The smile on both Oliver's and Lucas' face froze when they heard this.
Although it wasn't the first time she did this to them, this time they were in the presence of many people, so they felt humiliated.
However, neither of them said anything. With a smile, they bade their farewell and went away.
Oliver's eyes flashed with a strange light as he thought, 'Maybe I should ask my parents to put more pressure on aunt.'
…
After they went away, Little snow looked at Lilly worriedly.
Noticing her gaze, Lilly asked, "What is it, Little snow?"
Little snow hesitated for a moment before saying, "Big sister, this Oliver guy, he is trouble. You should be careful of him."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Lilly's face and she asked, "His parents are still trying to persuade the master to marry me to him, right?"
Little snow's eyes widened in surprised. She stuttered as she asked, "Big sister, y-you knew? How?"
"Of course. How would I not know something like this?" Lilly chuckled.
Seeing her smile without worry, Little snow looked at her strangely and asked, "Big sister, aren't you worried that master may have to agree under his parents' and other elders' pressure?"
"Master won't agree." Lilly said with confidence.
After spending time with her master, Lilly knew what kind of person she was. Although she appeared to be a cold and emotionless person, in reality she was a very affectionate and caring person.
Ever since they met, her master had been treating her as if she was her own daughter. So, under no circumstance would she allow Oliver to marry her, since she knew there was only Max in her heart.
As time passed, more and more core disciples and elders kept arriving. After some time, the white-haired woman, Lilly's master, also arrived.
Lilly and Little snow greeted her and stood beside her.
Little snow curiously asked, "Master, do you know what is going on? Why is everyone called here so suddenly?"
"No. I don't." The white-haired woman shook her head. She was also clueless about it.
Just then, Oliver walked over and greeted her with a smile, "Hello aunt Rose. I hope you've been well?"
Rose gave him an indifferent glance and said, "Address me as elder in public."
"Uh! I apologise elder." Oliver awkwardly apologised.
He then also asked if she knew the reason behind the gathering.
Rose didn't even look at him and said emotionlessly, "I don't know. You can try asking your parents since they are close with the two supreme elders."
From how she treated him, it was clear she didn't like this nephew of hers and didn't want to talk to him.
Oliver's facial muscles twitched upon hearing this. He then nodded, "Okay, elder. I shall not disturb you any longer."
Saying this, he took a deep glance at Lilly before walking away, feeling incomparably angry. He couldn't understand why neither the master nor the disciple seemed to like him.
Standing a few hundred meters away from Lilly's group, Lucas watched all this, his lips curling up into a mocking smile.
"This guy is really too thick skinned." He muttered.
As if noticing his gaze, Oliver turned his head toward him. When he saw the mocking smile on his face, he was even more incensed.
'All of you, just wait.' He thought, his silver eyes flashing with an ominous glint.
After a while, almost every core disciple and elder present on the Ice sovereign mountain has arrived at the gathering plaza.
Many five-star core disciples felt their vision go dizzy because they hadn't seen so many king and emperor ranked disciple in one place before. There were thousands of king ranked disciples and hundreds of emperor ranked disciples and elder.
Dong!
At the time, the drum sounded once again. The noisy plaza immediately quietened down, and everyone looked toward the platform ahead.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Three figures flew down from the sky and landed on the platform.
Everyone held their breath when they saw them because these three were the supreme elders who had the monarch level cultivation.
Immediately, everyone bowed their heads and reverently shouted, "Greetings, supreme elders!"
As the three supreme elders swept their gazes at the plaza, everyone, no matter if they were emperor ranked elder and disciple or king ranked disciple, held their breaths.
Of the three supreme elders, two were females and only one was male.
The one on the right side was a middle-aged female, in white-robes, and the one on the left was a middle-aged man in black robes with white stripes. These two were from the Dawn faction and the Black ice hall, respectively.
In the middle stood a woman, who didn't look no more than 25 years old in a pure white long dress. There was a majestic ice mountain imprinted on the side of her chest.
She was amazingly beautiful and had an ethereal air about her that captivated the people, but didn't let them have any obscene thought about her.
This woman represented the top faction of the ice sovereign mountain, sovereign faction. Even the both Dawn and Black ice hall put together weren't its match. That's also the reason they only ever competed against each other, but not the sovereign faction.
The woman in the middle took a step forward but didn't immediately speak.
After sweeping the crowd with her gaze, she opened her mouth and started speaking, "As all of you must know, the demon race was supposed to invade our continent 8 months later. However, for some reason, the demon race has decided to break to the agreement and will invade in less than a month."
When the crowd heard this, their expressions changed, and they started chattering worriedly.
Seeing this, the woman frowned and shouted lowly. "Silence!"
Boom!
Immediately, everyone felt their mind shook, and had difficulty in breathing.
'How strong!' Everyone exclaimed in their mind and quietened down.
After everyone had calmed down, the woman spoke again, "From now on, you are to stop doing whatever you've been doing and start preparing for the war."
Saying this, she glanced at the supreme elders beside her. "Please tell them the details."
Whoosh!
Once she said this, she didn't wait for them to respond and immediately disappeared from the place, leaving only snow-flakes behind that also disappeared as soon as they fell on the platform.
The remaining two supreme elders exchanged a glance, smiling wryly. Then the female supreme elder took a step forward and said, "Although the demon invasion brings a disaster for us, we have to fight and not let me return to our continent because if they do, you, your loved one, and everyone you know will be subjected to a fate worse than death."
When the people in the plaza heard this, their expression turned solemn. They knew she wasn't trying to intimidate them but was telling the truth.
She then continued, "Of course, this war is also an opportunity for us, as we will be able to hone our skills against the demons and improve our strength."
"Just like the previous time, the supreme factions will establish war halls in the war zones where you can exchange the demon cores for the war merits. You will be able to use these war merits to buy whatever you want in the war halls."
"Let me repeat, treat this war as an opportunity and try to earn as many war merits as you can because the supreme factions have prepared a special reward for the top three people in each realm."
Then suddenly, her expression became serious as she said, "As for those who are too cowardly to participate in the war to defend our continent, they will be expelled from the ice sovereign mountain to fend for themselves. Okay. You guys can return and start your preparations. You have two weeks. After that, you can head to the western region where this time's war will take place."
After she finished saying this, both of them also disappeared from the platform.
The crowd broke out in discussion. Some were worried, some were excited and a few like Oliver and other who had full confidence in their strength didn't have any expression.
Meanwhile, at the back of the plaza, Lilly's face had lost all colour when she heard where the battlefield will be.
"Master, I-Isn't the Green leaf kingdom in the western region near the sea? This means the demons will invade there first." She asked Rose.
Hearing this, Rose sighed, "Yes."
