Bai Wanli brought along two new recruits to the Magic Armor Master's courtyard, originally thinking he would see Yao Tong leading a neatly arranged team to welcome him upon entering.

However, upon entering, Bai Wanli was taken aback. The Magic Armor Masters in the courtyard were indeed orderly, each donned in Demon Armor and lined up neatly in the courtyard. Their neatness and straight posture were no less impressive than a Chinese military formation.

But Bai Wanli did not see Yao Tong; instead, he saw someone sitting on a chair at the front of the Magic Armor Master formation, sipping hot tea.

"Commander Li, why are you here?" Bai Wanli realized something was wrong and looked towards the Magic Armor Master team. Among them, besides Yao Tong, were a few confidants who usually followed him.

However, those confidants of Yao Tong all had their heads lowered, not daring to meet his gaze, which shocked Bai Wanli. He couldn't figure out what methods Li Xiu had used to make these Magic Armor Masters loyal to Yao Tong end up like this.

"Vice President Bai, you jest. I'm the Commander of the Technician Group; these are all members of the Technician Group. Today is the day of the Divining Celestial Secret ceremony. If I'm not here leading the Technician Group members to participate in the ceremony, where else should I be?" Li Xiu said with a smile, holding his teacup, having no intention of standing up to greet Bai Wanli.

"Didn't Commander Li say he was inconvenienced and asked me to temporarily look after the Demon Armor Group?" Bai Wanli suppressed his anger, speaking with a smile.

"Vice President Bai, you're correct. Previously, I indeed troubled you to look after the Demon Armor Group. But there's no Demon Armor Group anymore, so there's no need to trouble you, Vice President." Li Xiu's leisurely demeanor made Bai Wanli want to slap him; his face was getting more irritating by the moment.

"Commander Li is right, but since the Demon Armor Group's transfer hasn't been completed, I should still look after them for now. Once Commander Li completes the transfer and retrieves the Blood Seal Stone from me, can the merging of the Demon Armor Group with the Technician Group be official. Today, I'll lead them to the ceremony." Bai Wanli said coldly.

He said this for Li Xiu to hear, but also for the Magic Armor Masters, telling them their Blood Seal Stones were in his hands, and that Commander Li was just a nominal figurehead, unworthy of concern.

"By all means, as long as they're willing to follow you, Vice President Bai, feel free to take them." Li Xiu replied indifferently, continuing to sip his tea.

"You've all heard, Commander Li is quite busy, let's not waste his time here. Come with me to the ceremony." Vice President Bai said, turning to leave, confident that since the Blood Seal Stones were in his possession, the Magic Armor Masters would obediently follow him. Even if Li Xiu managed to sway a few, it wouldn't matter much; most would surely follow him.

Yet, after taking a few steps, Bai Wanli sensed something amiss; there was a terrifying silence behind him. Turning back, he saw the Magic Armor Masters motionlessly standing behind Li Xiu, not a single one following him.

Even the Magic Armor Masters who usually benefitted from deals with Yao Tong stood still, not daring to even lift their heads.

The Blood Seal Stone could indeed take their lives, but Bai Wanli might not truly use it. If they opposed Li Xiu, they would die immediately, a choice everyone understood.

Vice President Bai, after all, was not the Commander, merely overseeing the Demon Armor Group. Li Xiu, as the official Commander, nominally held the power of life and death over the Magic Armor Masters.

Each Commander holds life-and-death authority over their group's members, needing no approval from others in the council, not even from the President to execute a member.

Vice President Bai, albeit having significant rank, lacked such authority. The Vice President could deal with members, even a Commander, but only with the President's approval.

It's the principle that immediate authority supercedes distant authority; no matter how formidable Vice President Bai was, he couldn't immediately deal with them, but Li Xiu could.

Realizing the severity, Bai Wanli fixed his gaze on Li Xiu and asked, "Where's Yao Tong?"

Previously, he hadn't asked about Yao Tong, simply assuming Li Xiu had driven him away somehow, never considering Yao Tong dead.

After all, Yao Tong was one of the few Magic Armor Masters capable of rivaling a Super Spirit Tester; the idea of Li Xiu killing him seemed impossible.

Moreover, Yao Tong was of the Bai Family, and he never thought Li Xiu would dare harm him.

But now, things seemed worse than expected. The Magic Armor Masters wouldn't obey so easily without reason, something significant must have happened, giving Bai Wanli a bad feeling.

"Killed — why keep a subordinate who dared to defy the Commander?" Li Xiu said, standing up and walking towards Bai Wanli, loudly announcing, "Technician Group, follow me to the Divining Celestial Secret ceremony."

With Li Xiu's command, the Magic Armor Master formation immediately moved, lining up behind Li Xiu.

As Li Xiu brushed past a livid Bai Wanli, he casually remarked, "Thank you for your hard work, Vice President Bai. The Technician Group will no longer trouble you."

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