Chapter 1180: This Old Man's Fighting Spirit Is Decided!

The speaker was a Heavenly Pride from Fangcun Immortal Sect of the Tong Xianyu!

In the chaotic battle just now, their luck had been terrible; nearly all of the dozen or so Disciples and Guardians traveling with them had perished, so even if they risked continuing forward and a Divine Spirit Inheritance truly appeared, he would lack the strength to contend with others for it.

Rather than that, it was better to retreat; at least then they could preserve their lives.

As for that Residual Soul Fragment, he naturally intended to take it with him; whether he could actually carry it away depended on how many others chose to leave just like him.

"I agree with Fellow Daoist Lin's proposal; the casualties on my side are also heavy, and I do not wish to continue further!" Yi Zhong, representing the Shennong Clan of the Taiyin Immortal Domain, spoke up at this moment, simultaneously walking over to stand beside the Heavenly Pride from Fangcun Immortal Sect.

Immediately following, the Heavenly Pride from Pojun Xianyu also stepped forward: "We of Wanfa Gate in Pojun Xianyu also choose to withdraw; as you all know, our Pojun Xianyu Wanfa Gate specializes most in the Array Dao, but the Restrictions and Arrays here far exceed our imagination; I do not believe continuing forward will yield any gains, and it will likely only become increasingly dangerous."

Clearly, the battle at the Altar just now had already made this Heavenly Pride wary; the Restrictions and Arrays in this place were extremely dangerous, and he did not wish to proceed any further.

In an instant, three Heavenly Prides from different Immortal Domains had all chosen to withdraw, while the other three remained silent, immediately creating a standoff of equal strength.

The six Heavenly Prides stood on opposing sides, their eyes cold as they stared at one another.

Bai Cailing and the crowd from the Pond stood on the periphery as a third party; after all, they held no Residual Soul Fragments and could not influence the current situation.

"Since that is the case, let us follow the rules of our generation: the victor takes all the Residual Soul Fragments; what do you think?" At this moment, Ji Wu Yun from the Qisha Immortal Domain spoke up.

He proposed a method to decide the ownership of the Residual Soul Fragments.

Among the younger generation of Tianzhou, there was a fair rule: if Heavenly Prides encountered conflicts over the distribution of benefits, they could resolve them through strength by holding a Competition, and Guardians were forbidden from intervening; otherwise, they would become enemies of all factions.

This rule had gained the recognition of the Fourteen Immortal Domains of Tianzhou, and to date, no one had dared to break it; therefore, Ji Wu Yun's proposal at this moment was quite a credible and fair solution!

"That is indeed a good proposal, however..." At this point, Yi Zhong suddenly looked toward the Pond side, offering a Cold Smile: "What about the people from the Pond? While the six of us fight here, are they simply to sit back and reap the benefits?"

Upon hearing these words, the other five Heavenly Prides also frowned slightly.

However, before they could speak, Bai Cailing voluntarily opened her mouth: "If you wish for me to join this Competition, I do not mind!"

"No, you are not qualified to participate!" Yi Zhong replied bluntly: "We lost many people for the sake of the Residual Soul Fragments; you have done nothing, so on what basis do you claim the right to join the Competition?"

"..." Bai Cailing fell silent, her expression exceedingly cold.

The other five Heavenly Prides, meanwhile, glanced at Yi Zhong speechlessly, feeling that he was being somewhat unreasonable this time.

Although the Pond had indeed done nothing and had not obtained any Residual Soul Fragments, they had at least acted earlier to save them once; based on that point alone, they were qualified to join the Competition, yet Yi Zhong had directly ignored this, showing a clear intent to target them.

"If we follow Fellow Daoist Yi's logic, should my Pond simply leave directly? Do not forget that this place belongs to my Tianxiang Immortal Domain," Bai Cailing said in a cold voice, obviously somewhat angered.

Yi Zhong, however, laughed and shook his head: "Holy Maiden Bai, do not be agitated; I merely wish to help you; since you possess no Residual Soul Fragments, I hope we can first hold a Competition between us and your Pond; if you win, I will give this Residual Soul Fragment of the Shennong Clan to you, thereby granting you qualification to join the Competition, while we can depart directly—a win-win situation."

Speaking to this point, Yi Zhong swept a mocking gaze over Xu Que and continued: "Of course, if you lose, the Residual Soul Fragment will still be given to you, and we will also depart; how does that sound?"

"Very well, how do you wish to compete?" Bai Cailing did not hesitate, nodding her agreement immediately.

Although Yi Zhong's conditions seemed to make no difference—whether the Pond won or lost, the Shennong Clan's Residual Soul Fragment would be relinquished—the former meant they won it rightfully, whereas the latter implied the Shennong Clan was doing the Pond a favor that would eventually need to be repaid.

However, in Bai Cailing's view, it was impossible for their Pond to lose!

"The Competition is simple: a single battle; I wish to fight this Elder Xu! Of course, considering he is only at the Half-Immortal Realm, I will suppress my own strength to the Half-Immortal Realm as well and engage him in a life-or-death battle," Yi Zhong said, pointing his finger at Xu Que as Killing Intent surged unrestrainedly from his body.

Upon hearing this, Xu Que's eyes instantly lit up, and he was delighted!

He had originally been worrying about how to find an opportunity to eliminate This Lad, but now, to his surprise, this idiot had delivered himself right to his doorstep!

"Impossible!" At this moment, Bai Cailing suddenly spoke up to refuse, her face iron-green: "Elder Xu is not one of my Pond; if you wish to compete, you may challenge me instead!"

Damn, don't do that!

Xu Que immediately widened his eyes, growing anxious; this daughter-in-law was too undiscerning—how could she push away a head that had been delivered right to them?

"Heh!" At this moment, Yi Zhong also laughed, shaking his head: "Holy Maiden Bai, since you are this Elder Xu's daughter-in-law, he counts as half a member of the Pond; on what grounds can he not compete with me? Have you not even entered the household yet, and already you are protecting your own father-in-law so fiercely?"

"Bang!"

Suddenly, Xu Que slammed the Cane in his hand fiercely against the ground, roaring in anger: "You insolent junior, who are you calling father-in-law? If I pulled mine out this instant, it would be dozens of times larger than yours! Come, if you wish to compete with me, this old man will accompany you to the end!"

"Elder Xu!" Bai Cailing was instantly startled and hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "Elder Xu, do not be impulsive; you are injured, and there is no need for you to fight this battle; at worst, my Pond will simply withdraw from this place; the Divine Spirit Inheritance is not particularly important to us!"

Her words were sincere; if this Elder Xu truly met his end here, then their Pond's revival of the Pantao Garden would come to nothing.

Moreover, this Elder Xu was Xu Que's father; if anything untoward happened to him, how could she explain it to Xu Que in the future?

"It is fine; this old man knows what he is doing; this brat is too despicable, lacking even basic courtesy; this old man has endured him for a long time, and today I shall teach him a lesson!" Xu Que waved his hand, his face filled with rage, resembling an old man provoked into losing his reason.

"But..."

"No 'buts'; this old man's fighting spirit is decided; daughter-in-law, be obedient and stand behind this old man!" Xu Que cut off Bai Cailing's words, his tone extremely firm and allowing no refusal!

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