Similar discussions and claims were not limited to this one spot. Nearly everyone below the arena shared the same view: the demonic sect had a scheme, and Xiang Yang was no fool. Of course he would not walk into a trap.
"Not so, not so. Though the demonic sect has been steeped in evil deeds in the past, His Majesty Emperor Shengwu of Great Zhou issued an imperial decree granting it the title of Sacred Gate, placing it alongside Buddhism and Daoism. It has already become part of our righteous martial world.
"Xiang Yang's killing of Eight Leaves of the Ku Hai lineage is not the extermination of demons in defense of the Dao, but a martial world vendetta.
"As the saying goes, matters of the martial world should be settled within the martial world. Whether there is a scheme or not, if he avoids battle, he may preserve his life, but he will never again be able to stand firm in the martial world. This old man dares declare that Xiang Yang will certainly come. Everyone, just wait patiently. There will surely be a splendid battle."
There were, naturally, differing opinions among the crowd, such as those of the pale-faced old man presently stroking his goatee.
He was not tall and wore a light gray robe, giving off an air of shrewdness and competence. His bearing was also quite extraordinary.
Someone recognized him as one of the venerable elders of the Kanzhou Martial World.
Though he possessed only innate cultivation and had yet to cultivate a primordial spirit, in his youth he had planned many major events that shook an entire commandery's martial world. He was famed for his wit and stratagems, and now, in his old age, had become a highly respected senior.
"Indeed, that is precisely the