Elder Tan hurriedly bowed and declared loudly and resolutely, "The Alliance Leader's might is unparalleled! I, Tan, am willing to follow you and open up new territory. Wherever your sword points is where I'll fight to the death. You will surely unite the universe, take the helm of the Glory Hall, suppress the Sixth Continent, and reclaim the Giant Beast Starfield. The Alliance Leader is invincible!"
Lu Yin froze. This seemed oddly familiar.
Ku Wei arrived. On the way, he'd prepared plenty of words that would both preserve his dignity and proclaim Lu Yin's unparalleled greatness—in short, flattery. But the moment he arrived, he heard Elder Tan's speech. He stared blankly at the old man, momentarily at a loss for words. The old man had taken the praise to the absolute limit. A true master!
The highest art of flattery was praising yourself so that no one else had anything left to say!
The old man had shut down Ku Wei's chance to flatter Lu Yin.
Lu Yin coughed. "Elder Tan, where are the Fire Realm's resources stored? Take me to see them."
Elder Tan promptly replied, "Yes, Alliance Leader. If the Fire Realm's forebears knew that the resources they collected would be used by you, they would consider it an honor, even in death."
Ku Wei froze again. That was shameless beyond belief. If the people of the Fire Realm heard that, they'd be so furious they'd come back to life. What an unscrupulous old man.
Even Lu Yin felt embarrassed hearing it.
"Seventh Brother, congratulations on defeating Hong Zhu! You beat a stellar envoy while only in the Hunting Realm. You're invincible under heaven, and one day you'll surely reach the Progenitor Realm and become humanity's first Progenitor in all history!" Ku Wei shouted. He had to win