"I propose something even better.

ExceedoGenesis and Destiny,

A Clan Deathmatch."

Vindan proposed.

"I do not accept these rules."

Nux, however, quickly shook his head.

Vindan glanced at Nux and teased,

"What? Too scared to fight a real battle?"

"Mhm, why don't you pick another Sage and send him to fight against me?

I am sure the Destiny's Sages are strong enough to not lose against an Emperor, right?"

Nux smiled.

In a battle of words, when has he ever lost?

Vindan's mouth twitched when he heard Nux's response.

"Huh? Since when did a mere one on one battle become a show of real strength? The real battles are fought in a group, boy."

Vindan spoke.

"Ah, is that so? So you are telling me a real battle is something where 13 people fight against more than 500? Hmmm, sounds like an extremely real battle indeed." Nux nodded his head.

"Is it my fault that you couldn't recruit any members?"

"What? Was it my fault that your Clan's Sage got defeated so badly that your Clan has been turned into a joke and now you need to challenge a new clan just so your clan can survive?" Nux chuckled.

"Did you think we wouldn't know?

Because of Graner's defeat, your reputation has fallen to the point where it is affecting your business.

The number of missions you are getting are decreasing, people are avoiding the shops you support, and even the other business partners are trying to avoid you for the time being.

If this continues, your revenue will definitely take a big hit as well. It wouldn't be a surprise if it falls to a point where you cannot sustain your clan anymore.

On the other hand, even if you do use your disappearing influence to suppress us and cut us off from the rest of the world, we don't have anything to worry about.

What's the worse that can happen?

Our clan wouldn't grow, right?

But this doesn't mean our personnel growth will stop.

We can simply continue cultivating, without losing anything, and once your clan disappears, we can simply arise again.

I don't see any problem in it."

Nux smiled.

Vindan glanced at Nux and narrowed his eyes.

This boy…

He was better than he thought.

To gather this much information within 1 day…

Of course, things weren't as bad as he made it out to be, there is no way his clan would be pushed to a point where he would have difficulty sustaining it.

However, the revenue he earns would definitely drop, stopping their further growth plans, which was something Vindan cannot allow.

He had to deal with this matter as soon as possible.

It was not just a matter of revenue, his and his clan's reputation is at stake here as well.

"Then what do you want?

And I will already make it clear, I will not accept a one-on-one battle."

"Oh Trust me, I won't be suggesting a one-on-one battle either."

Nux smiled.

"500 people are too much, I do not wish to kill so many.

ExceedoGenesis promotes strength, however, this does not mean we promote useless murder.

Killing more than 500 people because of a few foolish people is not something our Clan would do.

Hundred.

Choose 100 best members you have,

We 13 people would be coming from our side,

A 100 vs 13, Destiny vs ExceedoGenesis, group death battle.

Decide the date yourself,

I only have one condition."

"What condition?"

"There will be no witness other than the Ancestral Order, and whatever happened in this battle would be kept as an absolute secret."

Nux replied.

"Are you that scared of being ashamed?" Miliana laughed out loud when she heard Nux's terms.

Nux glanced at the red-haired woman and replied,

"If the result of this battle is going to be what you think it will be, do you really think we all would be in a state of feeling any shame?"

"Right, the dead don't feel any shame."

Miliana laughed out loud.

However, surprisingly, Nux laughed with her as well.

"That is correct."

Then, Nux suddenly stopped laughing, he looked into Vindan's eyes and,

"So just accept this foolish condition of mine, give out the date of the Challenge,

And let's end this discussion here."

"…"

Vindan turned silent.

"What are you thinking about, just accept the condition." Miliana urged with an excited look on her face.

Vindan, however, narrowed his eyes,

"I have another condition." He spoke.

"Wow, you people really are something, aren't you?

You already have a 100 vs 13 in front of you, but you still wish for more.

I can now see why your Clan has only come this far after 16 centuries.

Why don't you change your name to Clan of Cowards instead?: owner of this content.

I mean, I get that you wish to feel secure, but what the hell?

Why don't you just say you want me, an Emperor to fight all 5 Great Sages of your Clan?

No, even better, just choose a random mortal to represent our clan and fight him instead, I am sure you guys would agree to do that."

Nux laughed out loud.

"Pfft."

And this time, he did not laugh alone. Brielle, the Elf receptionist sitting at the counter laughed out loud as well.

"I Apologize."

Of course, she quickly controlled herself and apologized.

Not because she feared Vindan, who was glaring at her, she had no reason to fear a medium-level clan leader when she herself was a part of Infinity, a high-level clan.

She only apologized because her behavior is unprofessional.

Vindan, knowing full well that he couldn't go against her, turned towards Nux and spoke his condition,

"No Cultivator higher than a Great Sage is allowed to participate in the battle.

I do not want you to invite a stronger cultivator at the last moment saying that he or she is a part of your clan."

Vindan spoke.

Nux looked into Vindan's eyes and smiled,

"So you are that scared huh?"

"Do you accept or not?"

Vindan wasn't ready for any bullshit.

An Emperor Stage Cultivator has a Great Sage Cultivator as a member of his Clan. Aiden was right, this clan wasn't as simple, he had to make sure nothing goes wrong.

"Alright, I agree.

No other Great Sage or higher level Cultivator will be added other than Melia, and you 5, is that okay?"

As soon as Nux agreed, a wide smile appeared on Vindan's face as he declared,

"Then let's meet in the Battle Hall 7 Days later."

"Make sure to advertise this battle as much as you can, alright? Even though no one would be able to watch it, I still need some rumors so that I can push my clan's reputation.

I will leave that to you, okay?"