"Patriarch, you mean it was the new sect master who put out word that there would be more than a dozen Demon General positions?" Huang Xiao asked.
"Isn't that obvious?" Huo Lian said with a smile. "As the new sect master, he certainly wants to establish his authority as quickly as possible. Having more newly appointed Demon Generals would benefit him in the future, too. But as the old sect master, he doesn't want to surrender any of his power, especially not to be replaced by newcomers. Even keeping his power for a little longer would be good. The new sect master's actions undoubtedly angered the old sect master."
"That seems to be the reason." Huang Xiao nodded. "I wonder if Zhuo Mengshen is so angry he could cough up blood right now."
"Judging by their expressions earlier, they had clearly received some news. I just don't know whether they anticipated there being only five positions," Huo Lian said with a chuckle. "I don't think they did. They knew the number would be reduced, but they must have clung to a shred of hope that it wouldn't be cut by so much."
"That must be it," Huang Xiao said with some schadenfreude. "It looks like the Soul-Reaping Sect hardly has a chance now. A Demon General-the status that title carries really is astounding."
"Compared to Kui Yong's time, the status of Demon Generals has fallen quite a bit," Huo Lian said.
Huang Xiao nodded.
Over all these years, the number of Demon Generals had kept increasing. Who knew how many times greater it was than back then?
With more people holding the title, their status naturally wasn't as exalted as before.
The truly exalted ones were still those Demon Generals from Kui Yong's era.
Even if some later Demon Generals