Chapter 957 Arriving Too Late

• At the same hour, deep within Cloudpiercer Pavilion's gilt auditorium, the air shimmered with restrained might.
• Masters of the Absolute Origin Temple, Array Sect, Star Gate, Sky Sect, Sword Hall, Radiant Sanctuary, Celestial Divination Sanctuary, and the renowned Sinclair and Zehnder clans—thirteen supreme lineages in all—had answered the summons.
• They sat flanking Cedric in a crescent of ivory thrones, faces composed, authority radiating like heat from smoldering coals. Below them, lesser powerhouses filled the marble floor, whispers rising and tumbling in waves as each new rumor sparked fresh excitement.