After Ling Xingkong's rebuttal, silence fell. The hint that voice had given clearly seemed to mean they had only one chance.
If they chose wrong, Tribulation Fire would burn their souls. There would be no chance to try again. As Ling Xingkong had said, they were fighting for life in the jaws of death, so his choice did fit their situation!
"I agree with Fellow Daoist Su. Fellow Daoist Ling's approach has merit, but it's an extreme measure. We can still respond to this. We're not completely helpless, so we haven't reached that point yet.
"And even if we fail to pass this trial and end up trapped here, there's a fifty-percent chance we'll die and a fifty-percent chance we'll be enslaved. Enslavement still isn't death.
"So from that perspective, death followed by rebirth might never come to pass. All we can say is that this trial might become a death trap. That leaves a few holes in Fellow Daoist Ling's reasoning!"
After giving it some thought, Li Jiuchen offered his view. He had pointed straight to the flaw in Ling Xingkong's argument: the outcome Ling described was far from certain. Su Wenzhou's reasoning seemed sounder.
"I... I also think Fellow Daoist Li's reasoning is more accurate!"
After several more breaths of silence, Yun Qinghua's stance caught them by surprise. This time, she did not side with her companion. Instead, she found Li Jiuchen's objection persuasive, which meant she agreed with Su Wenzhou: the right choice should be "Glory Protection"!
Su Wenzhou swept his Divine Sense over Ling Xingkong and saw his expression change. He gave an inward scoff. He had raised both possibilities himself. Though he had followed his instincts when choosing, did Ling Xingkong really think he had overlooked the points Li Jiuchen had made?
"What does Fellow