The instant six brand-new Battle Beasts appeared, the air seemed to have been sucked away.
Everyone looked as though an invisible hand had seized their throats. They craned their necks and stared wide-eyed, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
"They actually created so many Void Insight Battle Beasts without a whisper getting out... The sects are in trouble now!" Purple Moon Heavenly Venerate's pupils contracted to pinpoints, and even his voice trembled.
Snow Ji Heavenly Venerate tightened her grip on her horsetail whisk until her knuckles turned white.
Daoist Lingxu even retreated several steps, his face deathly pale. Relief filled his heart. Thank goodness he had not joined their reckless antics, or he would have been disgraced alongside them today.
"The foremost sect under heaven truly deserves its name. It really does have a wealth of hidden cards!"
Heavenly Venerate Guiyun could no longer maintain his composure.
He stared at the eight Battle Beasts, complex emotions flashing through his clouded old eyes: shock, resentment, anger, and finally, a long sigh.
"Do we fight or retreat?"
His voice sounded feeble as he transmitted it to Withered Sword and Flame Phoenix.
Withered Sword said helplessly:
"How can we fight now? It takes all three of us together just to hold off Star River alone. Unless we truly burn our essence and risk our lives fighting him, we have no chance!"
Flame Phoenix's cloudy, eerily white triangular eyes brimmed with anger and helplessness. She all but ground the words through her teeth. "I refuse to accept this! We fought so hard for this opportunity. If we retreat now, we may never have another chance!"
"This is how things stand. Accept your fate!"
Withered Sword's heart was also filled with grief and anger. For ten thousand years, the sects had desperately tried to