At Elder Cai's words, Secretary Zhou's expression twisted, and he grew somewhat angry from embarrassment.
Yes, he was afraid.
He had been frightened by a kid who had been a Spirit Realm Walker for less than half a year.
Before, no matter how much Yuanshi Tianzun stirred things up, he had at most been the strongest below the Sovereign level. True Sovereigns could still look down on him and crush him as easily as an annoying bug.
But now, that annoying bug had hunted down an experienced level-7 Elder.
As secretary to one of Headquarters' Ten Elders, Secretary Zhou was also a level-7 Sovereign. Though, as a secretary to one of the Ten Elders, his resources and foundation surely surpassed those of the Southern Faction's Sixth Elder, he had to admit that Yuanshi Tianzun was now capable of threatening him.
And that little rebel was still only a Saint.
If he advanced to Sovereign, he would probably massacre those of the same level just like Fu Qingyang did.
"Elder Cai, are we really going to sit by and watch him grow?" Secretary Zhou lowered his voice even further, as though discussing something that could not bear the light.
The conflict between Headquarters' Nine Elders and Yuanshi Tianzun was a minor matter. If that little rebel reached the rank of demigod, the Nine Elders would at most lower their heads, admit their mistakes, and offer compensation. Then it would be over.
There was no blood feud between them, after all.
Elder Cai was different. His beloved grandson had died at Yuanshi Tianzun's hands. The retaliation during the subsequent trial, along with his deliberate obstruction during the airplane ambush, had only deepened the grudge between them.
The only reason both sides had remained at peace was that Yuanshi Tianzun had yet to