This was provocation in its most blatant form.

Erinys had made her intentions very clear. In fact, the only thing that she hadn't explicitly declared was that she was going to hold her press conference whenever the Cathayan Underworld decided to hold theirs, and at that point, the level of support for each side would be made obvious depending on how many underworld representatives attended their respective press conference.

They're making a move... Dai Chunhua wasn't a sufficiently important figure in Hell's administration to know the specific details of the decision that the Cathayan Underworld had made, but having served as a spokesperson in the mortal realm for so long, she knew exactly what the opposition's gesture entailed.

Between unveiling their trump cards and setting a snowball effect into motion, the opposition had chosen the latter.

They were going to use this press conference to show the entire world just how powerful the three pillars were, then use the controversy and intimidation stemming from their display of power to snowball the influence of their alliance. If they were allowed to do as they pleased, the snowball effect would transform their alliance into an all-encompassing juggernaut that would crush the Cathayan Underworld and its allies.

The fact that they're directly opposing our challenge is a huge display of determination. Yanluo Qin, will your trump cards be able to allow us to have the last laugh? 

She remained silent but extended a respectful bow toward Erinys. This was proper etiquette when facing other death gods.

Erinys took an indifferent...