on the scene. The Candle Dragon, who had been leaning against the immobilized Mary Lavie's body, boredly playing with her hair, showed a sarcastic smile hearing this, bewitchingly said, "See? I told you so, these people have never considered you as their equal. No matter how hard you try, you can never integrate into their circle. Come! There is always a place by my side for you."

"Enough! How much longer do you plan to mess with this farce!" Before Lin Junzhao could respond, Lin Ruxue, who had held her anger back since entering the scene, finally exploded, scolding, "K, don't forget the strategy we have agreed upon, stop playing these mind games! Junzhao, you need to calm down and control your emotions!" After saying this, she turned to the Candle Dragon and sternly said, "And you! If you challenge my limits again here, I don't care if I tear up our agreement and start this war ahead of schedule!"

Facing Lin Ruxue's threat, the Candle Dragon chose not to resist, shrugged his shoulders, leaned back, and continued to play with Mary's hair. Meanwhile, Lin Junzhao retracted her combat stance and snorted coldly, "He started the trouble first. Isn't it laughable, doing shady things and not letting others talk about it? Still trying to manipulate previous tricks to besiege me, keeping unclear with Bloodshard wasn't me! Even when Vlad attacked my subordinates, he knew early on about the association with Bloodshard, yet still took his son as a disciple; we all know quite well what that was for! Just keeping options open for himself!"

"Lin Junzhao, as a stupid woman with your intelligence, it is really difficult for me to explain what I have done!" K said with a cold sneer regarding the accusations.

"What is there to explain? You just want to grasp this thread to extract intelligence about the Candle Dragon, but do you really think you've seized Vlad this way? K, he, who once conspired with you against me, knows your tactics all too well!" Lin Junzhao said, pointing at the Candle Dragon to mock, "Do you really think he can't see through your little tricks? It's just mutual exploitation! For those underground dark forces to choose to betray their Lord of the Surface must have been offered something you couldn't provide! And yet you harbor fantasies thinking you can control the situation, stupid? Think well, who between us is the real fool!"

"Enough! Can your quarrels end now? Solve it quickly! My disciple is still waiting for me to go back and save them!" The Ancestral God of the Spirit Monster Plane, looking at the bickering two on the field, sighed impatiently.

"Hand over Moira, and I'll take her back to settle this matter and let it pass!"

"My disciple has already sent out the message, do you think I would agree to your proposal to release her? Letting her go, what would the status of the Foundation Plane be then!" Lin Junzhao firmly refused.

"You won't release her! What about the status of my Magic Realm! Your disciple just now has openly challenged me to my face! If I don't respond, will it really make my Magic Realm look soft and easy to push around!"

"K, a mistake made should be paid for. Now you want me to spit out the meat already swallowed, it's not that it can't be done! Speak with strength!"

"Do you think I dare not? Don't think that because Lin Ruxue backs you, you can act recklessly. For the empowerment of your subordinates, hasn't your newly recovered Source Body been severely damaged? Do you really think you stand a chance in a real fight?"

"You can try! With my Source Body combined with this meticulously crafted body, just as before when you five encircled me, I could severely injure you, I still can now!"

As the two exchanged fierce words back and forth, the situation seemed on the verge of escalating. It was then that the Ancestral God, known as the biggest peacemaker in the four major planes, with good relations with everyone, interjected helplessly, "Alright! If everyone has decided to form an alliance, then there must be room for accommodation. In the past among the major planes, who hasn't had a bit of friction with whom? If we really pursue it, this tournament need not continue; we might as well settle scores among us directly!"

The Ancestral God's words calmed the fiercely contested scene, seeing them no longer quarreling, the Ancestral God continued, "Moira will be handled by Xiao Zhao, this has nothing to do with the relations between us, as she holds the moral high ground! In broad daylight, standing above, we ought to stand on the side of justice!"

After saying this, the Ancestral God noticed the dissatisfaction in K's eyes and turned to console, "And as for Pei Yan's disrespectful words towards you, you can publicly teach him a moderate lesson, which will quell the situation while preserving the dignity of the Magic Realm. Would this resolve the matter well?"

"Fine! Since the Ancestral God has spoken, I'll take a step back! Let's see if she is willing to relent!" K, recognizing the stance was no longer in his favor, understood that if he continued his hard stance, the fiercely angry Demon God would undoubtedly side with Lin Junzhao. Lin Ruxue, since adhering to his plans to ambush Lin Junzhao, creating a gap between them, had always been prejudiced against him and felt guilty towards Lin Junzhao; for this reason, it was hard for her to support him on this matter. The mediating Ancestral God would mostly choose to remain neutral. To avoid angering everyone, he had no choice but to make a suitable retreat in this matter.

"I agree!" Lin Junzhao hesitated for a moment but chose to accept the Ancestral God's suggestion. Something K had said wasn't incorrect; she indeed invested heavily in this tournament to enhance Pei Yan and others' strength. Continuing to dwell on this issue and provoking a conflict would not be the optimal choice for her. Now that there was a win-win solution, she had to choose compromise. With this in mind, she looked up at K, her expression solemnly warning, "You can punish Pei Yan, but don't use this to go overboard! He still needs to continue in the following competition; if you leave him with any hidden ailment preventing him from competing, then there will be no end to our struggle! I, Lin Junzhao, will keep my word!"

"Rest assured! I won't do anything to your precious disciple. I'll make him suffer, really remember this lesson, yet not affect his performance in the subsequent competition!" K, seeing Lin Junzhao agreed to this request, nodded grimly with a wicked smile and agreed.