At first, Thorn Alliance, Heavenly One Path, and Huan Xin Pavilion had hesitated over whether to accept Ling Tian and Fairy Meng Shang's challenge. But after learning that they were only at the early-to-middle Saint God level, they no longer had any reservations. In their eyes, although Ling Tian and Fairy Meng Shang were formidable, there was still a huge gap between the middle Saint God level and the Great Perfection Saint God level. Besides, their sects' core disciples were all first-rate geniuses, so they had a good chance of winning.
Although the two sides had agreed to fight to the death, with no quarter given, the three major sects' people wouldn't dare let their disciples kill Ling Tian and Fairy Meng Shang. That would unquestionably offend Fengyun Pavilion beyond repair, and everyone knew that this sect was famous for protecting its own.
Perhaps Fengyun Pavilion's experts wouldn't act at the time, out of concern for their reputation, if Ling Tian and Fairy Meng Shang were killed. But sooner or later, they would find an opportunity—or an excuse—to make a move against them. Considering Fengyun Pavilion's strength, they naturally couldn't do such a thing.
Of course, although they couldn't kill Ling Tian and Fairy Meng Shang, they could capture them and use them to exchange for whatever they needed: cultivation techniques, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, even high-grade Quenching Liquid or mechs.
If Ling Tian and Fairy Meng Shang were merely ordinary disciples of Fengyun Pavilion, then the face-conscious pavilion would surely let them be dealt with as their captors pleased, leaving them to find a way to take revenge later. But the two held highly esteemed positions in Fengyun Pavilion. If they were captured, the pavilion's people certainly wouldn't stand by and do nothing.
In their eyes, there was