As I watched the Sword Demon return to his seat, it felt like the Imperial Martial Gathering was now about halfway to success.

The Unrivaled and the Sword King had finished their matches without challenging Im Sobaek, which meant the duels had gone smoothly.

In short, the goal was almost achieved.

After all, the Blade King had already had a thorough conversation with Im Sobaek the day before. The Fist King, by nature, was an independent man with no interest in becoming Alliance Leader. The same applied to his disciple, Yi Gun-ak. These two were closer to being purely martial artists.

What remained was the Sword Emperor of the Namgung Clan...

But he only watched the duels and showed no sign of stepping forward. There was no telling when or if he would.

In truth, I couldn’t control every part of this Imperial Martial Gathering. Im Sobaek himself would have to step in and manage some of it directly.