Actually, even though Black Cloud Great Sage's strategist, Hu Zi Bo, had been killed by Ye Zhen, leaving him without counsel to advise him,
Black Cloud Great Sage himself was still very clever.
Otherwise, he could not have competed with Purple Beard Great Sage for the position of Black Tiger King.
So, from the very instant Ye Zhen had set him up, Black Cloud Great Sage had considered many possibilities.
Though he had been forced onto a dead-end road, what if he succeeded? Or what if there was some unexpected turn?
No matter which possibility came to pass, he would have to face the wrath of his father, Black Tiger King.
Of course, if he succeeded, the way to face Black Tiger King's fury would be the simplest.
From the moment he had been set up today, Black Cloud Great Sage's goal had never been to kill Black Tiger King. That was impossible.
If he truly did that, he would be even less able to inherit the throne.
Within the Tiger Clan, those who rebelled and rose against their elders would never receive the recognition of the other Tiger Kings or the White Tiger Demon Emperor.
From the very beginning, Black Cloud Great Sage's goal had been to kill his elder brother Purple Beard, his strongest rival for the Black Tiger King's throne.
Among Black Tiger King's many children, Black Cloud and Purple Beard had the purest bloodlines, the strongest cultivation, and the greatest ability. They stood far ahead of all their other siblings.
Compared to the two of them, their other brothers and sisters were as far apart as clouds and mud.
The successor to Black Tiger King's throne could only be one of them, Black Cloud or Purple Beard. They were also the heirs recognized by more than