After Blood Li withdrew his forces for the second time, the Eastern Region Allied Forces gained another chance to catch their breath.
This time, Azure Profound True Person did not rush to celebrate. Instead, he summoned the sect masters to the great hall to discuss their next steps. The atmosphere inside was graver than ever before.
Half of the three-year reprieve had already passed. They had to accomplish more in the remaining three and a half years. If they could not help Lin Feng break through to true god before Blood Li returned, the Eastern Region would face utter destruction.
"Blood Li will return in three years." Azure Profound True Person came straight to the point, his voice heavy. "Next time, he won't hold back. Lin Feng managed to fight him to a draw, but only because Blood Li wasn't using his full strength.
"I saw it clearly. Blood Li's Sea of Blood Reincarnation unleashed less than seventy percent of its power. If Blood Li went all out, Lin Feng wouldn't last ten moves."
Emperor Void frowned. "Then what do we do? Lin Feng is already the strongest fighter in the Eastern Region. If he can't stop Blood Li, we certainly can't. Even all of us together probably wouldn't survive a single slap from him."
Azure Profound True Person said, "That is why we must help Lin Feng break through to true god within these three years. Only then will he have what it takes to fight Blood Li. An early true god would still fall short of someone at the peak of mid true god, but at least he would stand a fighting chance."
Silence filled the great hall.
Breaking through to true god—how could it be that easy? The Eastern Region had not produced a true god in