En Ci had already explained why he had conceded at the end, and Dai Tianling didn't blame him as there was no point in playing the blame game at this point. The support of the Holy Dragon Douluo was far too important to the imperial family, so he didn't even dare to voice any dissatisfaction toward this teacher of his.

What could he do next? How could he reverse this situation?

They had to fulfill their promise to the Tang Sect, but how should they react if a war really were to break out? Were the weapons that the Tang Sect was going to supply really going to be enough to intimidate the federal military?

All of these problems were giving Dai Tianling a massive headache, and the most concerning issue of all was how he was going to minimize the impact this Trial of Five Gods had on his rule over the empire.

"Knock knock knock." The sound of gentle...