Dawn?

The Main Hall was silent.

Two pairs of eyes widened at the same time, staring fixedly at the remaining six Soul Tablets.

Xie Sen opened his mouth in stunned disbelief, confusion clouding his eyes, while Xie Chen... was beside himself with joy!

For three years, they had poured in vast numbers of "Abandoned Ones" for positioning and exhausted the ancestral land's reserves to open countless First-Order Rifts, yet without exception, every single one had been wiped out.

And now, survivors had appeared!

"Hahaha, they're alive! They're still alive!"

His wild laughter echoed as he vented the frustration accumulated over three years of bitter waiting, shaking the hall until it trembled and rustled.

Xie Sen snapped back to his senses, his pupils shrinking involuntarily as he quietly reminded him:

"Elder, only six are alive. One has already died."

"It was merely an accident!" Xie Chen frowned, pointing at the Soul Tablets on the wall as he declared beyond doubt:

"What matters most is that all six of them are still alive right now!"

"Before this, the Heavenly Demons never held back. Every batch of 'Abandoned Ones' was wiped out all at once. Since these six can still be alive, it proves they haven't been discovered by the Heavenly Demons!"

Utter nonsense!

The thought flashed through Xie Sen's mind, yet he could understand Xie Chen's feelings at this moment.

After waiting bitterly for three years and finally seeing a sliver of dawn, how could he possibly give up so easily?

Still, understanding was one thing.

But when Heavenly Demons were involved, was this the time to let profit cloud one's mind?

After thinking it over, he still spoke up to remind him:

"Elder, these six survivors may well be a trap laid by the Heavenly Demons, waiting for us to jump in..."