Zhou Yan himself had a bone-deep wound on his left arm. Though it had been treated and bandaged, his combat strength would certainly be greatly reduced in the short term.
Li Yun's internal organs had been shaken, leaving her face pale.
Sun Hao's shield was already riddled with cracks.
The entire group's combat strength was now less than half of its peak.
With such wounded and battered troops, how could they win the matches ahead?
Night fell. Inside the lodgings arranged by the Aurora Society, the lamps burned brightly.
The higher-ups of Heavenly Divination Palace convened an emergency meeting. Palace Lord Yunyan True Person, numerous elders, and the Core Disciples sat around the room, with today's battle reports and information on tomorrow's opponents spread out before them.
"Zhou Yan's group can no longer fight. We must replace them tomorrow!"
An elder spoke in a low voice.
"Otherwise, it will not merely be a matter of winning or losing. Some disciples may even suffer damage to their foundations!"
Another elder was deeply worried.
"I agree!"
"Tomorrow's opponents include Mystic Ice Valley and Gale Fort. Both are hard nuts to crack!"
"Our strength is already inferior to theirs. If we continue using exhausted fighters, the odds are stacked heavily against us!"
The other elders voiced their opinions one after another.
"I think we should be cautious about changing groups. Compared with the other groups, Zhou Yan and the rest are still far ahead in strength. If even they cannot win tomorrow's matches, replacing them with another group would be useless!"
"But Zhou Yan and the others all have injuries, large and small. It is hard to say how much combat strength they can truly display. Using the second group would be safer!"
"No, no, that is not right..."
"..."
After discussing