Everyone fell silent. Some things were understood without being spoken—what had they fought Wu Chang so desperately for? Once the Nine Saints fell, it would naturally be their turn to call the shots.
Wu Chang had wanted to reign supreme over the world. Having come this far, how could they be free of such thoughts themselves?
The Nine Saints had needed the forces under their command to control the world. Naturally, they too now had to rely on sect forces.
With so many Nascent Soul Realm experts, only four kingdoms remained in the world. Jin Kingdom had absorbed Qi and Wei Kingdom's territories, while Song Kingdom, where the Myriad Beasts Sect was located, held the smallest territory. How were the spheres of interest to be divided? A struggle would likely erupt at once, followed in the blink of an eye by a storm of bloodshed.
It was easy enough to imagine. Unless they fought out a result, unless several people died, unless those left behind were driven to the point of helplessness against one another, how could they possibly stop?
Their strength was plain to see as well. Thatched Cottage Manor ranked first, and it also controlled the hundred thousand Crow Generals. Purple Gold Cave came next. If a real fight broke out, the other sides would all be hard-pressed to withstand them.
With that in mind, after a little calculation, much of the anger bottled up inside many of them had already dissipated.
Niu Youdao sized up everyone's reactions, then walked over to Wang Zun and said, "I don't know whether you harbor ambitions. Consider this me taking precautions. Controlling you is also for your own good. If fighting truly breaks out, you have no force of your own. You would be the one to suffer most. Sha Rulai