Now, the tattooed ones faced a grave crisis.
They no longer had enough fighting strength.
To assassinate Qingchao Zong, they would need not only to strike viciously at the succession ceremony, but also for Kong Yuanzun, Mie Qianzun, and Nabulapu to launch a joint surprise attack.
According to the deductions of FuLa's higher-ups, only then would they have a chance to complete the assassination before Qingchao Zong could react.
And if the first wave of attacks failed, Qingpusi would need to lead the other experts into battle.
That was still assuming that FuLa's army, thrown into chaos because its upper ranks had joined the "mutiny," would be unable to respond, and that the Child of Mist would not interfere.
Though, given Qingchao Zong's usual conduct, he surely would not allow the Child of Mist to participate in such a critical ceremony, there was always the fear of the unexpected.
They also needed to alter the rites of the sacrificial hills, ensuring that they could eliminate the Child of Mist's influence within a short time.
But the foundation of all this had to be sufficient combat power.
The younger generation of experts was rather dismissive of this. In their eyes, even if the Two Venerables were weaker than Qingchao Zong, they would only be at a slight disadvantage. Nabulapu had progressed markedly over the past few years and was nearing the Two Venerables' level as well. Kong Yuanzun together with Nabulapu should have been enough to overwhelm Qingchao Zong. Everyone else merely needed to guard against the Child of Mist.
As for FuLa's forces, they regarded them even less seriously. To these powerful hillfolk, FuLa was merely a gathering of chickens and dogs, a rabble of clay figurines and straw dogs. They could not possibly have the nerve to raise a