As time dragged on, more and more people joined the discussion.
Of course, with Xiao Tianyang present, the situation remained within the bounds of debate.
As for why, the reason was simple.
It was not as though strength had never been discussed before.
For example, the comparison between the Elemental Kingdom and the God Realm involved strength.
But what did either of those have to do with the Douluo Continent?
In Xiao Tianyang's words, why fear withered bones in a grave?
His words might have been somewhat exaggerated.
Yet after Xiao Tianyang entered seclusion, that firm conviction gradually spread throughout the Spirit Master World of the Douluo Continent.
It was both a form of confidence and a means of driving themselves onward.
After all, when a Soul Master was filled with passion and believed the enemy to be utterly vulnerable, only to be battered black and blue on the Frontline...
The gap between expectation and reality might drive one to despair.
It might also allow one to be Reborn from Fire.
Xiao Tianyang still adhered to the most fundamental principle.
Better to lack than to accept the unworthy.
What the Douluo Continent needed was a group of true warriors capable of charging at the front, not people who relied on numbers to overwhelm their enemies.
If their hearts were not strong enough and they could not recover after suffering setbacks...
Then such people would not be acknowledged by Divine Might and naturally could not win the approval of others.
Yet everyone seated here was the leader of a school.
They had once been high-spirited, and they had also known times of despondency.
But having ultimately endured, they no longer feared their enemies.
Caution was inevitable.
After all, they had once been defeated by others.
But fear was out of the