My Beautiful Disciples, I'm really not the Main Character!

Chapter 259: Chapter 259: I am taking it

The echoes of Ancestral Elder Yang's laughter faded into the grand hall, leaving behind absolute silence.

The Great Elders, still recovering from the earlier suppression, exchanged wary glances. They couldn't understand why the Ancestral Elders hadn't attacked him. Why had they left so silently even though Eren had killed one of their own?

Eren leaned back on the throne, his fingers tracing the intricate patterns carved into the armrests.

"Wait, look at that ring! Isn't that the Sect Master's ring?!" One of the Great Elders suddenly exclaimed, catching everyone's attention.

As his words echoed through the hall, the Great Elders came to a sudden realization. They looked at the ring closely, confirming that it was indeed the same one the Sect Master used to wear.

With that ring, it was no surprise that Eren was able to control the formation of the palace.

"Why do you have that ring?" Zia asked, taken aback. "What happened to the Sect Master?"

Until now, she had only heard rumors that the Sect Master was dead, as she hadn't returned. However, seeing the ring in Eren's possession almost confirmed her suspicions. The Sect Master was indeed dead.

Why else would her ring be on Eren's fingers? If she didn't know any better, she would have assumed that Eren killed Feng Yu to snatch that ring and the sect for himself.

Fortunately, she knew a lot more about the ring. The ring could only be passed down from one person to another. It couldn't be snatched from them.

Even if a person was to kill the Sect Master, the ring could not be taken from them. If anything, the ring was going to go straight to the person that was assigned to be the next Sect Master, traveling through space.

This was also why Zia wanted to delay the Ancestral Elders until Xiu Ying returned as she believed that the ring was going to go to her if the Sect Master was actually dead.

As long as Xiu Ying returned with the ring, even the Ancestral Elders would have to be cautious.

She hadn't expected the ring to be with Eren. She even looked at him suspiciously. Were the two of them really that close?

She even wondered if Eren was cheating on Xiu Ying with Feng Yu in the past. However, when she thought about Feng Yu's cold personality, she realized how absurd this thought was.

That woman could never love someone. She wasn't capable of loving a man, only focusing on the sect and her revenge.

Then was it really because she thought that Eren was the best choice to be the next sect master? The more she thought about it, the more it started to make sense.

Eren was the best alchemist in the sect, even though no one knew about it. She believed that Feng Yu must have known about it as she was the one who brought Eren to the sect.

As for why she only assigned him as an Elder and not directly a great elder based on his Alchemy level alone, she thought that it was because she wanted to protect him.

This also explained her close proximity to Eren and why he was often assigned missions by her.

Not only was Eren talented in Alchemy but he was also strong. She knew that Eren had not taken the help of the formation when he killed the Great Elder. And looking at him now, even she felt like she couldn't see through his strength.

She didn't know why, but she even felt as if she might not win against him if the two of them were to fight. She wasn't sure if this was just a misconception or the reality, but he felt like a completely different person now.

"The Sect Master is dead. Following her death, I have been selected as the next sect master as per her will." Eren raised his hand, revealing the ring to everyone.

Most people weren't shocked by his declaration as they had already assumed that the Sect Master was dead. They were just curious about the person who did that. Some even wondered if Eren was the killer.

If it wasn't the work of an Overlord, then the only way to kill the Sect Master was by taking advantage of her trust and backstabbing her.

Many Great Elders knew that Eren was often seen entering and leaving the sect master's palace. She was also very close to him, so they couldn't help but be suspicious of him.

"As per the rules of the sect, I will officially take the position. Those who have any issues with it can raise their hands now," he said, his fingers tapping against the armrest of the throne.

"As per the Sect's Decree, the inheritor of the ring will become the next Sect Master. As this was the desire of our previous sect master, Zia has no opposition to it," Great Elder Zia was the first one to raise her hand, albeit in support of Eren.

One after another, the other Great Elders also realized that they could only raise their hands unless they wanted to be killed.

However, they also knew that things weren't going to be peaceful. Whoever became the sect master didn't matter to them as they weren't even in line for that position.

Soon enough, almost everyone in the hall offered their support for Eren, even if superficially. Almost all of them congratulated him.

Soon, all of them were dispersed as Eren told them to leave. Zia appeared like she wanted to talk to him, only for him to tell her that he wanted to be alone for now.

Zia also left, leaving Eren alone in the palace.

Eren let out a sigh, watching the doors of the grand hall close. In the entire palace, he was all alone.

"How was it?" he asked, opening a portal behind him.

Now that he had the ring, he could open the portals to anywhere in the Sect.

On the other side of the portal was an insignificant corner of the sect where a hooded woman was standing, her hands covered by her hood, hiding the handcuff.