Foreign powerhouses continued to withdraw, while people from various factions and national regions kept arriving.
But this was China, after all. Seeing that the threats of so many foreign powerhouses had proved ineffective, the Huan King and the Chinese Otherworlders apparently refused to play along. Overall, the foreign camp continued to weaken, while the China Faction kept growing stronger.
"We traveled thousands of miles and endured countless hardships to get here. We cannot accept simply retreating like this. We three Gold Saints of Athena challenge China's Loose Immortal powerhouses. If we lose, the Greece Region will withdraw from China. We will never break our word!"
After those in the Western European camp exchanged glances, Taurus Oles, a Gold Saint of the Greece Region's Athena Camp, strode forward. Looking straight at Jian Shang, he declared this in a rough, booming voice that rang across the entire gathering.
A stir ran through the already tense atmosphere. Many foreign powerhouses seemed tempted, itching to give it a try.
Although most foreign powerhouses had used friendly nations' Teleportation Formations to reach China, the distance was so great that the journey had still been difficult. They could not resign themselves to simply leaving. Seeing what China's Loose Immortals could do would be worthwhile, too. After all, winning would let them slip in, while losing would still allow them to retreat safely. Besides, anyone who lost would be better off staying out of the Tomb of King Wu of Zhou. If they were weaker than the others, they would not be able to seize any treasures inside the hidden vault anyway, and the danger would be far too great.
Finally, given the Chinese Otherworlders present, once fighting broke out, only the foreign powerhouses would have any hope of survival. Their followers, guards, servants, and the like