"You'll deal with them?"
In an instant, many elders looked utterly bewildered, staring at Xiao Yan in disbelief.
Some had even begun voicing their objections.
"Your Highness, Emperor's Son, you have the greatest potential of anyone in our clan. There's no need to prove yourself just to force everyone to accept you."
One elder could not help speaking up.
"Indeed, Emperor's Son. We'll do as you say, so please don't act so rashly."
Another elder could not help nodding in agreement.
They admitted that Xiao Yan's current strength had earned their recognition, but they still could not believe he could fight all those Demon Saints.
After all, every one of them was a high-ranking Demon Saint. With their powerful vitality and all manner of bizarre abilities, Demon Saints were often more troublesome and dangerous than Dou Shengs of the same level. Although Xiao Yan was already powerful, escaping a Seven-Star Demon Saint alive would be impressive enough.
If he encountered an Eight-Star Demon Saint, he might well perish. And if Xiao Yan died, the Xiao Clan would lose a peerless powerhouse of the future.
At that moment, none of the elders dared say much more.
Some of them did refuse to accept Xiao Yan, but that was merely because they did not want a young brat riding roughshod over them. Apart from a tiny handful whose resentment had reached an extreme, most could never stand by and watch Xiao Yan march to his death.
Xiao Yan had attained such a cultivation level at such a young age that becoming a Nine-Star Dou Sheng probably would not take him long. With his talent, he might even have a real chance of crossing that barrier no one could break through and becoming the Xiao Clan's second Dou Di!
If Xiao Yan broke