"The Celestial Sect will soon become a middle-rate sect. There is no need to bribe the Dragon Tiger Cliff to recognize me as the leader of the Scorching Fire Sect. As soon as you've all become members of the Celestial Sect, then there won't be a problem anymore," Darren assured the crowd.
Given Darren's current strength level, he would surely win first place in the assessment, and that would promote the Celestial Sect to a middle-rate sect. It would be unnecessary and wasteful to give away so much of their resources just to please another middle-rate sect.
No one dared to question Darren's judgment. "Yes, sir," everyone said.
In fact, many of the members of the Scorching Fire Sect were dubious about Darren's claim that the Celestial Sect was about to become a middle-rate sect, for they still had not seen the full extent of his strength. Still, they had seen enough to know that he was far more powerful than themselves, so they would say nothing to risk his anger.
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gone, I happened to witness the death of Hamza, the former leader of the Scorching Fire Sect. Since everyone accepted me as their new sect leader, I agreed to let them join the Celestial Sect and follow you," he said lightly.
Daxton pressed his lips together, his face like a thundercloud.
'His explanation is glib and unbelievable. He is not telling me the whole truth, ' he thought. 'Does he expect me to believe that?
That he just happened to see Hamza die, and these people just chose him to be their new sect leader?' He was at a loss as to whether to shout, cry, or laugh.
But then, he already knew that as the chief disciple of the Celestial Sect, Darren was far more complex and powerful than he seemed.
So he sighed and gestured for the elders of the Scorching Fire Sect to take a seat. Daxton was wise enough not to pry too much into his mysterious chief disciple's private business. After all, Darren was actively helping the Celestial Sect. He couldn't demand anything more from him.