"Now that you haven't won a Reserve Demon General Token, your position is rather awkward. We need to plan carefully how to deal with the Soul-Reaping Sect next," Huo Lian said.
They had made a rough plan before. The Soul-Reaping Sect was powerful, but the one Huang Xiao chiefly feared was its Sect Master, Zhuo Mengshen.
As for the others, Huang Xiao should still barely be able to handle them if he fought with everything he had.
"Unless Zhuo Mengshen takes action personally," Huang Xiao said. "He most likely won't win a Demon General position this time. That means he won't be able to use the authority of that position to pressure us, and we'll still have a chance to resist."
The leader of a sect generally wouldn't act personally unless he had no other choice.
If Zhuo Mengshen became a Demon General while Huang Xiao failed to become a Reserve Demon General, they would have no power whatsoever to fight back against Zhuo Mengshen.
Huang Xiao and Huo Lian's best choice would be to flee and find somewhere to hide from the Soul-Reaping Sect.
"Although we both think Zhuo Mengshen has no chance, no one can guarantee that he isn't hiding his strength. He might just give everyone a tremendous surprise," Huo Lian said with a frown. "We'll see what happens tomorrow. If Zhuo Mengshen wins a Demon General position, we'll have no choice but to withdraw."
The Wild Ox Sect, the Fierce Mountain Gang-both men could abandon them entirely.
"Patriarch, do you think we could find a way to approach Ma Tie'an?" Huang Xiao asked after some thought.
His words prompted Huo Lian to ponder for a while.
"We both believe Ma Tie'an has an unusual relationship with Kui Yong, but with Ma Tie'an's current standing, he isn't