764 You guys come at me together

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Lan Xiu was completely speechless. He fell silent, his expression filled with shock.

He realized he had no way to refute him at all!

Although Xia Ming was young, every word he had just spoken and every deed he had done were genuine achievements. There was not a shred of falsehood in them, nor was there anything anyone could refute!

On the contrary, precisely because of Xia Ming's age, his promotion would face even greater doubt and resistance. If those achievements had belonged to someone else, they would have become a councilor long ago. Yet Xia Ming had only become one eight months earlier.

The crowd, too, fell into silence. Xia Ming had laid out his achievements before them—solid and undeniable, as immovable as mountains.

What astonished many of them even more was Xia Ming's final statement.

Aragon of Shadow Land had hunted him down? And Xia Ming had actually escaped!

Everyone shuddered in alarm, utterly stunned. Xia Ming had actually drawn the pursuit of a level-fourteen powerhouse—this was truly shocking.

More importantly, Xia Ming had escaped from Aragon's hands!

Looking across the continent, how many level-thirteen powerhouses would dare claim they could escape from a level-fourteen powerhouse?

That alone was enough to demonstrate Xia Ming's formidable strength.

Ignoring the crowd's stunned reactions, Xia Ming glanced coolly at Lan Xiu. "Tower Master Lan Xiu, based on the achievements I just mentioned, do I have the ability? Do I have the qualifications to assume the position of one of the Five Marshals?"

Xia Ming questioned Lan Xiu in an even tone, but the meaning behind his words was razor-sharp.

Lan Xiu froze, then gave a bitter smile without replying.

Xia Ming looked toward the others again. Wherever his gaze fell, almost no one dared meet his eyes. They all felt