Yet Sikong Jing suddenly stepped forward lightly. "Everyone, why not just make A Yi the leader?"
Sikong Jing very much wanted to seize Fire Lockfeng's command authority, but becoming the leader himself was impossible for now.
He was young, his realm was low...
And he was merely from Vast Sea. Who would possibly let him be the leader?
But one did not necessarily need to become the leader immediately to obtain command authority. If A Yi became the leader first, he could still gain command authority all the same.
After the battle just now, and after becoming one with his mount, he had basically won A Yi over.
As soon as Sikong Jing's words fell...
Fire Lockfeng, unable to find an outlet for his frustration, bellowed furiously again, "Sikong Jing, do you know what you're saying?"
Sikong Jing merely smiled. "Lord Fire, I'm only making a small suggestion. My words carry little weight. If you don't like hearing them, then pretend I said nothing—just as you've always ignored my advice."
That last sentence once again ignited Azure Thunder, Azure Water, and everyone else.
Damn it, if Fire Lockfeng had listened to Sikong Jing's advice earlier, they would not have been scared half to death just now.
Even if Fire Lockfeng could not hear the meaning behind Sikong Jing's words, he still swept his gaze coldly across the crowd...
"Let me make this clear: if you truly intend to choose a new leader, then we part ways."
"If anything goes wrong then, we will each go complain to the Green Leaf Heavenly Emperor. I would like to see whether the Green Leaf Heavenly Emperor listens to me, his personal disciple, or to you people alone."
Fire Lockfeng also knew perfectly well that he was at fault.
Now, he could only use