"Make the major guilds acknowledge us?" Mu Xin revealed a rare bitter smile upon hearing this. "This is the only seat among the candidate slots that can possibly be obtained. How could the major guilds possibly give it up?"
"There are six candidate slots this time. Why do you think the major guilds voluntarily gave up those other five?" Shi Feng asked in return.
"Isn't it obvious? It's because those five super guilds are too powerful. They simply aren't something other guilds can contend against." Mu Xin looked at Shi Feng, her heart filled with surprise. She did not understand why Shi Feng was asking this.
The five candidate slots had long since become common knowledge.
Otherwise, the major guilds would not be fighting one another to the death over the sixth slot, even at any cost.
"That's right. It's because those five super guilds are powerful enough." Shi Feng nodded. "That's why those guilds don't dare compete for them."
"You mean we should make the major guilds think we're powerful and not to be provoked?" Mu Xin's beautiful eyes widened. She felt as if Shi Feng were talking nonsense and shook her head. "That's simply impossible."
"Our Sword of Frost Sky doesn't have that kind of strength right now."
"Indeed, the current Sword of Frost Sky does not, nor can it possibly have that kind of strength." Shi Feng was utterly blunt. "That is why we need to go mad now—mad enough to make the major guilds fear and dread us. Only then can we survive by putting ourselves in a desperate position."
Defending was no longer an option, because they simply could not hold out.
With everyone from the other guilds, aside from the five super guilds, as enemies, even he could not turn the tide. After all,