"Let's go." Lin Jianxing headed out and motioned for Tianming to follow. He had said that he would bring Tianming to the Myriadsword Mausoleum to be 'presented' during the grand gathering, and today was the day. From the tone of his voice, there was no way Tianming would be allowed to refuse and he’d be dragged away if he chose not to cooperate. In this world, the strong reigned supreme and nobody could gainsay their right to do anything they wanted.

It's okay, there’ll be more people during the gathering, so my survival won’t be determined by a single person. I might stand more of a chance. Tianming knew that...