A Clash with the Transcendent, Bai Fu Who Wouldn't Stay Dead
If Bai Fu hadn't toyed with him like a spinning top, if Kade hadn't realized that Bai Fu had been acting all along and that she was the reason he'd ended up where he was, then even after losing his chance to seize control of the Taim Civilization, he would definitely have turned Rufus down.
As a ruler, he still had a vast future ahead of him. There was no reason to get mixed up with an organization like the Ten Saints Association, which was wanted by all Three Universal Civilizations.
At worst, he could travel far away, support another civilization's growth, and someday return as a king.
But now he couldn't be that rational.
When he thought about his current situation, what his backer had just said, and the fact that Bai Fu was responsible for all of it, he felt an urge to blow everything up.
If he just left, instead of finding a way to get revenge right away, and watched Bai Fu climb higher and higher by stepping on him, he'd eventually drive himself mad.
What if...
He tested the waters?
As the thought arose, Kade slowly raised his head.
"It's quite a surprise that the Chairman of the Myriad Souls Conclave would collude with an organization like the Ten Saints Association. Aren't you afraid I'll turn around and report you to the Three Universal Civilizations? That should earn me quite a bit of credit."
Rufus was very calm. "You won't. You're a man who cares about profit, and the Ten Saints Association can offer you far more than the Three Universal Civilizations."
"Is that so?"
"Why do you think I'd be willing to work with the Ten Saints Association?"
"Looks like the Ten Saints