"What number-one sect in Heaven Dou? They're just a pack of rats hiding in the sewers!"
The dean of Blazing Fire Academy looked openly contemptuous, her voice thick with mockery.
"The Soul Beasts only made such a huge move because of the Clear Sky Sect."
"Killing Soul Beasts was one thing, but they don't even have the guts to come out and face the consequences. What a disgrace!"
The dean of Skywater Academy shook her head, disdain filling her eyes.
"They're famous for nothing."
"They call themselves the greatest sect under heaven, but now all they do is hide in a corner. They're nothing but gutter rats."
The leader of the Wind Sword Sect sneered.
"I never imagined the Soul Beast Clan had a top-tier Ferocious Beast over three hundred thousand years old."
"That terrifying strength is beyond anything an ordinary Soul Master can withstand. If Spirit Hall hadn't held the defensive line, the consequences would have been unthinkable."
Recalling the fighting of the past few days, a middle-aged man spoke with lingering fear.
"Exactly."
"This beast tide swept through six cities. Millions of civilians were slaughtered."
"Thank goodness Spirit Hall bore the brunt of it, even at the risk of their lives. Otherwise, humanity across the continent might have faced annihilation."
The leader of a small sect sounded deeply relieved.
"When I first reached the border, I saw a city reduced to ruins with my own eyes."
"I'll never forget that hellish sight for as long as I live."
A middle-aged Soul Master in gray spoke slowly.
The entire tent fell deathly silent.
The positions the major sects had once argued over so endlessly crumbled at that moment.
Such positions had always been relative.
After seeing their own kind slaughtered before their eyes, no one dared speak of protecting