Divine Emperor of Death

Nora also garnered Dalila Leehan's complex expression before she walked up to her elegantly.

"Dalila, are you fine?"

Her voice echoed with worry, causing Dalila Leehan to come out of her reverie before she wryly smiled.

"I'm good."

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought that up during the competition."

Nora pursed her lips as she clasped Dalila's hands, looking apologetic.

She told Logan and the others not to bother with her while the Drake Blackburn and the others naturally didn't ask what was wrong as it wasn't their business.

"No, it's fine. Thanks to you, I was able to think about the things I was too scared to face."

Dalila Leehan's expression became determined, causing Nora to close her eyes as she inwardly heaved a sigh of relief.

"Want to team up?"

At this moment, Tanya Frostblight came by her side and asked.

Dalila Leehan didn't hesitate to nod her head which made Tanya Frostblight smile behind her veil. The former also returned the smile with a deep smile, causing Nora to narrow her brows. It was like they already had some kind of connection.

She thought for a moment before her eyes lit up.

'So that's how it is...'

She then shook her head as she returned to Claire.

"Claire, your son is as popular as ever."

She sent a soul transmission, her voice seething with pride while Claire also smiled with the same pride.

While they were having fun, the others also chose their partners.

To have better winning rates, Kritika and Ulyzen teamed up again despite their differences. As for Hayou Azureclaw, he became unlucky and got stuck with a Peak-Level Law Dominion Stage Cultivator who possessed a Supreme Domain. However, he didn't seem to be worried but looked at Mu Bing with intensity, for she was the first woman at the same level to have totally defended against his attacks.

He hoped to match against her so that he could settle who is the strongest of them once and for all.

Each person in the Top 32 had their own intent, some languid, some solemn. However, one common thing was that most of them looked down on their opponents.

"If you have formed your team, you're free to go back to your seating areas. You'll be called to the battle stage in around seven minutes as the teams picked are random."

Honorable Elder Julian Kruse spoke, causing all of them to leave while having some doubts, but they didn't ask as it didn't matter to them. All they had to do was fight and win, finally earning glory in this competition.

"Welcome back~"

Evelynn received Clara and the others with a genuine smile in her narrowed eyes.

"Sister-in-law, has brother arrived yet?"

Evelynn pursed her lips as she shook her head.

"I see."

Clara lowered her head as she walked past Evelynn, going to ask Fiora and Mo Mingzhi if they were fine as they decided to drop out early.

They all chilled, communicating with each other while in the other seating areas of the hegemons, different scenarios were playing out.

Drake Blackburn and Kara Moonridge were being yelled at by their elders because they didn't help their side. However, when the Emperor Sword Sect and Jade Lotus Valley stepped in, the Dual Lotus Manor defended them.

Lea Weiss and Ancestor Cornelia praised Esvele and Verona Stein for their exploits.

And then, out of the nine who survived in the last group, six were from the Soul Palace. However, neither Evelynn nor anyone else knew about them, although Yotan seemed to be commanding them.

As for the opponents, the Azureclaw Family seemed to have no qualms about their Hayou Azureclaw while the Crimson Rust Sect and Moonstone Veil Sect of Ulyzen and Kritika interacted more, seemingly talking about moving forward instead of mopping over past grudges.

More alliances were being made, but that didn't mean everything was going smooth as there were some powers who declared that they could never live under the same sky and would settle their grudges after the end of the competition once and for all, although it was unknown if they would really do it as many would just carry on with their lives.

The crowd was full of liveliness for the remaining time when suddenly, a spark of lightning landed on the battle stage in an arc!

*Boom!!!~*

It cracked the tiles of the stage heavily, creating a crater at the size of a kilometer radius, which left the people's mouths hanging agape. They saw the bluish-black lightning cracked amidst the dust clouds in an arc around the person, heavily weighing on them while exuding a sanctimonious aura they have never felt in their lives excluding some, but even they could not believe their assumptions as it could not be, should not be, in no way… possible.

'Man… heavenly lightning is hard to control… I might not want to use it just because I can use it. I'm not Eldia who had been molded in it, after all...'

Davis thought with dissatisfaction written all over his face.

After connecting with Eldia through the Prismatic Intramural Soul-Spirit Pact and remolding his Law Seas, he additionally gained the comprehension of heavenly lightning from her, but what use is using it when his body isn't compatible with it?

It did more harm than good, like wasting his essence energy at a large rate and slowly harming his meridians because his meridians weren't tempered with heavenly lightning yet. Furthermore, he was out of control and couldn't stop himself in time and could only hit the ground, making a mess which left him embarrassed, but he didn't show it on his face and turned to look at the Four Great Righteous Sect Leaders.

His eyes instantly locked on to the Vast Sky Emperor, who instantly felt a cold chill shoot through his spine, causing him to tremble ever so lightly. However, Davis didn't bother anymore but nodded towards the Mandate Emperor before turning to look at a woman in the Mystic Ice Sect's Seating Area.

He spotted the figure of a woman he had long wished to see. Just the beauty of her eyes was a class apart from what he had seen when she was a little kid that he couldn't believe she was the same adorable girl who followed him around.

"Ellia, it's been a long time."

That woman bit her lips and began to tremble as she heard his voice, but then, her expression suddenly became calm as her lips moved.

"Yes, it's been a long time, kid."

Davis narrowed his eyes, recognizing that Myria interchanged with Ellia at this moment.

"Since you're here to stay, I'll deal with you later. After all, there are more important people than you, white witch."

His lips curved into a mocking smile before he headed towards the Alstreim Family's seating area. However, Myria's expression was chilling, to say the very least, her eyes wide as she stared at Davis's back.

But on the other hand, the crowd was utterly dumbfounded.

What the hell was going on!?

Kid? Who would dare to call the Emperor of Death a kid even though it might be true in their eyes as he was not even thirty years old!? Then, what about this Mystic Ice Sect maiden called Myria who dared to call him that but seemed to have received no repercussions?

What kind of relationship did these two possess? The Emperor of Death's voice was clearly warm, but then, it turned into one of a sneer.

They couldn't understand what was going on.

The Four Great Righteous Sect Leaders were also perplexed by this situation.

Evelynn deeply smiled as she looked at Davis come closer. On the other hand, Clara and all others were dumbfounded. Evelynn knew that Davis was currently on his way and could be back at any moment, and that's why they were all dumbfounded as they expected he would be late because she hadn't said anything to them.

Quickly, a warm hand wrapped around her waist before she was pulled into an embrace.

"I missed you, Evelynn."

Davis tightly wrapped his arms around her and inhaled her familiar scent that calmed him as he whispered in her ears, causing her to blush heavily as in front of her sight were millions of people watching her being embraced by a man. But still, she relaxed and wrapped her arms around him and boldly kissed his… cheek as she genuinely smiled at him, looking into his sapphire eyes with love and obsession.

"Mhm, I missed you too."