Hearing the marshal's questioning, Fu Qingyang narrowed his eyes, then composed himself in an instant.
"What do you mean by that, Marshal? Yuanshi is not the Demon Lord's successor. He passed the Tiger Tally's test."
Even before the supreme leader of the White Tiger Corps, Fu Qingyang maintained his aloof bearing.
"Rule-type items are not infallible. Every rule has loopholes." The Female Marshal kept the document raised before her face, lightly swinging the long women's military boots resting on the desk as she said, "Yuanshi Tianzun is a decent talent. He is gifted and highly skilled at clearing dungeons. But compared with the Demon Lord, he falls a little short. Compared with me, the same is true. Yet his achievements throughout the Transcendence Realm outshine both mine and the Demon Lord's.
"That alone makes him highly suspicious to me."
Fu Qingyang raised a brow. "What you call 'falling a little short' is merely your subjective judgment. I believe achievements are the standard by which everything should be judged."
The Female Marshal did not grow angry in the slightest at Young Master Fu's blunt rebuttal. Instead, she gave a soft laugh.
"It is indeed subjective judgment, but geniuses can sense one another. Take Guan Ya, for example. I think she is quite good, but she still has a considerable gap before she can be called a top-tier genius.
"Or take you. I thought you were utterly mediocre, and the facts proved that your talent truly is terrible. As for the Demon Lord, although I despise his character—
"I have to admit that he was the only one among his peers who could have advanced to demigod. All he lacked was time.
"Unfortunately, the Yuanshi Tianzun you value does not give me that feeling. Therefore, I subjectively conclude that his achievements have