Ten seconds later, Gu Donglai glanced at the lights that illuminated the entire hall and announced, "One hundred and seventy-four votes in favor, twelve votes against, and sixty-seven abstentions. The proposal is passed. Proceed to the Council of Kings and Marquises!"

Buzz!

As Gu Donglai finished speaking, the gray throne beneath Shen Qian emitted a colorful light, signifying that he had officially gained a place in the council.

At the same time, a flash of white light from "Kacha" captured the image of the moment before the sinking.

"A statue of each person who enters the Council of Kings and Marquises will be erected and displayed in the Hall of Kings and Marquises at the back." Meeting Shen Qian's questioning gaze, Gu Donglai explained with a smile.

"Congratulations, young friend Chen Qian!"

"Congratulations! I suddenly feel so old, hahaha..."

Many friendly congratulatory voices from kings and nobles rang out from all around, expressing their attitude of treating each other as equals. Chen Qian nodded in response to each of them, and for a moment he felt a little dazed.

If this is a peaceful and prosperous era, it means that he, with his body as vast as mountains and seas, has already stepped into the highest echelon of humanity. This would be the highest honor to be announced to the whole world, and it would definitely be something to celebrate grandly.

Leaving aside the power of the leader who holds the fate of humanity in his hands, one of his original aspirations—to strive for this point before the collapse—has at least been realized...

Because kings and nobles enjoyed many privileges even more outrageous than those of mountains and seas, in addition to benefiting their descendants, the most important one for Shen Qian was "freedom of marriage".

This means he can marry more than one wife through proper channels, without having to make a choice anymore.

But Shen Qian quickly regained his senses, dispelling the faint joy in his heart, because his unease grew stronger.

If he wasn't mistaken, Han Chi, Gao Zhengjie, and other nobles all voted "abstain," as if they were too lazy to even make a gesture.

Wu Wei smiled and watched Shen Qian. After Shen Qian finished exchanging pleasantries with the surrounding kings and nobles, he said seriously, "Then let's move on to the second topic, which concerns the large-scale invasion by the Wu Clan."

Upon hearing the name "Witch Clan," all the kings and nobles became serious.

"We have gained a deep understanding of the alien races behind the various 'doors' over the past six months, so everyone knows that the only real threat to our human race has always been the witch race."

Wu Wei said calmly, "Even if the Wansui Mountain prison is shattered and many races have their top experts return, they are still a disorganized bunch. Unless they unite, they will find it difficult to fight against our human race."

At this moment, Gu Donglai quietly walked to Shen Qian's side and handed him a jade talisman.

Shen Qian knew that this was a tool used by the Royal Council to inform all members of important news. It seemed to be an encrypted upgrade of the "bracelet". He nodded and accepted it.

When he immersed his consciousness into it and saw those top-secret intelligence reports belonging to the human race, he suddenly realized why Wu Wei would say that.

There are many powerful figures among the myriad races, but that's just the total number. In reality, after years of dormancy and various internal conflicts, even the ancient alien races are far less powerful than they used to be.

Based on this intelligence, for example, the Giant Spirit Clan and the Power Clan, which Shen Qian was relatively familiar with, were both among the top ten clans in ancient times. However, now, the Giant Spirit Clan only occupies a few small worlds behind two or three "gates". After being severely injured by the Witch King, they are no longer a force to be reckoned with. The remaining powerful individuals above the rank of King and Marquis would not exceed the number on one hand.

The Power Clan is slightly better off, at least occupying a complete Middle Thousand World, but there are fewer than ten known King-level experts within the clan, and not a single one at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level.

But the Wu tribe is completely different.

The Witch Clan itself has six major branches. Although they were previously independent and scattered in different worlds behind the "gates", these six branches alone occupy at least two Great Thousand Worlds.

According to the standards for evaluating other worlds, any great world would have a land area at least ten times that of Earth.

The vast land means endless resources. Even though the population of the Wu tribe is dwindling and far less reproductive than that of the human race, the six branches combined still have nearly twenty kings and marquises in name only.

It may seem like only twice the number of the Power Clan, but at least six of them are at the level of Great Luo Golden Immortal.

What truly puts pressure on the human race is the "Witch Emperor's Resurrection".

There can only be one reason for the reunification of the Wu tribe.

The intelligence report only briefly stated "No one but a Martial King can stop it," but Shen Qian knew that even a Martial King might not be able to stop it, after all, the Witch Emperor was a peak Emperor-level powerhouse in his prime.

The intelligence report was written so vaguely, probably just to avoid discouraging many nobles.

Even Shen Qian knew that some kings and nobles might not know that there was a higher realm above the Martial King. After all, since the revival of spiritual energy, apart from the King of Jiangling, no other human had ever appeared at this level.

Furthermore, the Wu tribe possesses the potential to rally and rule over all other tribes; in ancient times, they were the most powerful of all tribes.

If the name of the Witch Emperor is invoked, the human race will most likely face a united army of all races, and the human race's only advantage will be instantly wiped out.

"According to the feedback from the hidden formations left overseas, just a few hours ago, the Wu Clan abandoned their previous strongholds and transferred most of their combat power to the vicinity of the east coast of China."

Wu Wei then dropped the latest intelligence in a deep voice.

This intelligence immediately caused quite a stir in the Council of Kings and Nobles. Even though most of the kings and nobles were in good spirits, they couldn't help but change color at this moment.

"Wasn't King Zhou Yi stationed at the seaside?" Bai Ligong was the first to ask.

"King Zhou Yi... his whereabouts are unknown, and we haven't been able to contact him yet," Wu Wei sighed.

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