In truth, deep down, they knew that it was not because their talent was lacking or they were unable to break through to the Second-Order Divine Realm.
It was entirely because they were restricted by their cultivation arts, which had prevented them from breaking through all this time.
If they had possessed a method to perfectly split their souls, they probably would have broken through to the Second-Order Divine Realm long ago.
Now that they had seen hope of breaking through in Jiang Liu, it would have been strange if they were not excited.
One had to know that Huang Yaohai and the others had also remained at the First-Tier Divine Realm, just like them.
Moreover, after failing twice to break through, they had likewise not dared to attempt it again lightly.
In fact, compared to them, they had even seemed inferior.
After all, they had persisted for longer after splitting their souls, only for their souls to shatter in the end.
Yet not long after Song Wei arrived here, news had spread that they had successfully broken through to the Second-Order Divine Realm.
At first, they did not believe the news either.
Only after verifying that it was true did they completely lose hope.
It was now obvious that the reason Huang Yaohai and the other two had been able to break through to the Second-Order Divine Realm was entirely because they had received Song Wei's support and obtained higher-level cultivation arts.
Later, they had also wanted to draw closer to Song Wei and obtain cultivation arts from him.
Unfortunately, Song Wei had ignored them. Instead, Huang Yaohai and the others had humiliated them thoroughly.
Even so, they had not dared to casually declare that they would leave the Tranquil Sea Alliance and oppose Song Wei. They could only