938 Mercy 1 (2/2)

As an Inner Sect elder, he had no right to question a core disciple, and even less of a right to question the Legatee of their branch sect. He might be more powerful than some of their core disciples, a large majority of them, in fact, however, that meant nothing.

He could only send Dyon a helpless and apologetic glance, only to be surprised by the fact Dyon didn't seem to care about the identities of those who had arrived.

Dyon didn't bother to respond to the inner elder's glance. Although he said his character wasn't bad, Dyon still found him to be a coward and he didn't very much like to associate with people like that. There was a reason he said that the elder wasn't a bad one, rather than saying he was a good one.

Casually taking a glance down at the approaching disciples, Dyon scanned them before his eyes landed on a particular individual hiding further behind the front seven. It didn't take Dyon much effort to recognize that this was the inner sect disciple who had brought him his robes.

With a single leap, Dyon softly landed on the ground despite the weight on his back.

”It's good that you've come down on your own.” Nikolaos said when he noticed Dyon's actions. ”It saves me the trouble of coming to get you myself. Admit your wrongs and accept your punishment.”

Nikolaos began to exude an otherworldly aura, causing those surrounding him to feel as though he had placed an individual hand on each one of their throats.

The privileges of a Legatee were many, but one of the most important was the ability to completely suppress those of their clan or sect. As a member of any clan or sect, you have a small bit of that clan's faith protecting you, that faith then increases as the position you earn in the clan or sect increases. However, among those of the sect or clan, no one has more faith than the Patriarch. After the Patriarch, Legatees lag not too far behind…

This seems simple enough, but the reality of the matter is far more complex.

Although everyone of a sect has faith, the only ones who can consciously mobilize it are Legatees. Which means… If you have joined a sect and happen to anger its Legatee, the chances of you winning a fight is near zero. This isn't because the Legatee is definitely more powerful, although it is a strong possibility considering their position. It is because a Legatee has the ability to suppress anyone of their sect by making use of the faith they all inherently had within them.

With these abilities, Nikolaos was undefeated, and as far as everyone else was concerned, he would stay undefeated.