"Sect Leader."
Fang Han cupped his hands slightly, his voice calm yet confident.
"I have returned because... I don't think the Dark Abyss will be sending any more Grandmaster assassins after me."
Chen Tianyuan was about to say something more, but he froze for a moment upon hearing this.
He looked at Fang Han, and distinct confusion appeared in his gentle eyes.
"What do you mean?"
"With my current strength, I no longer fear assassination by an ordinary Grandmaster."
Fang Han paused in thought before speaking.
"On my way back, I repelled the Dark Abyss Grandmaster who came to assassinate me."
A brief, deathly silence fell over the hall.
Chen Tianyuan stood frozen, staring at Fang Han. His lips moved slightly, but no words came out immediately.
He raised a hand as if carefully choosing his words, then slowly lowered it a moment later, his voice trembling with a shock he couldn't suppress.
"You... repelled a Dark Abyss Grandmaster?"
"Yes."
Fang Han replied.
