Chapter 3201: Deviant Trajectory
The tension in the air lingered with great peril.
The Martial Sages gazed at Rui with a dissatisfied and displeased expression, even as Rui remained resolute on protecting the blood children, no matter what.
This was the first time that Rui had ever used his extraordinary power, influence, and leverage to push for something that was against the will of almost all other Martial Sages. The fact that he blatantly warned them of their impending death was a step further than he had ever gone.
He had never been domineering or overbearing before. Even after his identity as a prince came out and he gained a measure of real influence and power, he had never quite used it to unilaterally make things go his way against the desires of those who supported him.
This time, however, marked the first time Rui actually used his political power to the fullest.
"I hope I have made myself clear," Rui continued with a calm tone of unyielding strength. "Not a single scratch must come upon the blood children anywhere on the continent. I will personally find the person responsible and hunt them down myself, no matter who it is."
Sage Zentra heaved a sigh. "Your Highness, I understand that you find the most extreme solution to be unacceptable. However, I hope you are able to understand our compunctions. Our dominance as human civilization’s Martial Sages will only last as long as Martial Art as a whole remains dominant. This is a matter that threatens our very power, the power that everybody here has spent centuries cultivating."
His calm eyes bore deep into Rui’s.
"Power is the only thing we Martial Sages have left. We sacrificed everything to achieve this power over many decades and even centuries. It is the only thing we have left to show for all our time," he continued with a heavy tone. "We simply cannot allow anything to undermine this one and only fruit of our labor and penance."