The More I Thought About It, the More Terrifying It Became - An Extra Chapter for Gold Alliance Master wise Hai Chen, 86-87 (Complete!)

Wind Blade's gaze swept over the group before he let out a soft sigh.

"What's wrong?"

Fang Che asked.

"Those few."

Wind Blade smiled faintly. "Three of them are from my great-grandfather's generation, seven are from my grandfather's generation, and another twenty or so are my uncles and aunts..."

"Their Martial Path prospects have been cut off. Even with such Great Dao Resonance and Martial Path Fragrance, they still can't touch the Martial Path Barrier..."

Fang Che furrowed his brows. "Is there any way?"

"No way."

Wind Blade spoke indifferently. "Actually, they've already damaged their foundations. They came in at forty or fifty and have fought here until nearly three hundred... The blood each of them has shed would be enough to weigh several hundred or even a thousand jin. The flesh hacked off their bodies by their enemies would also weigh several hundred or a thousand jin."

"Although their Martial Path foundations appear to remain intact, you and I both know that with such losses, how could their foundations not be damaged?"

"But they're the true Evergreen Trees, and the heroic souls of this secret realm have been entrusted to them. It's only because of them that the things and knowledge in this secret realm can be passed down from generation to generation. Many of those who received their inheritances have already broken through to Saint Emperor and left this place, but they can only continue fighting here, until one day..."

Wind Blade spoke heavily. "...death!"

"Why can't they leave?" Fang Che asked with a frown.

"If they leave without breaking through to Saint Emperor, they're considered..." Wind Blade said blandly. "...deserters!"

Deserters.

Those two words made Fang Che understand everything.

Why these people didn't leave.

They had fought their entire lives. They had risked their lives here for