Of course, Guan Ya took the claim that the evil organizations had prepared fine wine and food to celebrate Yuanshi Tianzun dying in the Spirit Realm as a joke. But the evil organizations were certainly waiting for the outcome, eagerly anticipating Yuanshi's death in the Spirit Realm.
After all, as the champion of the arena tournament, Yuanshi had, to a certain extent, become a leading figure among Orderly Profession practitioners at the Transcendent Stage.
Once a contestant like that grew up, he might well become another Fu Qingyang.
Li Dongze said gravely, "Guan Ya, stay in contact. If we still can't reach Yuanshi by 12:30, I'll notify the Centurion immediately. We may need to hold a meeting then."
The meeting would naturally be about discussing "Yuanshi Tianzun's successful return" and "arranging for someone to impersonate Yuanshi Tianzun."
With Yuanshi's current fame and standing, if he really died in the Spirit Realm, it was not something that could be brushed aside with a simple announcement.
It would be a public relations crisis.
Although Li Dongze had great faith in Yuanshi, as a mature leader, he needed to be fully prepared for every possible mishap, including mentally.
At that moment, Wang Tai said:
"That's ridiculous!
"The crisis that nearly killed the Demon Lord doesn't mean Yuanshi is certain to die. Setting aside factors like combat power and items, the Demon Lord wasn't proficient in everything. A crisis that left him helpless might simply have been in a field he was bad at, while for others, it could be as easy as common sense.
"Your concerns are warranted, but there's no need to become frightened birds at the mere twang of a bowstring. Saying that if the Demon Lord considered an instance unwinnable, then Yuanshi Tianzun definitely couldn't clear it either—that's utterly absurd.