In fact, this black-clothed young man was one of the leading members of the Divine Wood Clan who opposed joining the Deep Blue Council and paying it an "ascension tax."
His faction maintained that the Divine Wood Clan had originally been a completely independent clan within the Deep Blue Civilization. The clan managed all its own affairs, and even other major clans, such as the Stars Clan, Great Mountain Clan, and Heavenfire Clan, had no authority to order them around.
However, joining the Deep Blue Council would mean that the Divine Wood Clan would be subject to its control and would also have to pay an ascension tax.
This was unacceptable to the Divine Wood Clan, which had valued freedom since ancient times.
Unfortunately, though.
In this age of Godforsaken Game, the Divine Wood Clan's female chief was its strongest member, held the greatest authority, and had countless supporters under her.
Although she respected the opinions of the black-clothed young man and his faction, the final vote was 93% to 7%. That overwhelming result determined that the Divine Wood Clan would ultimately join the Deep Blue Council.
Thus, the black-clothed young man could be said to have little confidence in Shadow 007's strength.
After all, he had never witnessed it himself.
Many people tended to doubt things they had only heard about.
Especially the claims that Shadow 007 could instantly kill all sorts of bosses. In many people's eyes, that was utterly impossible and sounded very much like exaggerated publicity.
The black-clothed young man, after all, had originally ranked among the top hundred worldwide in strength.
In the Abyssal Path rankings, he had reached floor 149 and consistently ranked somewhere in the seventies.
The Divine Wood Clan chief he followed had even cleared more than 200 floors, placing her among