This time, the reaction was explosive. Every single elder sitting around the circular table shouted in unison, their voices a mixture of immense shock and pure disbelief. The tent practically vibrated with their collective outcry.
"Kid, I know you know too much, but this... Do you take the spirit world for a game? A joke?!" one elder barked, leaning over the table.
"People spend centuries just trying to break through the intermediate ranks of the Upper Realm! To stand at the pinnacle in five years? It's not just impossible; it's an insult to every master who has ever bled for their cultivation!"
"And I won't be standing there alone," William calmly said, totally ignoring their frantic comments and even the leader's honest, stern reprimand. He looked through them, his gaze fixed on a horizon they couldn't see. "I'll be standing there alongside my elite and the top masters of my guild. We will ascend together, and we will dominate together."
"..."
