The atmosphere in the venue was intense.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe Young Master Lin Ke made this choice for a reason. Those nobles... those nobles have infringed on their interests, and they are resisting!"

As a reporter, Bingbing was supposed to provide fair, unbiased commentary and live coverage.

But she couldn’t help it; she even directly referred to Lin Ke as ’Young Master’ instead of ’Lord’.

She clenched her fist, wanting to cheer for Lin Ke.

And everywhere, countless people were witnessing the scene Lin Ke was facing at this moment.

They forgot that the microphone only turns on actively; they all believed that Lin Ke was facing a storm.

"Lin Ke, by doing this, you are denying the achievements and legacy of our ancestors and of your own Azanen ancestors!"

"You have betrayed us nobles! You have betrayed your class!"

"Our honor should not be shared with thieves, robbers, rogues, and other scoundrels! Our innate nobility has always been thus, from ancient times!"

"Judge him! Judge Lin Ke! He is unworthy of being a Duke! Unworthy of nobility!"

Various voices were heard in the venue, some even revealing their real names.

"I am Count Qing Si, and I believe that the Duke of Lava is betraying the honor of our Gula Kingdom. I am filing an appeal, asking the Gula Kingdom Review Board to judge him."

A voice sounded, that of Count Qing Si, whose business had been greatly affected ever since the discovery of Qing Si worms and the start of silkworm breeding and silk reeling in Great Wilderness City.

When Count Qing Si stepped forward, many of the previously clamorous voices revealed their true selves.

"I am the Iron Ring Marquis. My family has guarded the Bloodstained Road for thousands of years... The glory of the Iron Ring Clan cannot be desecrated," a solemn and rigid voice said.

The Iron Ring Marquis had once met Lin Ke, but it seemed he valued the distinction between nobility and commoners greatly.

However, there were also voices supporting Lin Ke.

"I am the Marquis of Ice, who rose from obscurity and have bled for the Gula Kingdom. I support the decision of the Duke of Lava." The Marquis of Ice’s voice was filled with a frosty coolness, but within that coolness was a deep admiration for Lin Ke: "The achievements and glories of the Duke of Lava cannot be denied."

"Does anyone dare question Duke Lin Ke’s wisdom? With families that don’t even have legends?" The Marquis of Giant Sword’s words were filled with sarcasm: "You probably can’t even compare to my Giant Sword."

"The Qingquan Clan stands by the side of the Azanen Family."

"Who says Lin Ke is not good? Ask me if Black Claw agrees!"

"The Akel Clan..."

Over the years, Lin Ke had indeed not been idle, and many nobles, big and small, also rallied to support him.

They knew that Lin Ke never intentionally harmed anyone’s interests; for example, in Faser, he tried his best to make sure everyone won.

But compared to others, it was far from enough. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Because aside from Gula Kingdom, many places were similar.

For example, the Holy Life Race in the Holy Life Alliance and the five major families of the Eternal Freeze Court were not eager to see a single dominant power in the future of Great Wilderness City.

After all, they weren’t foolish. If all the talents in Naseng graduated from Great Wilderness University, wouldn’t they all be indebted to Lin Ke? Especially those commoner strongmen.

Even though Gula Kingdom had the Insomnia Emperor now, it didn’t stop these forces from wanting to grow stronger.

The difference now is that although Insomnia is strong, Gula Kingdom lacks the foundation to compare with the Holy Life Alliance and the Ocean.

Not that these forces are united, but in general, it’s hard to compare.

But if Gula Kingdom implemented such measures, wouldn’t it directly result in a surge of strong ones?

With a surge in strong individuals, planar expansion would also accelerate, resulting in Gula Kingdom having many strong individuals and treasures.

What’s the point then? Might as well all bow to Gula.

"Our Tigerman Tribe doesn’t really like coming to the human world to study."

Some people from the Holy Life Alliance expressed their opinions.

"The climate here is hot, and we Snow Foxes don’t like it." Some groups from the Eternal Freeze Court also expressed their non-support.

But these were secondary; the primary concern was Gula Kingdom’s reaction.

These nobles thought Lin Ke was great in various ways only when their interests weren’t infringed upon.

But when Lin Ke might infringe—or even if it wasn’t infringing on interests, just that their superior status couldn’t be guaranteed—they began attacking Lin Ke.

The uproar was tumultuous.

At this moment, Lin Ke stood at the center of the stadium, enduring attacks from all directions, seemingly so small, pitiful, and helpless.

The voices supporting him were drowned out by those large nobles’ accusations.

Lin Ke stood calmly in place, lightly sweeping his gaze over the accusations from the venue.

Fortunately, everyone only dared to speak and didn’t take much action. After all, with the Insomnia Emperor present, any action would be seen as provocation.

And in the Insomnia Emperor’s box, the Five-Colored Dragon Mother poked Insomnia: "Aren’t you going to help him?"

She saw that the Insomnia Emperor was staring wide-eyed at the venue, clearly getting a bit angry.

"Lin Ke doesn’t want me to intervene. He said he wanted to convince those people himself," Insomnia Emperor clenched his fist, looking like he wanted to punch those big nobles, but held back: "We can support him afterward."

He could step in if Lin Ke faced legendary or Dominator-level dangers, but not in a mere shouting match.

So no one said much more.

Just watching, Insomnia suddenly said, "When this is over, and Lady Gardener goes home, you two will come with me to find those Dominators for a fight."

Insomnia Emperor was dissatisfied and needed an outlet for his frustration.

"Okay." The Five-Colored Dragon Mother nodded; she wasn’t very happy either.

"Hmm." The Moon Goddess nodded quietly, her eyes still an unruffled calm.

Lady Gardener remained gentle, smiling as she softly replied, "Okay, I’ll go home and guard it, hehe."

And as the three of them chatted, the scene changed once more.

Lin Ke slowly raised his arm, preparing to answer each one, ready for a battle of words with the scholars.

Just then, the entire venue went silent.

Not the kind of sudden silence; it was as if even time and space had stopped.

The laws of space, time, fate, life...

In an instant, Lin Ke sensed several supreme laws appearing in the venue.

Those voices seemed to be suppressed in an instant.

The laws of sound, water, fire... were nearly forcibly expelled.

The venue fell silent.

Everyone, including the intelligent beings at the end of the live broadcast, held their breath.

Yes, all the intelligent beings.

Because, in the venue appeared a person, an elder.

This elder seemed like a ghost; his legs were not visible, and his lower body was empty, floating in the air, only about 1.2 meters tall.

The elder’s expression was extremely solemn, but when he looked at Lin Ke, he blinked as if saying:

"Hey, kid, we meet again!"