Chapter 620 - 613: The Grand Gesture
"The five selected, stay behind; the rest of you, disperse!" Upon receiving a signal from Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong, Grand Commander Jio Yuanxiu declared.
"We take our leave!"
After hearing these words, the upper echelons of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect withdrew quickly. They all understood that the Sect Leader was likely to bestow some life-saving treasures for the battlefield next. For secrecy, they needed to withdraw.
Of course, as they left, Tian Guizhang was buoyant while Yao Sen’s expression was somewhat gloomy. In this competition with Tian Guizhang, Yao Sen was completely defeated, and with Sang Boquan’s elimination, he had no chance of turning the tables.
With the higher-ups gone, the other three candidates could only leave as well, their eyes lingering with regret. The rewards that the Sect Leader was about to give were now completely out of their reach.
Especially for Sang Boquan, it felt as if a venomous snake had bitten his heart, the pain was unbearable. Originally, his goal was the top three, but he didn’t expect to fall out of even the top five.
In the blink of an eye, only Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong, Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu, and Ye Zhen along with the other four remained at the Ritual Altar.
"The Spirit Returning Assembly is a gathering of geniuses, filled with extreme danger. Once it begins, life and death are often decided in an instant. In the previous Spirit Returning Assembly, our Divine Sect sent five participants, yet only three returned. Each of you represents the best of our sect’s younger generation, the pillars of our future. I do not wish to see any of you fall!
However, the future fate of the Divine Sect compels you to risk your lives in the contest. The only thing I can do is to use the resources of the Divine Sect to make you stronger in a short time so that you can secure fortune for our sect and, more importantly, survive!"
"Bring them forth!"