Seventeen years ago, when Chen Xuan, who bore the Devil Sect’s holy stigmata, sought to bring the various devil sects under his rule, he could not force old devil lords like Ling Douliang or Li Zai to submit through sheer charisma; he had to use the power of the stigmata itself.
No one standing at the peak of power is ever willing to easily hand over the authority they hold in their own hands.
Imagine if you were the emperor of one of the fifteen martial dynasties in Central Province, and a martial cultivator possessing the bloodline of the Three Emperors suddenly appeared, demanding that you hand over the entire power of your dynasty for him to rule—which emperor would ever agree to such a demand?
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