"You don't understand a thing." Mu Shanqing laughed.
Why had he agreed to become the Qinghe Sect's Inner City branch master in this area? To seize more resources and treasures, and use them to climb higher.
And now, he had succeeded.
"Once a Martial Artist steps into the Grandmaster realm, his physical abilities catch up with those of an upper-tier Summoner. Speed, strength, endurance, recovery—all improve across the board, by as much as threefold or more! Even at the low end, they double." Mu Shanqing was plainly answering Lin Hui while explaining it to Ding Chengying and Zhao Dong behind him, as well as the Martial Artists around them.
He clearly meant to turn this battle into the one that made his name after revealing his strength.
Only by raising his reputation and building an impressive record could he gain more benefits and status.
And how did he build that record? With an opponent of sufficient stature, of course.
The Lin Hui before him fit the bill.
No one else could handle him. Even the two deputy ministers might have been gravely injured in a single exchange if Mu Shanqing had not intervened in time.
Against such a troublesome foe, he would break through on the spot, turn the tide, and ultimately defeat and kill him. That hard-won victory, witnessed by a growing crowd, would be enough to spread word of his newfound strength.
A reputation was built on voices and momentum!
Only when enough voices joined together could they create momentum!
Otherwise, what would be the point if someone simply rushed in and he killed him in a few moves?
The people nearby would hear the commotion, see him deal with the intruder, and that would be that. The whole affair would end without a ripple.
But now it