"We are willing to go!"
"Palace Master, please grant us permission!"
First God Child Yan Congjiao, Second God Child Duanmu Lin, Third God Child Shen Yunfan, Fourth God Child Mo Guyu, and Seventh God Child Zhao Yuanchen rose to their feet and answered the call in unison.
To the other martial artists who were unaware of the circumstances, this truly looked like nothing more than an ordinary martial contest between the Overturning Heavens Sect and the Worship Heaven Sect.
But to those who knew the truth, it was clear that this contest had long since been agreed upon by the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, the Overturning Heavens Sect, and the Worship Heaven Sect.
Even the martial artists who would represent both sides had already been decided before the contest.
Announcing it so openly now was merely a formality.
Neither the Overturning Heavens Sect nor the Worship Heaven Sect had revealed their "wager" to each other. Matters like this were better handled in secret.
After all, neither side had absolute confidence that it would definitely win.
If the secret wager required the Overturning Heavens Sect and the Worship Heaven Sect to hand over two-thirds of their foundations and resources after losing, then keeping everything secret would ensure that no martial artist learned they had lost those things.
Since no outsiders knew, the loss would not have much impact on the Overturning Heavens Sect or the Worship Heaven Sect. On the surface, they would remain top sects in their prime.
The same logic applied to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. If it lost more than a hundred provinces, as long as the matter was handled in secret, everything could be dealt with quietly without too many martial artists finding out.
Thus, the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, the Overturning Heavens Sect, and the