Tyler Hayes asked, “Did you bring Dr. Lewis’s letter?”

  “Right here.”Evan handed the folded letter over.

  Tyler read it carefully, nodding repeatedly.“This helps us tremendously. Without this letter, we would’ve been at a huge disadvantage.”

  “This is what I should do as a Dongli citizen,” Evan said.“And besides… I’m doing this to save my sister.”

  “Your sister?”

  “Yeah. Dr. Lewis is my sister. We’re on the same household registry.”

  Tyler couldn’t help but chuckle.He already knew the full story behind this situation.

  Evan asked, “Uncle Hayes, do you think Chairman Sterling and the others can rescue my sister today? Will Rovan hand them over?”

  “That’s hard to say.”Tyler shook his head, then added with meaning,“Whether they hand them over… doesn’t depend on Rovan. And it doesn’t depend on us either.”

  Evan’s eyelid twitched.“You mean…?”

  Tyler nodded.

  In that instant, Evan understood why Dongli had sent three Saint?tier sovereigns.They weren’t just here to demand people—They were here to escalate the situation.

  With multiple Saint?tiers involved, and the possibility of a cross?nation Saint?tier battle,the Dominion Nations would never ignore it.They would be forced to intervene.

  Tyler patted Evan’s shoulder.“Don’t worry. With this letter, the advantage is ours.As long as the Dominion Nation doesn’t side with Rovan, they have no grounds to refuse.”

  BOOOOM!

  A deafening sonic boom tore through the sky.A streak of green light shot across the horizon and stopped before Dongli’s three sovereigns.

  The light dispersed—revealing two men.

  The Rovan citizens erupted in cheers.

  One was an elderly man with a full white beard—Evan recognized him instantly: Budi, Speaker of the Rovan Parliament.

  The other was another Saint?tier sovereign of Rovan, often seen on television.

  Evan let out a quiet breath of relief.Yeh Muni hadn’t come. It seemed the newly ascended Saint?tier wasn’t qualified to appear in a confrontation like this.

  Budi glared at Dongli’s three sovereigns.“You trespassed into Rovan territory. I expect an explanation.”

  Graham Sterling, Chairman of the People’s Council, replied calmly,“Rovan illegally detained citizens of Dongli. I expect an explanation as well.”

  At that moment, another figure flew out from Rovan Academy—Amida, the academy’s president.

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  The old man had been hiding inside the school the entire time,only daring to show himself now that reinforcements had arrived.

  Amida smiled.“Chairman Sterling, where did you hear such rumors?”

  General Ethan Graves snorted.“Rumors? We’ll know soon enough.Do you dare open the gates of Rovan Academy?”

  Amida’s expression darkened.“Rovan Academy is the academic heart of our nation.It contains countless national secrets.How could we open it to outsiders based on your baseless accusations?”

  Budi added sternly,“Leave Rovan territory immediately.Otherwise, we will remove you by force.”

  Graham Sterling stood tall, voice steady but unyielding.“Unless you release the Dongli citizens you are detaining, we will not leave.Do not underestimate our resolve to protect every one of our people.”

  “You refuse to leave?”

  The three Rovan Saint?tiers unleashed their aura.The oppressive force made the crowd instinctively retreat.

  Evan and FangBro also stepped back quickly.Tyler, however, stood firm—clearly a Cocoon?tier evolver himself.

  Dongli’s three sovereigns did not retreat.They stepped forward instead, releasing their own overwhelming pressure.

  The air crackled.A battle could erupt at any moment.

  FangBro leaned close to Evan, whispering excitedly,“Big bro, my livestream is exploding! My viewer count is skyrocketing!”

  Of course it was.This was the biggest event of the year.

  Seeing Evan ignore him, FangBro added,“Big bro, I gained ten thousand followers in just a few minutes!”

  “Oh, impressive.”Evan nodded absentmindedly.“In the same few minutes, I gained another uncle—Chairman Sterling’s secretary.”

  FangBro: “…”

  The tension in the sky grew sharper and sharper.But Evan knew neither side wanted to be the first to strike.

  Suddenly—

  FangBro’s livestream screen went black.

  Not just his—everyone’s phones shut off simultaneously.

  Recordings, photos, livestreams—all forcibly terminated.

  “What the—? I just bought this phone!”FangBro panicked, then noticed everyone else had the same issue.

  It was obvious.This wasn’t a coincidence.

  Someone didn’t want what was about to happen to be recorded.

  Then—

  All six Saint?tier sovereigns stepped back simultaneouslyand turned toward the same direction.

  A figure materialized out of thin air.

  Evan’s pupils contracted.

  A person shrouded in turquoise evolutionary light—the unmistakable glow of a five?time evolved Saint?tier.

  A Supreme Saint.

  A representative of the Dominion Nation?

  Evan had a strong guess.

  The turquoise figure released no aura,yet the sheer difference in life levelforced the entire crowd into silence.

  Even Tyler retreated to Evan’s side.

  No one dared speak.No one dared breathe loudly.

  The six Saint?tiers bowed deeply.

  “Envoy.”

  They weren’t surprised.They had been waiting for him.

  The Envoy turned toward Dongli’s three sovereigns.An ancient voice echoed:

  “You have crossed the boundary.”

  Graham Sterling replied,“Envoy, Rovan has forcibly detained Dr. Wendy Lewis, an evolutionary scientist of Dongli,and Ms. Yvonne Hart, a Dongli citizen.We entered Rovan only to ensure our people return home safely.We ask for your understanding.”

  Evan blinked.So Aunt Yun’s full name was Yvonne Hart.

  The Envoy turned to Budi.“Is this true?”

  Budi said,“I have heard nothing of the sort.I do not know where Chairman Sterling received such information.”

  The Envoy looked back at Graham Sterling.“Do you have proof?”

  All eyes turned to Sterling.

  Without evidence,sending three Saint?tiers into another nationand nearly provoking a Saint?tier warwould be a blatant violation of Dominion law.

  The Dominion Nation would punish Dongli severely.

  Graham Sterling nodded.“Of course we have proof.”

  He glanced down at Tyler Hayes and made a small gesture.

  The letter in Tyler’s hand floated upward—

  A Supreme Saint has arrived.

  Six Saint?tiers bow.

  And the letter rises into the air.

  The judgment of a Dominion Envoy is about to fall—

  and the fate of two nations hangs on a single piece of paper.

  what do you think the Envoy will decide once he reads Wendy’s letter?