250: War

"You Divine Mirror Sect must take responsibility for this incident. All of our Sect's most outstanding Disciples died inside. You must give us an explanation!"

"You were the organizers this time. If it weren't for your wormhole malfunctioning, our Disciples could have completely escaped. It was your mistake that led to our Disciples' deaths!"

"Our Sect Master's daughter and son were both inside. Now that this has happened, how am I supposed to answer to the Sect Master when I return? You must take responsibility for this incident and provide compensation!"

A large number of Powerhouses from various factions were baring their fangs and brandishing claws. They were the leading Elders responsible for each faction. With all their Disciples dead inside, they could not escape the blame.

"Everyone, quiet! We did not foresee this incident either. The path of cultivation inherently involves all sorts of Karma. Why were so many people in the Secret Realm able to escape this disaster? Yet they could not; this proves their own fate was poor, and their destiny was meant to be so."

"Otherwise, shouldn't everyone else have died inside too? Why is it that only they died? Does this Azure Dragon have to listen to our commands?"

The Powerhouses of the Divine Mirror Sect naturally could not admit to this. Once they acknowledged this matter, any losses within the Secret Realm could potentially be blamed on them.

If that were truly the case, I fear the Divine Mirror Sect would have to compensate all the major factions present for a massive amount of losses.

If they were to take away all those resources, the Divine Mirror Sect would inevitably suffer a severe blow to its Origin Qi.

Amidst the clamor, time gradually passed. Finally, the last day arrived, and the Secret Realm was about to close. Everyone crushed their Tokens to transport themselves out, and all the beast cores carried by each person were tallied.

The final conclusion was that the number one Sect in the world was the Heavenly Profound Sect, followed by the other major Sects. The top ten Sects remained basically unchanged, with only the order altered.

For the Ten Great Powers, the order was basically irrelevant.

Meanwhile, when those Elders who had united their factions learned that their Disciples hadn't brought out even a single beast core, and had achieved no results in this evaluation, their expressions changed drastically.

If that were really the case, their ranking would likely drop below 1000th place, which would be a very heavy blow for them.

At the same time, they all began to secretly transmit messages to the armies waiting outside the Sect, ready to attack at any moment, needing only a single command.

Now that the Divine Mirror Sect had announced the competition results, it was clear that they intended to wipe out all 20 of these factions.

Over the next 10 years, they would likely face massive targeting and would never last until the next Grand Competition.

As order after order was sent out, those Elders from various factions who no longer had any concerns revealed fierce expressions.

"Divine Mirror Sect, you forced us to do this!"

Following one person's loud roar, the others also revealed their strongest states and threw out various Magic Treasures to protect themselves.

Before anyone had realized what was happening, they suddenly saw the coalition forces of all 20 factions appear in the sky above the Divine Mirror Sect.

Everyone present stared in astonishment at these 20 Elders who looked like madmen. Their Disciples had all died, and they hadn't obtained any ranking, which had led them to become like this.

If they didn't fight with their lives, they would likely never have another chance to do so; that was the reason for the scene of this large group of factions surrounding the Divine Mirror Sect.

Li Haotian's expression was calm. His gaze was fixed on those figures in the sky, and no trace of joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness could be seen on his face.

This matter seemed not very difficult for him. After all, he had ambushed so many Powerhouses outside; it was already enough to deal with these people, and at the very least, with himself added, he could completely crush them.

There were still many Great Emperor Powerhouses lurking within the Divine Mirror Sect; these were all Great Emperor Powerhouses from the Ten Great Powers.

After receiving the news, they chose to immediately send a few of their own Great Emperor Powerhouses to support the scene and see how the battlefield situation would unfold. If they truly couldn't win, these Great Emperor Powerhouses wouldn't need to take action; they could just take their own Disciples and run.

If they could win, then these Great Emperor Powerhouses would immediately join the battlefield and, together with the other Great Emperor Powerhouses, wipe out all 20 of these factions.

In short, being able to protect their own Disciples and retreat unscathed would already count as a victory.

"You will surely suffer our wrath! You forced us into a dead end; you can blame no one else! Today, the Divine Mirror Sect must be destroyed!"

Those Elders continued to roar, and then the Powerhouses from their respective factions began to assault the Divine Mirror Sect's Formation.

50 Great Emperor Powerhouses from the Divine Mirror Sect soared into the air, flying directly above the Sect. They radiated their pressure with determined expressions, ready to fight to the death with these people at any moment. If anyone dared to harm their Sect, they would absolutely not let them off.

Soon, under the siege of the Great Emperor Powerhouses from various factions, cracks gradually began to appear on the Formation. With over 160 Great Emperors attacking with full force, the Formation could no longer hold out.

The moment the Formation was broken, Li Haotian's eyes suddenly brightened. While these 20 factions were complacent and overjoyed because they had broken the Formation, they were completely unaware that an extremely terrifying aura had appeared behind them.

The 50 Great Emperor Powerhouses from the Heavenly Profound Sect, who had been hiding in the shadows, struck simultaneously. They attacked by surprise whenever possible, always using a higher Realm to strike a lower Realm, which could more effectively guarantee the success rate of their sneak attacks.

As a result, these Great Emperor Powerhouses basically succeeded, either killing their opponents or severely injuring them.

The various factions, who still had over 160 Powerhouses backing them, turned pale at this moment. They clearly saw their own Powerhouses falling from the sky.

The aura of the Great Emperors was even scattered.

Everyone stared blankly at the scenes unfolding above. Soon, someone recognized that the Daoist Robes worn by these people were all uniformly Daoist Robes of the Heavenly Profound Sect.

"I didn't expect the Heavenly Profound Sect to still have such a foundation. It seems the previous reports of their Sect being destroyed were completely fabricated. If you had such strength and were still destroyed, the evil cultivators of the world would have already been running rampant!"

Everyone couldn't help but comment. After all, the news they had heard previously was that the Heavenly Profound Sect was gradually weakening, that this former member of the Ten Great Powers would never recover and would be directly destroyed. Yet, what they saw before their eyes was completely contrary to the rumors.

Such a large number of Great Emperor Powerhouses clearly proved that a major faction was about to rise; it was in no way the appearance of a destroyed one.

Seeing the scene before them, the Powerhouses of the Divine Mirror Sect also felt slightly relieved. With so many people supporting them, they would certainly be safe and without worries this time.