The players broadcast Lin Bai's speech live, transmitting it to the ears of every native at the same time.
Sects like Flower-Washing Valley, with a Heavenly Prodigy holding the fort, were one thing.
The other sects, which had at most a single Spirit Transformation Realm patriarch, lived in constant terror and urgently discussed countermeasures. Lin Bai's shameless, unprincipled tactics left them at a loss.
They wanted to resist, but how were they supposed to fight?
On one side was the Righteous and Demonic Execution Order; on the other was Lin Bai, who might come killing his way to their doorstep at any moment.
Anxiety spread. The sect leaders around Earth City, Thunder City, and Xun City were as frantic as ants on a hot pan. They had originally planned to form a coalition army and defend themselves together.
But those divisive articles in the Heavenly Dao Review remained vivid in their minds.
Who ranked first, and who ranked second?
Whose reputation exceeded their actual ability?
Once they formed a coalition, who would lead it, and whose sect would they defend?
If they let someone else lead, were they admitting they were inferior?
If they took the lead themselves, would anyone listen?
Even the sects near Flower-Washing Valley, despite knowing it had a Heavenly Prodigy holding the fort, were unwilling to go there for help.
At the end of the day, that was someone else's Heavenly Prodigy. What would their own Heavenly Prodigy think when they arrived?
Heaven-Sent Ones were everywhere, and the world no longer had any secrets. Lin Bai would slip into any opening he found; he certainly would not pass up this opportunity to humiliate them.
Once Justice Weekly publicized it, even if they eventually defeated Lin Bai, their parent sects would no longer allow them to survive