"Senior Commander was right. Habibullah and the other great masters were no real match for my father. At most, they could have severely wounded him, but they could not have killed him." Maidafa drew a deep breath and steadied himself.
"That stands to reason," Huang Xiao said with a nod.
After saying that, however, he said nothing more, waiting for Maidafa to continue.
"You must also know, Sect Master, that the Black Fire Sect has now allied with the Esoteric Sect," Maidafa said.
"Oh?" Huang Xiao raised an eyebrow and asked, "You mean masters from the Esoteric Sect took part back then?"
Maidafa nodded. "Yes. It was precisely because masters from the Esoteric Sect joined in that my father was defeated."
"Though I know little about the Black Fire Sect, as far as I am aware, its Sect Masters have always possessed considerable cultivation. The Esoteric Sect has quite a few masters, but surely very few could defeat your father?" Ran Chou asked.
"You are right, Senior Commander. The other masters of the Esoteric Sect were naturally no match for my father. Even a surprise attack from them could not have killed him on the spot. But the man Habibullah helped sneak into the Black Fire Sect's Main Altar was the Esoteric Sect's greatest master, Dalhe," Maidafa said, his expression darkening.
"Dalhe? No wonder!" Huang Xiao said softly. "Half a year ago, Dalhe had probably already broken through to the eleventh layer of the Wild Elephant Esoteric Sect Divine Skill."
"I am not too sure about that. I have only heard of the Esoteric Sect's supreme divine skill, the Wild Elephant Esoteric Sect Divine Skill. I have no idea which layer Dalhe has reached. But as the Esoteric Sect's greatest master, his strength has naturally reached the very pinnacle. I...