The instant six brand-new war beasts appeared, it was as if the air had been sucked dry.
Everyone felt as though invisible hands had seized them by the throat. They craned their necks and stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.
"They actually produced so many Void Comprehension war beasts without a sound... The sects are in trouble now!" Ziyue Heavenly Venerate's pupils shrank to pinpoints, and even her voice trembled.
Snow Maiden Heavenly Venerate clenched the whisk in her hand, her knuckles turning white.
Daoist Lingxu even took several steps back, his face deathly pale. His heart was filled entirely with relief. Fortunately, he had not followed along in that madness, or he would have been humiliated alongside them today.
"The number one sect in the world truly deserves its name. Their hidden cards are endless!"
Guiyun Heavenly Venerate could no longer maintain the calm on his face.
He stared at the eight war beasts, complex emotions flashing through his cloudy old eyes—shock, unwillingness, anger—before finally turning into a long sigh.
"Fight or retreat!"
His feeble voice transmitted to Withered Sword and Flame Phoenix.
Withered Sword said helplessly,
"How can we keep fighting? Xinghe alone requires the three of us to join hands just to hold him off. Unless we truly burn our origins and stake our lives against his, we have no chance!"
Flame Phoenix's cloudy, deathly white triangular eyes were full of fury and helplessness. She nearly gritted her teeth as she said, "I refuse to accept this! We fought so hard for this opportunity. If we retreat now, we may never have another chance!"
"This is the situation. Accept your fate!"
Withered Sword's heart was also filled with grief and indignation. For ten thousand years, the various sects had desperately sought to suppress the