"Eldest Brother, stop agonizing over this!"
Western Elder waved his hand in anger, too lazy to fuss over such trivialities anymore. "What's the use of harping on this now? We must leave ourselves a contingency plan!
"If Young Hero Qin is defeated and the temple massacres the city, our Zhao Family will be utterly wiped out!"
As soon as those words fell, the hall sank into oppressive silence once more.
Everyone knew as clearly as a polished mirror that the Mandate Temple was the orthodox power of the Upper Realm, commanding the order of all heavens. Its foundations were so terrifying that cultivators of the Lower Realm could not even imagine them.
No matter how heaven-defying Qin Guan was, he was still alone.
One man defying all heavens sounded hot-blooded and domineering, but when it came down to it, it was a dead end of nine deaths and one life.
Zhao Tianzheng's face was grim as his gaze swept over the panicked, uneasy elders, his heart a tangled mass of emotions.
How could he not be afraid?
But he simply could not think of a better way!
Before Absolute Strength, all clever tricks and schemes were futile.
"Where is Young Hero Qin?"
Zhao Tianzheng suddenly asked.
"I don't know."
Third Elder shook his head. "After setting up the array yesterday, he said that no one but Zhi Ming could break it, then left."
"What? He left?!"
Hearing Third Elder's words, everyone was jolted.
"Where did he go? That lad hasn't just abandoned us, has he?" Zhao Tianzheng's face was filled with panic.
Third Elder waved his hand, speechless. "I meant he left the site where the array was set up, not the Zhao Family."
"You scared me to death!"
Zhao Tianzheng let out a long breath of relief. "If Young