In the anxious wait of thousands of cultivators, the confrontation and exchange of interests among the Masters silently took place, and a resolution emerged after an hour.
Hou Niao, having rested briefly, finally stood up. He was also curious about what awaited him.
Everything was perfect except that he had not obtained the Masters' consent before issuing the challenge, nor had he signed a life-and-death agreement.
Looking back, it was impossible to do so under those circumstances; the Masters could tacitly consent, but they couldn't truly support it, so there was no life-and-death agreement. From the moment he issued the challenge, this was an inevitable outcome.
The weaker party wanting to turn the tables must be prepared to face retribution.
At least, this was no sneak attack, no assassination—it was an overt challenge under the public eye, a battle agreed upon by both parties.
