The battle on Prison Net Island ended with two wins and one loss for the Shanhe Daoist Sect.
Apart from Zhenleizi losing his bout against True Lord Shaoyang, Kong Zhen's fight against Huo Xing and Underworld Lord Shaobai's contest with Yun Yin were both steady victories.
In truth, Zhenleizi was hardly weak.
He had simply drawn True Lord Shaoyang, whose Divine Abilities could be called the strongest, in his very first match. That was rotten luck.
Huo Xing and Yun Yin, whom Kong Zhen and Underworld Lord Shaobai faced, had never been particularly adept at fighting.
Even among those who had attained the Cave Profound Dao Fruit, some excelled in battle, some in divining heaven's secrets and deducing techniques. Some were suited to alchemy or artifact refining, while others could conceal a battlefield and support the fight.
Huo Xing and Yun Yin clearly did not excel at combat. Against Kong Zhen, a formidable Cave Profound demon lord, and Underworld Lord Shaobai, a Cave Profound prodigy who had fought his way out of a Medium Thousand World and won renown across the heavens, neither stood a chance.
That did not mean the Kongdong Dao Sect and Huayun Dao Sect were weak. Their truly formidable members simply had not entered the fray.
Even so, the Shanhe Daoist Sect now had the upper hand over the Qiankun Dao Sect.
There were plenty of ways to explain two wins against one loss, but when all was said and done, their abilities had fallen short.
After they returned to Linhai Dao Palace, Wen Yuan looked over the group. True Lord Shaoyang appeared perfectly composed. Having taken the field first and returned victorious, this ally plainly did not take the setback to heart. He had not lost, after all.
Ding Xing and Yun Chen were another