His curiosity made him ask himself, thinking, 'Did he find a way to bypass the limit, or was the limit only put in place after he became a Dao Lord? Or am I just being paranoid about a limit, and it doesn't exist?'
He didn't dare to say all of these out loud, the way he had initially asked the question about why alliances weren't trying to become as big as they could. Instead, he said all of these things in his head, where he was relatively certain that no one would hear his words.
As he thought about this, a faint gloom appeared in his heart. But the gloom quickly disappeared and was replaced by determination.
His eyes became stern as he remembered how he had once said he would accomplish the same thing as the Sword Lord and become a Dao Lord. At that time, he had been a clueless mortal speaking grand words that he didn't know the cost of achieving.
