Shocking the World

This, too, was forced by the greater tide. He could not assume the position of School Lord while still in the Half-Step Transcendent Realm; otherwise, would the other powers not look down on them? They would think True Martial School had become incomparably weak, reduced to relying on a Half-Step Transcendent Realm martial artist as its School Lord. If word got out, no one would think True Martial School was deliberately nurturing new talent. They would only think it had weakened beyond all measure.

With internal troubles and external threats on every side, True Martial School absolutely could not show weakness. Otherwise, it might invite a concerted assault, with everyone treating True Martial School as a soft persimmon to be squeezed. Then True Martial School would truly be finished. He could hold back the Feather Transformation Church, but he could not hold back all the other overlord forces watching like tigers eyeing their prey.

Thus, the weaker they were, the more forcefully they had to respond. They absolutely could not reveal the slightest trace of fatigue at such a time.

But if Huang Wuji waited until he entered the Transcendent Realm before assuming the position, it would be entirely different. It would send a message to the outside world: True Martial School had successors, was brimming with talent, and had not been weakened—or at least, was not as weak as people imagined. It could also deter certain people.

That was also why the school was accelerating the handover. Aside from the School Lord himself no longer being able to hold on physically, the message they needed to convey to the outside world was also an extremely important part of it.

Ye Xiwen could see that everyone on Hidden Star Peak seemed intent on grooming him into the next Hidden Star