When the current Boss, Mr. Gian, looked over, Yi Chen decisively rose from the audience and used Flash Step to appear before him.
After the Abyss and Death gazed at each other, there was no unpleasantness between them. Instead, they reached out and shook hands.
The two felt quite familiar with each other. It seemed Yi Chen had known for a long time that the top seat in the circus had been taken by Mr. Gian.
The only one who had left early after killing Atre and obtaining "qualification" was William.
Yi Chen had remained in the Monastery of Suffering in the Old World for two years of Secluded Cultivation before following them to the Prime Material Plane. His so-called Secluded Cultivation had not been completely isolated, either. He had occasionally come into contact with the circus along the way and had even been privately invited over as a guest.
Although Mr. Gian could smell the scent of evil on Yi Chen, unlike William, Yi Chen had merely obtained the power of evil through killing. His essence still belonged to this side.
"Mr. Yi, what do you think of William?"
"He's all right... He just needs to be treated with a little caution."
This exchange made William hop frantically in place. "Huh? Yi Bao, what do you mean, he needs to be treated with a little caution? Is there really anything questionable about my character? I'm a truly wonderful person!
"Hey! Besides, I'm the chief, aren't I? Why does it sound like I'm an outsider? This... This isn't right, is it?"
Yi Chen paid no attention to William, who was having a fit nearby, and continued talking with Mr. Gian. "Still, he can be trusted at this stage. At least, everything I've seen and experienced indicates that William hasn't been