Zhan You and Xie Men had, at some unknown point, led the many genius disciples of Feather Alliance Hall to the Yu Family.
The former rubbed his big bald head and said to Sikong Ding and the others, "The Spirit Race wants Junior Brother Sikong dead, and the pressure on the Feather Transformation Emperor is far, far too great. That is why Junior Brother Sikong came out alone—to share the Feather Transformation Emperor's burden."
"As long as Sea-Gazing Hall agrees to a life-and-death wager, and as long as Junior Brother Sikong wins, many troubles can be spared from now on."
"Anyone who wants Junior Brother Sikong dead can challenge him openly and honorably."
"If the Spirit Race still wants to play dirty or act overbearing, they will only invite more ridicule..."
"They'll say, 'Sikong Jing of Feather Alliance Hall has already openly accepted any life-and-death wager, and you still want to murder him in the shadows? Does the mighty Spirit Race have any shame left at all?'"
Zhan You truly was a figure of wicked aura and wicked heart; in an instant, he saw through Sikong Jing's intentions.
Xie Men nodded lightly, though he said in a somewhat dazed voice, "But all of this rests on one condition: Senior Brother Sikong must be able to crush every challenger. He may have to face challenges from countless people."
"Senior Brother Sikong can even defeat Zhe Ying. What is there to fear?" Junior Brother Gu said excitedly.
Yet Yu Tang wore a worried expression. "Zhe Ying is still a young man, after all. Many old fellows have deliberately remained at Endless Extreme Prison without breaking through. Senior Brother Sikong was too impulsive just now. He should not have said... regardless of age."
Quite a few genius disciples of Feather Alliance Hall nodded