The ways they were defeated differed, but the result was the same. Relatively speaking, Zhangsun You's defeat left people feeling even more stifled.
The only effect he had was to make it seem that, since even the Daoist Sect's oldest Constellation True Disciple had lost, the others didn't matter anymore.
Three people: one dead, one retreated, one injured... Whether they lived or died was entirely up to the Visitors from Beyond the Heavens. It depended on their mood. That was what left people most speechless.
The Twelve Zodiac Signs, the twelve most elite people on the Brocade Continent, had been utterly defeated. In the end, they hadn't managed to win even a wisp of Extraterrestrial Spirit Green for themselves or their sects.
Was this the continuation of the Brocade Continent's tradition of prayer? If they wanted something, could they only get it by praying?
Like beggars?
In the crowd, several True Persons gathered together: Sea True Person and True Person Xu of Shanmen, and Xiao True Person and True Person An of Anhe.
True Person An furrowed his brow. "The Daoist Sect just sent us a message saying that every Constellation True Disciple must fight to the death, and no one may back down. What do you think?"
True Person Xu smiled. "What we think isn't important. What matters is what the young fellow thinks. Do you think he's the sort who listens to advice?"
All four True Persons felt troubled. Whether they were his former employer or his current one, they all knew what this fellow was like. There was simply no restraining him.
Xiao True Person said coldly, "Whatever he chooses, I reject the Daoist Sect's suggestion."
They fell silent. In truth, the Daoist Sect's proposal this time was sound: better to die standing than live kneeling. This