"Yes! Yes! I understand!" In the Sakata Heavy Industries Building, Sakata Kuma, the man in charge of East Sea City, was drenched in sweat.
After hanging up the phone, his lips were trembling.
"Sir," his secretary asked softly from the side. "What happened?"
Sakata Kuma looked terrified.
"The Fourth Seat of the Board of Directors... is dead!"
The secretary's heart nearly stopped.
Every member of the Board of Directors was an Earth Immortal. The higher their seat, the stronger they were. The top ten seats were all held by top-tier Earth Immortals, each of whom had a chance of reaching for the realm of Heaven-Facing Palace!
'And now... one of them is dead?'
"He died right next to East Sea City!" Sakata Kuma paced back and forth. "And it seems the news about the Great Relic has been leaked. All the major powers are watching. This is going to be a huge mess!"
He paused, took a deep breath, and said,
