It was only a letter, but Qin Ye felt as if it were burning a hole through his hand.

All of the names on the letter were like eyes that had witnessed the evolution of human civilization. Every single death god on this list had lived for hundreds, maybe even thousands of years. There were several dozen underworlds of different scales listed here, and all of those names that were known far and wide, and were as old as time itself were listed on this sheet of paper.

If the Cathayan Underworld were analogous to a region of the sea, then this would be the entire ocean in its full glory.

Qin Ye took a deep breath before folding up the letter in his hands. He knew that this was no invitation letter, it was a declaration of war! Qin Ye could virtually sense the killing intent lurking within every single word of every single line.

He carefully folded the letter back up before slipping it back into the envelope, then pressed the envelope shut using the red spider lily as he said in a calm voice, "The four pillars hold so much power. They can decide the fate of so many nations' economies and hold significant speaking rights on the world stage. Who wouldn't be tempted by such a prestigious title?"

He set the envelope down onto the table and sighed, "I can already imagine just how perilous and tumultuous this conference is going to be. All of the underworlds that have been constantly vying to replace us will most likely pounce on us like starving wolves. They'll do everything in their power to tear chunks out of us under the leadership of the other three...