The other players nearby were nearly drooling by the time the Guilds calmed down to allow Xuan Yuan to speak.
' If only I was in his shoes, I'd have nothing to worry about for life' They thought...
"Forgive me, but I do not harbor the intention to join any Guild" Xuan Yuan spoke loudly and clearly and sent all the players present reeling in shock.
"Bastard! Such enormous benefits and he still turned them down. Is he nuts?" The Players cried inwardly. Some of them even wanted to approach Xuan Yuan and knock his shitty head millions of times.
"Brother Sword Mage, you need to consider this carefully, the power of a First Grade Guild like Heaven will is not something you can resist!" The representative of Sky Dragon Guild advised.
"I've nothing to consider. If Heaven will insists on targeting me, then so be it!" Xuan Yuan said firmly.
"Brother Sword Mage. If you won't get offended, you should note that most of the Guilds here are already thinking of joining Heaven will to destroy you. If not because of your excellent talents, you'd have been overwhelmed already!" The representative of White Camel Guild elaborated.
He was not wrong in his words. Every Guild in game dreamt of attaining dominance in the game. They won't tolerate seeing someone shine brighter than they do. They were only trying to get Xuan Yuan to join them due to his strong powers. If Xuan Yuan won't join them, they'd have to destroy him as they cannot leave such a threatening figure alone since he could be their rival in future. It was best to take care of the weeds before they take over the farm.
"You shoulder consider joining our Guild!" The representative of White Camel Guild continued.
"Are you here to threaten me?" Xuan Yuan's eyes narrowed dangerously.
"No Brother Sword Mage" The player said fearfully.
"Let me warn you now. If all Guilds in this city decides to go against me. I'll destroy them!" Xuanyuan said firmly before entering the Mansion before him without being stopped by the Guards.
"Is he declaring war against our Guilds too?" The representatives of the Large Guilds muttered to themselves after Xuanyuan left.
"That guy is too arrogant! He thinks he's the Master of the World just because be encountered some strong Magic scrolls. He'll soon learn that he's only a frog in the well!" Another commented...
In the Mansion, Xuanyuan didn't waste time and directly went to the inner chambers of the Mansion and arrived in the innermost chamber where the Jade Spear Emperor lived.
"Greetings City Ruler" Xuanyuan greeted but he didn't behave as respectfully as before because he didn't need to. He was now the Ninth Great Human Saint after all. The status he possessed now do not warranty him to the respectful even to City Rulers.
"Sword Mage. You gave me quite a surprise!" The Jade Spear Emperor Raymond said. "Just a visit to the Holy Temple and you're now the Ninth Great Human Saint. Your status is even superior to mine now" Raymond said not concerned about how Xuanyuan didn't behave respectfully to him.
The Holy Temple of Humanity was the faction representing the whole of the Human race. Factions in the Realm of spirituality are the strongest powers in the game. They were made of whole races. Example was the Holy Temple of Humanity led by the First Great Human Saint, the Bestial Faction led by the Dragon Saint and the Demonic Faction led by the Demon Saint. These factions have existed for thousands of years and their histories can be traced back into the Primordial Era when Gods still existed in the Realm. The factions were created by Gods who wanted their races to rule the realm and since then, various Factions have ruled and fallen until now when the various Factions are now equal in power and there's no Ruler.
The Eight Great Human Saints were now the Head of the Human Faction and were existences with the highest status ever in the Human faction all over the realm. Xuanyuan was now the Ninth Saint which means he now possessed the same status as the Saints, which a mere City Ruler of a City under the Human race will never possess...
"I was just fortunate" Xuanyuan said humbly.
"There's no need to behave so humbly, you reached the Final level in your first trial, now you're even stronger than I am!" Raymond said. "I only reached the Eighth floor the last time I challenged the Tower.
"Now, I think I've proved myself, what is the quest you have for me?" He asked.
"Let's sit down first" Raymond to the chair in front of him as he also took his seat.
"Lord Ninth Saint" Raymond began. "It's been up to twenty years since I became the City lord of this city and about ten years ago, my Mana control standard broke through and reached the Tier 5 standard. Currently I've fulfilled all Tier 5 requirements, now I only need to create a Saintly Mana body and become a Saint. But due to conflicts between cities, I can't leave the city or attempt to create the Mana body. I will be disturbed by the war the cities would launch against my city and I will even fail to reach Tier 5!" Raymond explained. Creating a Saintly Mana body was not an easy task and will require ultimate focus. Disturbance will only lead to failure and there might even be a backlash where an Emperor won't be able to become a Saint throughout his lifetime.