Silence...
On the Ascension Boat, the sound of people swallowing rose and fell.
Only after a long while did someone speak in a trembling voice.
"He said he wanted to become the only one to pass the assessment?"
"What kind of joke is this? Even if he really has some strength, if he deprives everyone of their chance to become Heavenly Emperor Sect disciples, isn't he afraid someone will raise the banner of rebellion? Are the people under him really willing to give up their own chance to enter the Heavenly Emperor Sect?"
"Zhang Yi and Fan Ling were both killed by the backlash of their own three thousand Cloudsoar Emperor Troops. No matter how strong Li Tianming is personally, could he possibly suppress hundreds of thousands of people?"
"But the Destiny Emperor Troops under him don't seem dissatisfied at all. They even seem more than willing to support him?"
No one refuted it. After all, the Destiny Emperor Troops' fervor toward Li Tianming was written all over their faces. Other than their initial astonishment upon hearing that Li Tianming wanted to become the "Sole Emperor," where was there any sign that they had the slightest objection now?
"Even setting aside the problem with his subordinates, what if the other teams learn of his ambition and all join forces against him?"
Some were still unconvinced, but no one directly argued back anymore. They simply began discussing it among themselves.
"Has there ever been a precedent for sweeping through the entire first stage?"
"No. No one has ever considered such a method, much less had the audacity and ability to pull it off! There are so many crouching tigers and hidden dragons among the geniuses of seventh- and eighth-level star systems. No one dares say they won't capsize in a gutter