Chapter 1411: The Extraction System.

His tone was haughty as he scoffed and said, "I am better than that. I can do something for more than one reason, but of which are very important."

"Anyway, I am also doing this to tear you down and raise you up. So I am doing you a favor."

"You need someone like me. Where else can you find someone who has great insight and can easily find problems?" he asked confidently.

His explanation didn’t convince anyone, though. They all glared at him for a long time, completely unconvinced that they needed him.

Finally, Wandering Thief broke the silence and said, "Anyway, Black Chain’s weird behavior of taking pleasure in talking down to his peers aside, I have a very important question. You’re not really thinking about using this sacrificial and extraction system, are you?"

"Why not?" Sword Maestro asked.

Wandering Thief replied with a question of his own, saying, "What do you mean, why not?"

Exasperated, he said, "Why did you tell us this secret in the first place? Wasn’t it because you didn’t want a certain person to find out and use it against you? Or have you forgotten?"

"That’s true. There is Ragnarok," Sword Maestro said in realization.

"Yes, there is Ragnarok to worry about. What if he finds out and tells everyone, like he did with my secret? Your Sword Way Sect will lose all of its credibility in a day."

"So what if he loses credibility?" Black Chain asked, unconcerned.

"It isn’t as if his sect is doing well in the future. If what Time Traveler said is true, then all of our sects will lose their competitiveness very soon. So what’s a little bit of early bad reputation when the sect is doomed anyway?"

"Plus, the people he can use the extraction system on can’t escape. It doesn’t matter if they know that their Dao Lord can snuff out their lives instantly wherever they are. Their lives are already bound to the Core Metac, so his stock will remain until he is ready to use it."

"Besides, the fact that a Dao Lord can kill mortals won’t cause as much damage as you expect. It isn’t like it is anything new. We can kill divine beings whenever we want, and it is public knowledge. If that hasn’t caused an uproar, then being able to kill mortals shouldn’t change much."

But Wandering Thief insisted, saying, "You’re wrong there. Those divine beings are definitely resentful. Nothing can change because they don’t have the power and because there is no alternative."

"But times have changed. Have you forgotten that the Dao Fetus cultivation system can accept any pathway and convert them to the Olympic Sect?"

"The Dao Fetus can only work on mortals, but what do you think those disgruntled mortals will do when they find out you can kill them anyhow?"

Then he glanced at everyone as he said, "This is why I think this secret is the perfect tool for Ragnarok to use to expand the Olympic Sect. Don’t you see it?"

Shaking his head, Black Chain declared confidently, "First of all, converting mortals from one pathway to another is outlandish and impossible. Just because Ragnarok claimed he can do it doesn’t mean he can do it."

"I won’t believe it until I see it. Until then, I will consider it a lie meant to deceive mortals or serve some other nefarious purpose. My best guess is that the so-called Dao Fetus will devour them and replace them, making it look like he converted them to the Devouring Pathway."

"Secondly, my point still stands that Sword Maestro’s sect is doomed anyway. All of our sects are doomed, so we have nothing to lose in that regard. If we have an opportunity to change that, we should take it."

Before Wandering Thief could speak, Heavenly Eye interjected, "Black Chain is right. Our sects are doomed either way, so this might not be a bad thing."

"Speaking of which, I’m still angry with Time Traveler for not telling us about the Root of Life and the Olympic Sect much earlier. If he had told us, we wouldn’t have fallen into Ragnarok’s trap and let him gain free access to our Domains."

Hearing this, Black Chain burst out laughing, "Hahaha. What noobs!"

"To think Wandering Thief called you my peers. What a joke! In what world are you my peers if you’re foolish enough to give another Dao Lord rightful access to your Domain?"

In response, Tepid Scholar sneered as he said, "You’re not better off either. Isn’t Ragnarok using your Domains?"

"That may be true, but I am different. I can evict him any time I want. I haven’t done it yet because you said we need to maintain the facade of peace so he won’t be suspicious and will enter Thief’s Haven."

"As for you, you sold off your Domain for a thousand years. The worst part is that you sold off every Domain you have throughout the Sea of Worlds. So even new Domains aren’t exempt from the consequences of your foolishness," he said as he slapped his thigh and laughed at the top of his lungs.

"Clearly, we may be Dao Lords, but we’re not the same. I am built different. I am the real deal and the only one worthy of ruling the Sea of Worlds," he proclaimed grandly.

When no one clapped or said anything in agreement, he scoffed and said, "I know you’re not convinced. But you’ll see. You shall see that I am the only right choice."

"Alright. That’s enough bragging. Let’s return to the matter at hand," Wandering Thief said, changing the subject.

"If you all think there is nothing wrong about Ragnarok exposing the fact that you kill mortals, then so be it. But we should at least make the payoff worth it."

"We have to turn the extraction system into a viable cultivation system that can compete with the Gemini race and the Olympic Sect. Speaking of which, I have a great idea for that."