Meeting

Inside the conference room of the Hyde Clan!

"You are all the pillars of this clan, so speak your minds," Vincent said, sitting at the head of the table as he addressed the members of the Hyde Clan.

"Patriarch, I think this matter is simple. We just need to gather the suitable children of the clan and let Mr. Zhao Nan make his selection!"

A clan elder of the Hyde Clan spoke up, addressing Vincent.

"Indeed, just gather the children of the appropriate age from the clan."

Following the elder's words, another member of the Hyde Clan chimed in to agree.

Vincent listened to their statements without speaking, instead turning his gaze toward a member of the Hyde Clan's main lineage.

That person felt Vincent's gaze and understood his intent, speaking directly: "I do not think this is appropriate. After all, our Hyde Clan is one of the Four Ultimate Warriors. If the descendants we put forward have poor aptitude, it would make our Violet Flame Warrior lineage look down upon."

"I suggest that we first select suitable descendants from within the clan ourselves, and then recommend them to Mr. Zhao Nan!"

As his voice fell, the members of the main lineage and several elders who were on good terms with them began to voice their agreement one after another.

In an instant, the entire conference room erupted into a chaotic mess.

Vincent listened to the noisy clamor below without attempting to stop it.

For no other reason than that he, too, was a beneficiary.

After all, having a disciple apprenticed to a powerhouse would increase the competitiveness of any branch within the clan.

Their Hyde Clan had already been passed down for five thousand years.

Over these five thousand years, the Hyde Clan had spawned countless bloodline branches. The reason Vincent was able to sit in the position of patriarch today was not because of his immense strength, but because of his excellent craftsmanship in forging weapons.

One must know that the Hyde Clan had not seen a descendant with a bloodline awakening for a full eight hundred years.

This was precisely why Zhao Nan's arrival to take on a disciple had made this group of people scramble for the opportunity.

Originally, Vincent had called for this meeting thinking he could use the advantage of the main lineage to make the branch members back down.

But clearly, Vincent had not anticipated the importance these people placed on having a powerhouse as a master.

Even with the main lineage's firm opposition, the branch members refused to agree to a private selection, insisting that everyone be treated equally by presenting their own descendants before Zhao Nan.

The arguing in the conference room continued, while Zhao Nan, resting in the guest quarters, paid no mind to it. The most important reason he had come this time was for the innate divine abilities of the Four Ultimate Warriors.

Of course, if he found a talented disciple, that would be even better.

After much deliberation, Zhao Nan had already decided that his path to transcendence did not lie in the profound mysteries of the laws or the fusion of mysteries, but in the innate divine abilities of those divine beasts.

To put it bluntly, Zhao Nan was prepared to follow the path of Orloff.

However, unlike Orloff, who wanted to escape the Coiling Dragon World through his own research, Zhao Nan was relying on his system.

Zhao Nan was well aware that his path might be wrong, but it was a path nonetheless.

After all, there were too many contingencies in the success of Linley.

It wasn't that his four-element talent was so incredible, but rather that soul mutation.

As a transmigrator, it was impossible for Zhao Nan to take such a risk knowing the danger involved.

To put it plainly, Zhao Nan did not believe he possessed the courage to stake everything on a desperate gamble!