Whether to hold fast to their current gains and safely take second place, or press on and try to go further, fighting for first—this was undoubtedly a difficult choice for Haitang. She also knew that her decision would affect the development of their division's realm for the next fifty years.
But no matter how difficult it was, a decision had to be made.
After only a brief moment, she spoke. "Let's seize the fourth Spirit Orb!"
They already had three orbs in hand, while only six Spirit Orbs had appeared in the Black Abyss so far. In other words, they still had three chances!
With good luck, they might not fail to seize one.
Most importantly, the Eastern Division had never had such a good opportunity in all these years. If they missed this chance, who knew when they would next be able to contend for first place—perhaps not until the Year of the Monkey and the Month of the Horse.
Though Haitang was a woman, she too wished to devote herself wholeheartedly to her realm.
At her words, everyone from the Eastern Division agreed. Clearly, they too leaned toward making one more effort. Their considerations were much the same as Haitang's, and of course, Lu Ye's earlier display of strength was also more than sufficient.
He had instantly slain a Star Constellation Realm Middle Stage cultivator with one slash. Though the opponent had been careless and underestimated him, it still meant that Lu Ye's strength was roughly comparable to a Star Constellation Realm Late Stage cultivator. At the Late Stage level, their gap with the other two divisions had barely been erased. Thus, though their overall strength was still inferior to the others', the disparity was no longer so great.
They would give it a try. Even if they