238 The Bet

Everyone in the hall was shocked when they heard the words that had come out of Tongtian's mouth.

True, there was a plaque on the summit of Nameless Mountain that read 'Number-one Killers in the Universe'. The predecessors of the Assassin Sect got that plaque with their superhuman expertise and fighting spirit, officially being recognized as the strongest entity in the Hitman Syndicate because of it.

Though the sect of the present had been languishing in strength since that day, they were still one of the strongest hitman organizations in the entire Pan-Human Alliance, and not they were not about to let others blaspheme what had been left by their ancestors.

Darkshadow, Moonshadow, and Silvershadow all eyed Tongtian with fury. The more short-tempered Moonshadow even directly stood up in direct defiance of his status, looking ready to throw down the gauntlet for this slight. The atmosphere in the guest hall had gotten tense.