The next morning.
Eight Ancient Continents. Headquarters of the Sect Union. Inside the big conference hall.
The Sect Masters and Sect Masters of the twenty-eight sects gathered here again. Their faces were solemn and even a little bit nervous. Because no matter what, no matter how intense the discussion was today, they had to raise their hands to vote before noon. They couldn't drag on like this.
After so many days of discussion, everybody was exhausted. The things that needed to be said had already been said countless times. Therefore, when everyone arrived today, there was a rare silence.
No one was in a hurry to talk. They just looked at each other helplessly. However, it couldn't go on like this. After a long time, someone finally opened his mouth.
It was none other than the Sect Master of the Earth Sect, Huang Ding.
Huang Ding wanted to keep the Ice Fire Union. Thus, when he opened his mouth, he had to stand on his side.
"I've talked a lot these days. I've explained the pros and cons clearly. I won't repeat them." Huang Ding's tone was heavy. It was rare to see him so serious and tired. In the past, he was always active as the leader. This showed that he was really tired. He looked at all the members of the opposition. Eventually, his line of sight fell on Mo Ce. "Today, I want to say something that I haven't said before. I thought that everybody could see the situation clearly, so I didn't say it. But now, I have to say it. It's not nice to hear. I hope you don't mind. "
"..
. "The members of the opposition were nervous. Mo Ce was the same. He frowned and looked at Huang Ding.
"What I want to say is that once the opposition gets the majority, not letting the Ice Fire Union come back will have an impact." Huang Ding's voice was heavy. "The impact can be divided into two aspects. One is the impact on the Ice Fire Union and the other is the Union. But I know what you're thinking. I won't talk about the impact on the Ice Fire Union. In fact, as Lu An said, it's a good thing for the Ice Fire Union. I'm only talking about the impact on the Union. "
"After losing the Ice Fire Union, no doubt, we can only pretend that the Ice Fire Union doesn't exist. We can't put the hope of mankind's revival on a union that has been expelled. In other words, as a sect, we have to shoulder all the responsibilities of mankind. " Huang Ding said. "So, there can't be two results of the fight between the sect and the beast. Success or failure."
"There's nothing much to say about success. It's just a matter of probability." Huang Ding looked at Mo Ce and asked, "I wonder how confident Sect Head Mo is?"
Mo Ce's frown deepened as he looked at Huang Ding with a heavy expression.
If it was in the past, Huang Ding wouldn't have confronted Mo Ce. But this time, Huang Ding didn't back down. He stared into Mo Ce's eyes. Obviously, if Mo Ce didn't answer this question, he wouldn't say another word.
"…" Mo Ce clenched his fists and said heavily, "Who can predict the future?"
"Really?" Huang Ding said solemnly, "So Sect Head Mo is willing to bet the future of humanity on an uncertain future instead of accepting a greater possibility?"
"That's two different things!" Mo Ce immediately said, "We can't compromise our bottom line!"
"Everyone's dead. What's the bottom line?" Huang Ding asked again.
"…"
Mo Ce gritted his teeth and waved his hand. "Don't try to persuade me. The bottom line is the bottom line. Humans must be the only masters of the continent!"
Huang Ding looked at Mo Ce. He didn't back down because of Mo Ce's anger. Instead, he continued in a deep voice, "Since Sect Head Mo isn't willing to say, then let me say it. There are only four possible scenarios in the future."
"First, the Ice Fire Union fails, but the sect succeeds. This is what everyone is looking forward to the most. If that's the case, then there's nothing much to say. But we think that's basically impossible. "
"Second, the Ice Fire Union fails, and the sect fails. Both sides lose. It's just the extinction of humanity. It doesn't matter. "
"Third, the Ice Fire Union succeeds, and the sect fails." Huang Ding looked at Mo Ce and said, "The Ice Fire Union takes over the control of the continent and allows several races to live on the continent. If our sect is annihilated, then it's fine. But if it's not annihilated, then what do you want to do, Sect Head Mo? "
"Fight against the Ice Fire Union and the Exotic Beast Race at the same time? Or shamelessly survive on the continent and human society that the Ice Fire Union has worked so hard to take back? "
"…"
Mo Ce heard this and clenched his fists!
Not only Mo Ce, but Huang Ding's words made everyone's body tremble. All the opposition's faces darkened!
"It shouldn't be hard to choose one of the two, right?" Huang Ding looked at the livid Mo Ce and didn't back down. He asked, "I want to know what Sect Head Mo's choice is?"
"How is it shameless?" Suddenly, a hostage asked. This person was also from the opposition's side.
Huang Ding turned to look at this person and said, "Now, you don't agree with the Ice Fire Union's request, but after the Ice Fire Union succeeds, you will enjoy the fruits of their labor. Are your principles so low? Or is it the so-called principles that you insist on during the confrontation, and when peace comes, you can give up? "
"You!"
This person looked at Huang Ding but couldn't say a word.
"No hurry. I'm not done yet." Huang Ding looked at all the opposition's people and said in a deep voice, "The fourth possibility is that the Ice Fire Union and the sect both succeed and each occupy a continent. This means that there will be a final battle. I want to ask everyone here, who dares to fight against the Ice Fire Union? Not to mention how powerful Lu An And Yao will become, who dares to provoke the Fu Clan and Sengoku? Who dares to kill Lu An? "
"…"
Kill Lu An?
Killing one person would offend the Fu Clan and Sengoku. No one dared to do that.
Immediately, all the opposition's faces turned ugly. However, they were still stubborn and didn't want to give in.
Even Mo Ce was the same. Everyone could see that no matter how many problems Huang Ding raised, the so-called bottom line was that they couldn't give in.
Persistence was a good thing. Many times, it was hard to tell right from wrong. Both sides were insisting on what they thought was right. That was all.
The opposition's people weren't in the minority. In fact, it was about half of them. Huang Ding could see that today's vote didn't bode well for them. It was very likely that the Ice Fire Union would be rejected from staying in the alliance.
After ten breaths of silence, Huang Ding suddenly took a deep breath and said again, "A show of hands means that we must agree with the result of the vote."
Everyone was stunned and looked at Huang Ding. This was the most basic principle. They couldn't go back on their words after the vote. Why did he suddenly say this?
"Therefore, I represent the Earth Sect and withdraw from this vote," Huang Ding said in a deep voice.
As soon as he said this, everyone's body trembled and looked at Huang Ding in shock!
"What do you mean?!" Mo Ce immediately opened his mouth and reprimanded loudly, "What do you mean by withdrawing from the vote? Aren't you acting shamelessly? As long as you're in the alliance, you must vote. If you don't want to vote, I'll take it as you abstain. After the vote, we still have to carry out the result! "
Huang Ding looked at Mo Ce and said word by word, "Then the Earth Sect will withdraw from the alliance!"
As soon as he said this, Mo Ce immediately stood up and looked at Huang Ding in disbelief!
Not only Mo Ce, but everyone else also looked at Huang Ding in shock!
"Are you joking?" Mo Ce looked at Huang Ding and asked loudly, "Or are you threatening me?!"
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Huang Ding looked at Mo Ce and said in a deep voice, "Unless it's the first situation, I'm not willing to accept any other situation. I, Huang Ding, don't have the face to continue living in the Ice Fire Union's territory after they succeed. I'm more confident in the Ice Fire Union. I'll stand on the side of whoever can revive the human race. I don't care if it's a sect or an alliance. "
"All in all, I won't take responsibility for the result of this vote." Huang Ding's words were very heavy and powerful. "This is my vote."
"…"
Huang Ding's words stupefied everyone present.
No one expected Huang Ding to say that he would withdraw from the sect! Even the four allies of the Ice Fire Union didn't expect this. They had been trying to persuade him in the past few days but to no avail.
Once the opposition passed, it meant that their connection with the Ice Fire Union would be cut off. After all, they belonged to different forces and were even enemies. The four of them immediately looked at each other. Actually, it was time for them to make a choice.
They couldn't bear the consequences either. Huang Ding took the lead and gave them another choice, giving them the confidence to walk on this path.
Li Tang was about to speak and say the same thing as Huang Ding.
However … the moment she was about to speak, someone spoke before her.
It wasn't the other three allies, but … Wang Yangcheng!
"Lu An is my brother. My brother and I can only learn from each other. We can't fight to the death!" Wang Yangcheng said in a heavy voice, "This time, I'll stand on Sect Leader Huang's side. I won't take responsibility for the result of this vote. I'd rather withdraw from the alliance!"
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