At the same time, cultivators from every side who learned the sword discussion matchups each had different feelings.
Some breathed a sigh of relief. Some gloated. Some sighed gloomily, lamenting that Void Gate had been plagued by misfortune and bad timing. Even its only chance was beyond its grasp.
Void Gate, sect leader's chamber.
"Why did it have to be Shen Linshu...?"
The sect leaders of the Three Mountains had gathered together, their expressions equally grim.
In these final two matches, if their luck had been even a little better and they had avoided the handful of formidable opponents, their odds of winning would have been high.
But what they feared had come to pass.
The opponent they had drawn was precisely the most troublesome one.
"Our ancestors aren't blessing us..."
Chongxu Sect Leader sighed softly.
Ta'a Sect Master pondered for a moment. "Do you think there's any chance of winning?"
Chongxu Sect Leader shot him a glance. "You're a sect master, at least. Don't you know Shen Linshu's background?"
Ta'a Sect Master's gaze froze, and he fell silent.
Chongxu Sect Leader lowered his voice. "The Four Prodigies of Ganxue were never on the same level as ordinary disciples to begin with."
"Top-Grade Spirit Roots, top-grade cultivation arts, Lingli cycles refined to the extreme."
"The gap in Dao talent, inheritance, and resources is simply too vast."
"They were already outstanding beyond compare."
"But this generation's Four Prodigies is, compared to those before them, even more outrageous..."
Chongxu Sect Leader furrowed his brow and slowly said, "Each of them... carries a hidden bloodline..."
The moment the word bloodline was uttered, the atmosphere grew heavy.
Chongxu Sect Leader paused briefly, sighed, and continued:
"The Duanmu Family's Colorful Phoenix Bloodline, the Ao Family's Half-Step Karma Dragon Bloodline, the Xiao Family's Wuchen Sword Bloodline,