The stance of Ancestral God and K left Pei Yan, hiding within his body, speechless. He knew that in this kind of occasion he had no qualification to speak, and forcing a stance would only invite ridicule and disgrace.

Lin Ruxue was obviously dissatisfied with such a response as well, but she had no choice but to suppress her anger and said coldly, "Then I'll listen to how he plans to resolve today's matter?"

"The competition result will be retained. I promise that in the upcoming competitions, Blood Fiend will never use any extraordinary measures, nor violate rules; if so, we'd voluntarily withdraw." Candle Dragon took a step back and offered his condition.

"Ha?" Lin Ruxue's eyebrows rose as if she heard the funniest joke, and she couldn't help but laugh. Standing on either side of her, K and Ancestral God also showed expressions of embarrassment and displeasure. After a cold laugh, Lin Ruxue mocked and said, "Listen, this is his sincerity? Is this an insult to me? Clearly, your disciple won the competition by cheating. I'm generous enough not to punish him! And you dare demand that I accept the competition's results? My disciple has been eliminated! What does your promise not to use extraordinary means in the future have to do with me?"

"Then what do you want?" Candle Dragon retorted.

"The result of this competition is void, your disciple's qualification is cancelled due to the violation! Blood Fiend's results are cancelled, and the third place will be contested in a separate match between Magic Realm and Spirit Monster Plane." Lin Ruxue's words were both hitting the enemy and rallying allies. This condition left the two planes that lost last time speechless. If Candle Dragon insisted, these two planes would have no grounds to speak for him.

"Impossible!" The three words spat by Candle Dragon were resolute, causing the faces of other Masters of Origin from the major planes to all turn dark. Seeing Lin Ruxue about to seize the opportunity to act harshly, Candle Dragon waved his hand and promptly said, "The reason I chose to risk violations was to achieve victory. If I cannot attain victory, then what was the point in doing it? I understand you're displeased with this matter. As compensation, I can gift your disciple a Divine Artifact as a reward."

"Ha-ha-ha-ha!" Candle Dragon's words caused not only Lin Ruxue and the other Masters of Origin to laugh mockingly, but even Pei Yan, hidden within his body, let out cold sneers repeatedly. Lin Ruxue's Daoist Realm aimed for first place, which could also earn extra five Divine Artifacts and three Child of Origin slots from other planes. Anyone who isn't a fool wouldn't miscalculate this.

As expected, Lin Ruxue was disdainful of this condition and taunted, "Do you think my Daoist Realm is short of your one Divine Artifact?"

"Not short. How about gifting your three disciples one portion of Origin Power each additionally? I promise it's not the kind of natural elemental Origin Power, but rather the Core Origin Power from my Blood Fiend Plane; is this condition satisfactory?" Already anticipating a refusal, Candle Dragon calmly offered his prepared trump card to deal with Lin Ruxue's challenge.

This condition made Lin Ruxue, floating in mid-air, hesitant. As the leader of the major planes for tens of thousands of years, the strong foundation of the Daoist Realm didn't make them as desperate for Divine Artifacts as the weaker Base Stone Plane. This was why she told her disciple that if Lin Junzhao willingly pledged allegiance, Daoist Realm could ease up and let them win first place.

Disregarding the Divine Artifact, Daoist Realm already secured the two Child of Origin cultivation slots for third place. If you add the three portions of Core Origin Power from Blood Fiend Plane, it can further elevate the combat strength of her trusted disciples. Through this competition, the combat power of Child of Origin was evident. With these elite disciples, the Daoist Realm would occupy an advantageous position whether in war or peace in the future.

"Six portions, each of my disciples gets one." After careful consideration, Lin Ruxue offered her condition: "Also, regardless of Blood Fiend's eventual ranking, take a portion of Origin Seed quota from the prizes and give it to me."

"Four portions of Origin Power! One quota, no more!" Candle Dragon responded through clenched teeth.

Seeing this, Lin Ruxue was about to nod in agreement when suddenly two voices rang through her mind: "I want one portion of Origin Power."

Upon hearing these transmissions, Lin Ruxue instinctively glanced at Ancestral God, who was meditating silently with closed eyes, and Lin Junzhao who, standing unmoved while gazing skywards pretending not to care. Unable to help it, she closed her eyes with a long sigh. When she reopened them, she extended a fierce hand toward Candle Dragon, stating, "Five portions of Origin Power. Less than that and it's war!"

Candle Dragon stared at Lin Ruxue, then assessed the two people beside her. Understanding the reason, he nodded and spread his hands in compromise, saying, "Fine!"

Once the matter was settled, Ancestral God did not continue meditating. Coughing lightly, he opened his eyes, his face to a gentle smile like a spring breeze, and kindly said, "Then this matter is finally resolved, we..."

Before Ancestral God could finish speaking, Lin Ruxue stretched her hand and interrupted: "Wait! Before the final resolution of this matter, I have one more condition."

"Spirit Lord Lin, that's enough! I think Candle Dragon has shown sufficient sincerity regarding this issue!" K, who gained no benefit from this affair, saw Lin Ruxue obtaining such abundant compensation but still relentless, couldn't suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart and coldly interjected.

Lin Ruxue glanced at him, ignoring K's snippy grumbling, and with a serious demeanor looked at Candle Dragon, saying, "Tell me the name of the inside mole and the sect they belong to. Don't attempt to deceive me by randomly accusing a sect, nor hope to muddle through by revealing a minor pawn. I want information related to everyone involved in this affair."

Upon hearing this condition, even K who had complained remained silent, no longer interrupting. He knew this condition Lin Ruxue proposed was reasonable; if it were him, he'd do the same. Interfering again would only be distressing.

But Candle Dragon furrowed his brow and snorted coldly, "Spirit Lord Lin, people mustn't go back on their word. I've already paid the price I should. Your aggressive demands are overly harsh!"

"Harsh? You were the one who stretched your hand into my territory first!" Lin Ruxue stubbornly shouted in anger, "The previous conditions were to soothe your violations, allowing you to continue participating! They are unrelated to this matter! If you don't want to hand over names, then your disciple's life stays here today, choose between the mole's name or your disciple's life! Make your choice!"

Having finished speaking, Lin Ruxue directly unsheathed her Longsword. Instantly, the sky was cleared by the radiant jade sword in her hand, dispelling the dark clouds as a divine light descended from the sky, illuminating Lin Ruxue's surrounding. Covered by the divine light, she appeared saintly like an angel descending, majestically solemn yet undeniably dignified.

Her action clearly demonstrated her resolute stance: there is no room for negotiations on this issue. Seeing her posture, Candle Dragon closed his solitary eye and abruptly picked up the unconscious Nero from the ground, then turned and left.