Eastern Sansan watched the Luck Beacon with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "Chess Brother, what do you think the Serpent God's strength will be when it descends? If the Guardians' overall strength rises once... can we kill the Serpent God alone?"
Feng Yunqi furrowed his brows. "You mean slaying a god with only the Guardians' strength?"
"Yes!"
"You have another trump card?"
Feng Yunqi asked, eyes wide.
"...No." Eastern Sansan stared at the Luck Beacon without blinking. "My greatest reliance is this secret realm, where the gods' revival can raise one's cultivation."
"..."
Feng Yunqi was speechless for a moment, then shook his head like a rattle drum. "Absolutely impossible!"
A clear look of unwillingness and disappointment appeared on Eastern Sansan's face. He murmured, "Impossible?"
Feng Yunqi said in shock, "Do you really think it's possible?"
Eastern Sansan said nothing. Pain filled his eyes.
After a long while, he said softly, "Once the secret realm opens, the Guardians' strength will inevitably grow. But if it's still not enough, we'll have to find a way to let the people of the Sole True Sect participate and raise their strength as well. But... if the Sole True Sect enters, then after we defeat the gods, there will inevitably still be a life-and-death battle between them and the Guardians. And by then, the casualties among our brothers caused by this increase in strength... would be equivalent to something I caused."
Eastern Sansan said softly, "Chess Brother, must we really join forces with the Sole True Sect?"
Feng Yunqi said resolutely, "We must! Even if we join forces with the Sole True Sect, we may not necessarily win!"
He took a deep breath and looked straight into Eastern Sansan's eyes. "With only the Guardians' strength, it's absolutely impossible to defeat the