Within Origin Upper Hall, Deliberators Guo and Quan suddenly sensed something. At that moment, both realized that Deliberator Bian had lost this battle.
A Chief Deliberator was a true Upper Layer figure of Origin Upper Hall. The defeat of a Chief Deliberator had never happened before, and it was an immense blow to the Two Halls.
However...
After exchanging a glance, their bodies flashed with light, and two incarnations arrived in the rear hall. They swept aside the restrictions at the secret hall's gate and entered.
Deliberator Bian sat there with his eyes closed. Though he had perished, his true body remained here and had not vanished as a result.
The imprints of his dao arts had two anchors. One fell within the Mysterious Void, while the other rested upon a Dao-anchoring treasure. With his death, the imprint upon the Dao-anchoring treasure had long since peeled away.
The imprint within the Mysterious Void had entered his true body at the instant before his destruction. As his true body was protected by the Dao-anchoring treasures of the Two Halls, it could endure without fading. Thus, the true body became the imprint.
Though he himself had died, this imprint remained, so he could still await an opportune moment.
In particular, a certain arrangement concerning Origin Xia might yet turn the situation around. At present, only the upper echelons of the Three Upper Worlds and the Two Halls knew of this matter. That was why he had deliberately made these arrangements before the battle, leaving behind a final hand. If it succeeded, he might not be unable to return.
Deliberator Quan said, "Deliberator Bian certainly thought of enough things, yet he still lost."
Deliberator Guo said slowly, "Deliberator Qiu's calculations were wrong. Fortune was not on our side."
In truth, he also knew