Chapter 657 (2/2)
That was to say, unless he entered the Legendary Realm, he would most probably be unable to wait until his oldest senior reached the age of retirement.
This made Hailaer’s junior very resentful. It was not a must for him to become city lord, but this had made him lose his confidence. His original plan that had been perfect was foiled, and this had impaired his mental state. If he did not do anything to mend it, shaking up the Legendary Realm was bound to fail, and there would be no possibility of success.
This was the thing that truly made him so annoyed and angry.
But no matter how angry he was, he did not dare flare up at his oldest senior who had already entered the Legendary Realm. Without speaking about seniority, with their strengths at that moment, just Tello Hailaer alone was more than enough to crush him.
A Legendary Master who was able to conceal their power at the legendary level so well, without showing the slightest bit at all, was definitely not someone that anyone below the legendary level could challenge.
So he got to his feet and shouted in a fit of anger, then said nothing more as he sat down sullenly.
Seeing the situation, Tello Hailaer had no expression on his face, but in his heart, he was secretly smiling.
In recent years, whether it was right in his face or behind his back, this junior of his had mentioned topics related to “death” and “retirement” on more than one occasion. It was obvious that he had long since accumulated a deep resentment. Before now, Tello Hailaer’s strength was not as high; he was facing imminent death and thus was at his wits’ end. Now, his strength was greatly enhanced, and he had a long life ahead of him. The roles of the strong and the weak had been reversed, so of course, he had to remedy this grievance!
Of course, he would only go up to this extent. After all, they were all fellow brothers and had yet to shed all pretenses of cordiality. More importantly, their teacher was still around.
If Master Mill was no longer around, would it be possible for this junior brother to allow an old guy who was only left with advanced-level power to be city lord? Regardless of life or death, would he even think of backing off?
Similarly, if not for the fact that Master Mill was still around, Hailaer would not take such great pains to play this game and provoke his junior right at the beginning of the meeting earlier on. And then, when the other party could no longer hold it in and make his move, Hailaer would use his true strength to crush the other party directly. Even if he could not kill the other party, he would inflict some serious injuries, the kind that would require the injured person to lie in bed for a good half a month.
As for Mill City, to the many disciples, Master Mill was the anchor of stability for them; he was their mainstay. Whether it was Tu Ya’an, who had previously entered the Legendary Realm with his own efforts, or Hailaer, who had now entered the Legendary Realm relying on the help given by the Void Mask, all of them garnered respect.
In their impression, this teacher was the embodiment of wisdom and power. Even when compared with His Majesty, Lamperus, who founded the Country of Mages, he was nowhere near inferior. None of them would choose to be an enemy of their teacher unless it was their last resort.
After playing a little trick to deal with his junior, Hailaer finally stopped concealing his strength and unleashed his Legendary Master’s aura.
There were jade-green light rays all around him like a blooming flower. The vigorous force of nature was flowing from his body like clear spring water that brushed past everyone. For a moment, everyone felt as though their bodies had been flushed inside out, and even their bones felt a little lighter, especially those who were getting on in age. They felt much more comfortable, as though they had become ten years younger.
Compared to the people, the tables and chairs in the meeting room felt this effect even more clearly. The tables and chairs in the room were all made of wood. Of course, they had long been chopped down, dried up and had totally lost their vitality. But under the influence of Hailaer’s power, these wooden pieces that were already sun-dried, and even treated by preservatives, once again glowed with vitality. The chairs could be seen sprouting branches and leaves, and they were even connecting themselves to that large table. The large table, naturally, was also growing branches and leaves, and it was also creating many aerial roots that deeply inserted themselves into the wall next to the tables. Slowly, they were becoming one with this big room that was used to convene the meeting.
Lastly, in the middle of the large table, a green vine twisted and turned to reveal a huge flower bud that was slowly blooming into a beautiful and bright flower.
Seeing this scene unfold, there was no longer anyone who had doubts about Hailaer’s power.
A person capable of something like this, if he said he was no Legendary Master, would anyone believe him?
The higher-ups of Mill City were all very knowledgeable and experienced, and they had all seen Legendary Masters before. Just his stance itself, Tello Hailaer was not the least bit inferior to the other Legendary Master that everyone knew, Tu Ya’an. And the things that he just did were things that anyone below the legendary level was incapable of.
“Strange… Senior, have you changed your specialty? After a while, the second senior, whose seniority was second only to Hailaer, asked out of curiosity. “I remember you never used to follow this course; why have you changed…? Is this ‘nature’ or ‘botanic?’ It can’t be these two, right?”
“My brother, you are indeed an expert. Nothing can be hidden from you!” Hailaer smiled and nodded as he replied. “With the help of His Majesty, the Void Mask, I finally understood that the original path I chose was not really corresponding to my inner being. What I wanted, in fact, was a stable, long-lasting life like the ancient Divine Tree mentioned in the legends.”
The second disciple nodded vigorously and said, “You are right! This path does, indeed, suit you well. No wonder you failed three times previously. So the path that truly suits you is not anything else but this, ‘botanic!'”
“That’s why I’m saying, that if we change sides to be under the command of the Void Mask, you all will also have the chance to ask His Majesty to do something to help you all find the path that truly suits you all,” Hailaer said as his eyes swept across all his juniors. When he finished scanning through, “If even I can succeed, don’t you all want to take this final step and become a Legendary Master, just like me?”
This being said, not only his juniors, nut every advanced Master present fell into silence.
Who would not want to advance a step further, to become legendary?
Who would not want to break through limits and live up to hundreds and thousands of years old?
Now, hope was right before their eyes!
Amidst the silence, Tello Hailaer laughed.
“In fact, there’s no need for us to rush into changing sides,” he said. “We can first reveal a slight inclination towards the other side, such as inviting the Church of the Void Mask over to preach their teachings… We must tread the road step by step, just like how we eat our food, one mouthful at a time. We have plenty of time. Why should we worry?”
This was his true purpose. He had said so much previously, just to set a goal that was too difficult to achieve, to create a false impression in everyone and then, to weaken the feelings of objection they felt in their hearts.
Just like a business deal, when one quoted an exorbitant price, the purpose was simply just to make a counteroffer on the spot.