Faced with an enemy as overwhelmingly powerful as Su Xin, Zhao Jiuling truly had no desire to fight if he could avoid it.
The Zaohua Taoist School was not foolish either. They knew the gap between themselves and Su Xin. If admitting defeat and showing weakness could make Su Xin withdraw for the time being, it was a worthwhile bargain.
In truth, if the Zaohua Taoist School had said this before the system issued its mission, Su Xin would most likely have agreed, just as he had with the Imperial Heaven Domain.
But now, with the system mission upon him, if the Zaohua Taoist School was not destroyed, would it not be Su Xin who suffered instead?
Su Xin sneered. "Want to bow your heads? But do you know that even if you take the initiative to show weakness, you need enough strength to back it up! The Imperial Heaven Domain could admit defeat back then, but what strength did the Imperial Heaven Domain possess? One Divine Bridge Realm expert, four True Martial Realm experts, the immensely powerful Human Emperor imprint, and Pijialuolo of the Brahma Heaven Domain lending them a hand. But what about your Zaohua Taoist School? What strength do you have? Just you alone, Zhao Jiuling? Forgive my bluntness, but none of you here even have the right to admit defeat and show weakness!"
As soon as those words left his mouth, everyone present turned extremely ugly, Zhang Boduan and Zhao Jiuling alike.
They were, after all, mighty figures who dominated their own territories, yet Su Xin was treating them with such contempt. Even a clay Buddha had three parts anger.
Zhao Jiuling stepped forward and said coldly, "Lord Su wants to see strength? Fine. Then I shall exchange a few moves with Lord Su and see