"Whatever the outcome, if we talk of defeat before we even fight, we might as well kill ourselves now," Ji Shidao said again. "He thinks he can toy with us this time, but as long as we thwart him again, let's see how he withstands the backlash of the Ruthlessness Dao!"
"He's gambling, so why should we be afraid to gamble with him?" Huang Xiao said as well.
If the Longevity Daoist failed again this time, Huang Xiao believed his end would be miserable.
With the backlash from the Ruthlessness Dao compounded by that of the Grand Formation, Huang Xiao hardly believed the Longevity Daoist could endure it, however powerful he was.
So the Longevity Daoist was gambling too, much like the rest of them.
It all depended on who made the right bet in the end.
"Indeed. I have no confidence whatsoever in the outcome. In truth, we're still at an enormous disadvantage, but it's not as though we have no chance of turning things around. The Longevity Daoist has still left quite a few openings. The Ruthlessness Dao made him, but it can also destroy him." As Xuan Yuanjun spoke, he turned to Ji Xuanying. "Sister Xuan Ying, you two must protect yourselves."
"I understand." Ji Xuanying nodded.
Ji Xuanying knew that she and Ji Shidao were now crucial too. As long as the two of them survived, that alone would be a tremendous blow to the Longevity Daoist.
Xuan Yuanjun let out a long breath and smiled. "Consider this another reminder that we cannot be careless, and that we must have more confidence as well. Let's leave the matter of the Ruthlessness Dao there. What do you think about Gu Chengfei and the others coming to kill Huang Xiao?"
"Why not tell us what you think first?"