I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1222

Chapter 1222: Chapter 1224 Peak Master Chapter 1222: Chapter 1224 Peak Master Duan Xingliu was about to to explain when he suddenly stopped. He looked outside with annoyance and snorted coldly, “Humph, keep calm and don't be hasty. Let's wait for Duan Wuliang to arrive and talk about it all at once. Otherwise, we'll have to go over it again later, which would be troublesome!”

Duan Jian stood outside the grand hall with an expressionless face, as if he hadn't heard the Sect Leader speak at all. In a short while, a figure appeared in the distant sky, arriving swiftly by Sword Flight.

“Humph, Sect Leader, the Imperial Sword Sect is not a place where you can have the final word alone. If you want to take someone from Immeasurable Peak, even if I agree, the spirits of the thirty-eight peak masters of Immeasurable Peak in heaven would not consent!” An elderly man with white hair and beard arrived at the sacrificial ceremony, stepping toward the grand hall while calling out with a voice as resonant as a bell.

Song Jian could feel the Sword Qi radiating from the body of the elder who entered. It was deep and vast like the ocean tides, surging outward without any concealment. It was more fearsome than any King Level boss he had ever seen!

“Is this the strength of a Legendary fighter?” A look of surprise flashed across Song Jian's face as he silently thought to himself.

“Old bastard!” Duan Xingliu mentally cursed and then impatiently waved his hand, saying to Duan Wuliang, “Keep calm, and let me finish. If Song Jian still decides to join Immeasurable Peak as an ordinary disciple, then I won't obstruct him!”

“Hahahaha!” Duan Wuliang burst into hearty laughter, his face full of mockery. Turning to Song Jian, he said, “Kid, you are the one Duan Jian brought into the fold, eh… cough, cough, the one Duan Jian guided. As long as you are unwilling, no one will force you! Rest assured, whatever Duan Xingliu promised you, Immeasurable Peak will fulfill it twice over!”

In Duan Wuliang's view, Duan Xingliu was merely resorting to his usual tactics of coercion and recruitment. If he hadn't known about it, that would have been one thing, but now that he was aware, Duan Xingliu's strategies were bound not to succeed!

In terms of combat power, Immeasurable Peak ranked among the top three within the dozens of peaks of Imperial Sword Sect. In terms of heritage, Immeasurable Peak was no weaker than any other lineage, and even when compared to the Main Peak, it was not inferior!

Gu Luo looked enviously at Duan Jian. Although Gu Yue Peak was also not bad, it had slipped in ranking to beyond twelfth place. Even the peak master of Gu Yue Peak would not dare to speak to Duan Xingliu in such a manner!

“Humph, Song Jian, would you care to become the master of a peak?” Duan Xingliu glared at Duan Wuliang before turning to Song Jian with a smile on his face.

“What, a peak master?” Song Jian's face showed utter astonishment, and he momentarily felt as if he was experiencing auditory hallucinations.

It must be understood that even if Song Jian and Xin Ling made great achievements, they would at most be promoted from ordinary disciples to inner sect disciples. That alone was enough to make many disciples envious. For a genius disciple to be promoted to inner sect disciple required sufficient strength and significant contributions to the sect, and this might take anywhere from three to eight years. Some disciples had even been in the Imperial Sword Sect for more than ten years and were still only ordinary disciples.

Such treatment was already the cause of much envy among the disciples, but the position of peak master was something that even direct disciples would not dare to dream of. How could Duan Xingliu offer such a thing?

“What, a peak master?” Even Duan Wuliang trembled, staring at Duan Xingliu in disbelief and pointing at him with trembling hands, he roared, “You, you actually dare…”

It must be known that becoming the master of a peak was not a simple matter. At the very least, a master of a peak must possess the strength of a Legendary fighter to be qualified for the position. With Song Jian's current strength, claiming the role of a peak master would only provoke ridicule from others!

“You, you're setting him up for failure!” Duan Wuliang roared, pointing at Song Jian as he shouted, “With his talent, I believe he could break through to Legendary Level within thirty years, take up the position of a sect elder with ease, and even if he were to become a peak master, he could barely hold his own. But, but how can a youngster with merely second-tier combat power be fit to become a peak master? Duan Xingliu, in doing so, you're ruining a genius of our Imperial Sword Sect!”

Duan Wuliang wore an expression of deep distress. Even becoming a legend was merely a threshold for becoming a peak master, and to date, the Imperial Sword Sect had more than sixty Legendary Level individuals. Yet there were only a mere twenty or so who had become peak masters–the others were all no more than sect elders.

“Hmph, it's the sect's desire to establish Divine Attachment Peak to specifically recruit disciples with divine favor, which had been decided long ago by the sect!” Duan Xingliu retorted with a cold snort, “At that time, you, Duan Wuliang, raised your hand in favor as well! Given this peak is specifically for those with divine favor, it's only natural for the peak master to also be someone with divine favor. What's wrong with choosing Song Jian as the master of Divine Attachment Peak?”

Duan Wuliang found himself at a loss for words, staring wide-eyed at Duan Xingliu and Song Jian. He had never expected that Duan Xingliu would have the audacity to appoint a disciple, who had just joined the sect, as the master of a peak, especially when this disciple only had second-tier combat power!

“This, this…” Duan Wuliang was momentarily at a loss for what to say. Given the situation in the Imperial Sword Sect, Song Jian had just made a significant contribution, and the establishment of Divine Attachment Peak was a strategy already decided upon earlier. If indeed a person with divine favor was required as the peak master, Song Jian truly was the best choice, considering there were only two individuals with divine favor in the entire Imperial Sword Sect.

“There are currently only two individuals with divine favor in the Imperial Sword Sect. Isn't it a bit hasty to determine the peak master so quickly?” Duan Wuliang, with a grim expression, said, “This should be decided in a grand sect meeting, not by the Sect Leader alone!”

Duan Wuliang sighed internally. By voicing this, he was blocking Song Jian's path to advancement. Even if his own skin was thick, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to actively propose that Song Jian join Immeasurable Peak now.

“Hehehe, since Immeasurable Peak disagrees with Song Jian becoming the master of Divine Attachment Peak and is also calling for a grand sect meeting, naturally we cannot proceed without one. That being the case, we shall convene a grand sect meeting in three days to discuss this matter!” Duan Xingliu chuckled.

Duan Wuliang immediately felt as if he had swallowed a dead fly, deeply uncomfortable. He shot Duan Jian a resentful glance, turned, and left by Sword Flight Art without giving Song Jian another look.

Song Jian felt somewhat helpless, as Duan Xingliu was employing an overt strategy. If Duan Wuliang really agreed for him to be the master of Divine Attachment Peak, Duan Xingliu would likely find a reason to refuse anyway.

Song Jian was well aware of his own limitations. Not to mention that his strength was insufficient to suppress an entire peak, even in terms of seniority, he was unfit as a novice disciple who had just joined the sect to be nominated as a peak master!

Duan Xingliu did all this simply to cut off the possibility for Song Jian to join Immeasurable Peak or any other peak lineages.

Once everyone else had left, Duan Xingliu called Song Jian aside and spoke in a comforting tone, “Song Jian, with your current strength and qualifications, you indeed are not fit to be a peak master. But don't worry, the master of Divine Attachment Peak is bound to be someone with divine favor. Now that you've obtained the Chaos Sword Canon, once your strength increases, the position of peak master will eventually be yours. What you need to do now is to study diligently and master the Chaos Sword Canon as soon as possible.”

“You're not suitable to join other peak lineages right now. How about becoming my disciple? Join the main peak as a direct disciple of the Sect Leader?” Duan Xingliu smiled warmly while looking at Song Jian, stroking his beard and laughing.

Chapter end

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