Slightly rewinding time, the narrative adjusts to when Miss Zi Di's group confirmed their advancement and Cai Jing was walking toward the judging panel.
The Dragonman Youth already stood up and left the Duel Arena.
He recalled his previous conversation with Cang Xu in his mind.
Cang Xu gazed into the distance. "The Dragon Lion Mercenary Group lacks its own people in the Alchemy Guild. Since there are none, we must build one."
"However, when Cai Jing is pushed forward by us as the core of the faction, it is still not enough."
"The support of Jiu Jin and Da Bei is still too small; they are not the true core leadership."
"If I were the president of the Alchemy Guild, I would have too many ways to deal with meritorious ministers."
"Therefore, we need to let this newborn faction truly take root."
Zi Di asked, "Then how should we do that?"
Cang Xu looked at the Dragonman Youth.
The Dragonman Youth felt a premonition. "Speak, what do you need me to do?"
A trace of a smile appeared on Cang Xu's face. "Become a duelist, Lord Captain."
The youth and the maiden were simultaneously shocked.
Zi Di exclaimed, "How can this be?"
The smile on Cang Xu's face widened, and he countered, "Why can't it? Lord Captain was even able to deceive the Earth Elemental Main God and rescue Xiao Gu. What problem is there in deceiving a God of Duel who doesn't even exist yet?"
He had another sentence left unsaid—the Dragonman Youth had repeatedly offered blasphemous prayers and obtained numerous divine gifts from the Meilan God. There was no reason he would falter when facing an incomplete Duel Divinity.
The Dragonman Youth fell into deep thought.
From a technical standpoint, there was no problem with him becoming