Amid the incredibly oppressive silence, the panel of arbiters finished counting the votes, and their representative extended a respectful bow before declaring, "17 votes."

That was exactly half of the total number of votes!

Qin Ye's heart was already beginning to thump violently. As expected, the three pillars wouldn't have lashed out unless they had absolute confidence, and they really did hold sufficient votes to ensure their victory.

His gaze was already creeping over to the gates rather than continuing to watch the rest of the death gods. He already knew that there was no way all of the remaining death gods would vote for him.

"Those in support of stripping the Cathayan Underworld of its international forbidden arts supervision rights have secured half the votes, which means that the Cathayan Underworld must receive all of the remaining 17 votes in order to force a revote," Borfis declared. "Now then, those who are against stripping the Cathayan Underworld of its international forbidden arts supervision rights, please raise your..."

"Hold on a minute." Right at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out. "I think we should discuss this again."

Right in front of everyone's astonished eyes, three figures rose to their feet, and they were none other than Xolotl, Ah Puch, and Supay, the three representative death gods of the new continent!

Yamaraja, Anubis, and Hypnos's eyes immediately lit up upon seeing this.

This was going to be the decisive blow!

If the...