Relief!
Overwhelming relief!
The same feeling arose unbidden in the hearts of countless trillions of living beings.
Ordinarily, given Tongtian's temperament, he should have pressed his advantage and left the Human, Chan, and Western Teachings unable to recover. Only that would have suited his nature.
After all, mercy was the most useless thing in the Primordial World Heaven and Earth.
Yet all living beings also understood.
Those who had confronted one another today were genuine Sages, beings at the very pinnacle of the world.
Now, the Four Saints had suffered grievous losses, their broken halberds sinking into the sand.
If Tongtian continued pressing them, there was no telling whether they would turn desperate, like cornered dogs leaping over a wall.
Once genuine Sages erupted into a battle to the death, the resulting horror would destroy heaven and earth.
Thus, seeing Tongtian prepare to end today's affair, all living beings felt no confusion. Instead, they felt as though they had survived a calamity, leaving them with nothing but relief.
Meanwhile!
The Four Saints' expressions shifted, and naturally, resentment still lingered in their hearts.
Today, they had truly disgraced themselves beyond all measure!
If they slunk away now, would that not leave their dignity trampled even further into the dust?
Yet at this point, the Four Saints dared not utter another harsh word.
The humiliation of being pinned to the earth by the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords remained fresh in their memories.
After a long silence.
Jieyin finally spoke first:
"I will remember what happened today."
There was no overt threat or furious rebuke in his tone.
But anyone could hear how fiercely he was grinding his teeth behind those words.
Clearly, Jieyin had engraved this grudge deep into his heart.
Beside him, Laozi gave a cold laugh and said:
"What a Gu