Even with Yue Wen injured so badly, no one stepped forward to challenge him.
Shi Miaozhen, Lin Youqing, Meng Youjun, and Xu Lingchan all chose to retreat quietly, leaving the volcano and ignoring Yue Wen's question.
The whole world watched as a mangled figure demanded a fight in midair, frightening several Heavenly Prodigies into retreat. Within the Secret Realm, he had no opponents left.
In fact, Shi Miaozhen was injured as well, as were Meng Youjun and Xu Lingchan. Yue Wen's earlier barrage had inflicted injuries of varying severity on all of them, leaving none in peak condition.
Although Yue Wen was gravely wounded now, his cultivation was clearly higher than before, making his current strength impossible to gauge. On top of that, he had just defeated Dongfang Jianqi in a head-on confrontation, and his momentum was at its peak.
In a clash between experts, "momentum" was actually extremely important.
Of two Cultivators at the same realm, the one riding a surge of momentum might kill the other in a single blow. Though subtle and mysterious, its influence could have a very real effect on the outcome.
Even at full strength, none of them was confident of defeating Yue Wen.
Stepping forward to fight Yue Wen now offered little chance of victory, and even winning would bring no glory. At best, it would count as taking advantage of his grievous injuries. Losing would earn them a lifetime of ridicule.
Naturally, none of them wanted to show themselves.
Yet this only cemented Yue Wen's might all the more. One sword strike slew a chief disciple; a broken body drove Heavenly Prodigies into retreat! At that moment, daylight fell upon his ravaged flesh, making him look like a god descended upon the world!
After a long while, seeing that no one would