War had been declared! Whether they were Half-Saints atop Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain or spirit refiners before the Dao Transmission Mirrors across the Five Domains, every one of them had flickering eyes and moved expressions.
After avoiding battle for so long and taking so many detours, Master Shou had finally decided to face his enemy head-on.
And he was even the one who had initiated the challenge. How rare was that?
Though he said they were going to "fight," before the outcome was decided, no matter how much they discussed ideals and meaning, it would not amount to much.
No matter how magnificent a castle in the air was, once the ending was defeat, everything would become empty talk.
Therefore, when it came to fighting, one had to consider the opponent and weigh the consequences.
"He is Ai Cangsheng!"
No one believed Master Shou ought to fight Great Emperor Cangsheng head-on.
Just as Master Shou had previously toyed with Ai Cangsheng and called him "Ai Dog," yet repeatedly dodged his arrows rather than fighting him, only daring to move against the Half-Saints under Ai Cangsheng—while the Five Domains watched with relish and no one thought anything was wrong.
Was that shameful?
In truth, no one had even considered whether it was shameful.
Even the Saints atop Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain, despite being on the opposing side, felt that Xu Xiaoshou's avoidance of battle was perfectly justified.
The brat might have been detestable, but from the beginning of his rise to prominence until this declaration of war, none of his choices had been wrong.
A youngster barely in his twenties, no matter how strong he had become, even capable of killing Half-Saints in jest, compared to Great Emperor Cangsheng...
Instinctively, everyone felt there was no comparison to be made.
It was as though