Northgate Kong sighed. “It really is that serious. Lu Yin alone might not matter too much, and our Northgate family could even take responsibility if he dies. The Lockbreaker Society, Astral-10, and Outerverse won’t give us trouble just because of one fatal accident. However, since he’s representing the Ten Arbiters here, anything that happens to him is a reflection on them. If he’s defeated, then it means that the Ten Arbiters have made a mistake in who they assigned, and it might even cause them to be laughed at. Have you thought of what might happen if the Ten Arbiters become angry? It won’t be a student they send next time. Instead, it’ll probably be someone at the top of the Top 100 Rankings. You two should know how many such experts the Ten Arbiters Council controls.”

The two youths’ faces changed.

“And if such a thing happens, Lie’er’s future within the Ten Arbiters Council will definitely be affected.”

Northgate Lie spoke up. “Father, Lu Yin has not become a subordinate of any one of the Arbiters.”

Northgate Kong wearily replied, “If you defeat him, then you’ll offend whoever has arranged for him to be assigned here.”

Northgate Lie’s mind immediately jumped to a specific name: The Ten Arbiters’ Scholar.

Even more concerning, the Ten Arbiters’ Scholar, Wen Sansi, was from the Erudite Flowzone’s Wen family, and the Erudite Flowzone was not...