On the Endless Sea's side, to become the ultimate victor, they had to accomplish two things.
First, they had to hold off the Black God's offensive and defeat the winner of the Early Fourth Order round.
Then the Endless Sea had to challenge upward, fight She Mingchuan and the other two, and emerge victorious.
As for skipping the Late Fourth Order and directly fighting the Peak Fourth Order, that was not permitted. They could only cross one realm at a time.
That was why the man from Shadow Island had burned everything he possessed without hesitation, ultimately grinding Gu Zhongquan to death.
Because Shadow Island had won the Late Fourth Order Life and Death Duel, if Shadow Island took the Peak Fourth Order round as well, no one would be able to challenge them.
It was somewhat regrettable for Gu Zhongquan. If he had been thirty years younger, perhaps the one ground to death in the end would have been Shadow Island's fighter.
With his lifespan nearing its limit, the decline of his Essence, Qi, Spirit, and Soul was unavoidable.
It might not have shown during ordinary times, but in a battle where one had to stake everything, even the slightest weakness would be magnified without limit, becoming the straw that broke the camel's back and decided the final victory.
The Sun Moon Realm experts and demon emperors turned to look at Chen Fei. The hopes of the entire Endless Sea now rested on him.
Indeed, in everyone's eyes, holding back the Black God's side was manageable enough, but Zhu Xiaowen and the others were truly far inferior when it came to fighting She Mingchuan's group of three from Shadow Island.
Even a divine beast like the Bloodwing Phoenix had been beaten by She Mingchuan until it lost all temper.