After a long half day of silence, Haotian drew in a deep breath and steadied his mind. Then his gaze shifted, turning toward the three great sages.
"Three sages."
"Haotian... has disappointed you."
After sizing them up briefly, Haotian spoke with an apologetic expression.
In his heart, he could also imagine that the Western Heavenly Court had lost all face before the Eastern Heavenly Court this time, and it must have made these three sages rather dissatisfied with him.
"Hmph!"
Hearing Haotian's words, Primordial Heavenly Venerate could not stop himself from giving a cold snort and said irritably, "Haotian, who gave you the courage to think the Western Heavenly Court had the strength to contend in spell combat with the people of the Eastern Heavenly Court?"
The moment his voice fell, an icy aura immediately spread from Primordial Heavenly Venerate's body, enveloping Haotian within it in an instant.
"This..."
Haotian froze, unable to stop himself from shuddering.
Truly, being locked onto by that icy aura from Primordial Heavenly Venerate made his entire body feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Seeing that Haotian gave no reply, Saint Jie Yin sighed helplessly and said, "Haotian!"
"It is true that we supported you in founding the Western Heavenly Court."
"But you should have advanced step by step. How could you be so eager for quick success?"
"Although the Western Heavenly Court has gathered quite a few people, compared to the Eastern Heavenly Court, its foundation is ultimately still far inferior."
At the same time, Zhun Ti also took over and said, "This time, that Di Zun brought the people of the Eastern Heavenly Court here uninvited, clearly intending to watch the Western Heavenly Court make a fool of itself!"
"And you, wonderful—you took the initiative and delivered yourself to