The few watched Brother Jiang leave, all sighing heavily.
"Why did it have to be a disciple from Sword Peak? Alas!"
Someoneâs heart was filled with rage, and with a flick of their sleeve, they were full of despair.
Though Brother Lin also appeared quite dejected, he nevertheless forced himself to muster up all his energy and said, "Since things have come to this, letâs all put away the look of defeat on our faces. Donât forget, there are so many new junior brothers and sisters watching us."
After speaking, Brother Lin took a deep breath, tidied his clothes, and stepped toward Ye Xiaofan and the others.
As for the others, though they also looked helpless and angry, upon hearing this, they still slightly bowed to Ye Xiaofan and the others, then turned to follow Brother Jiang.
On the other side.
Brother Lin approached Ye Xiaofan and the others, trying his best to maintain a smile, and gave a slight bow, saying, "Junior brothers and sisters, you must be weary from your journey. Next, I will lead you and explain our current situation."
Upon hearing this, everyone bowed in return to Brother Lin, "We have seen Brother Lin."
Brother Lin slightly nodded, not holding back his smile.
Seeing how approachable this senior brother was, many of the new disciples relaxed quite a bit, finding him much more amiable than their frosty senior sister.
Through further exchanges, Ye Xiaofan and the others learned the identity of this senior brother.
His name was Lin Changkong, a senior brother from Divine Sword Sect who entered the âHundred Sects Battle Domainâ three years ago, and was the leader of that cohort, much like Ye Xiaofan now.
"So itâs Brother Changkong?"
"The winner of the Thirty-First Small Peak three years ago, a peerless genius among peerless geniuses, known as âChangkong Single Swordââis it that Brother Changkong?"
"I also know, itâs said that back in the day, Brother Changkong struck from the sky and even shattered an Alchemy Furnace of a Pill Peak Elder. The tale spread far and wide."
Many veteran disciples of Divine Sword Sect were startled; even they hadnât expected that the first senior brother they met in the âHundred Sects Battle Domainâ would be the famous Lin Changkong.
Lin Changkong gave a wry smile upon hearing this. Back then, in his youthful arrogance, he shattered the Alchemy Furnace of a Pill Peak Elder, and he felt apologetic about it to this day. He hadnât expected that, after so many years, there would still be disciples in Divine Sword Sect who remembered him.
"Ha ha, junior brothers and sisters, youâre joking. Back then, in my youthful arrogance, I acted unwisely, and Iâm truly ashamed, truly ashamed." Lin Changkong said with a helpless smile, and as these past events were mentioned, everyone seemed to gradually forget their current predicament, enjoying a moment of happiness.
However, after speaking, Lin Changkong glanced at Ye Xiaofan, and remarked, "Speaking of feats, Junior Brother Yeâs achievements are truly astounding. After just two and a half years in the sect, heâs already the master of the Seventeenth Small Peak. Compared to Junior Brother Ye, Iâm really ashamed."
Lin Changkong spoke sincerely. Though this junior brother wasnât the Array Peak disciple they had longed for, the information on the sheepskin scroll was truly astonishing. In just two years and five months since joining the sect, he had already fought his way to the Seventy-Two Small Peaks of Divine Sword Sect.
Not only that, he had become the master of the Seventeenth Small Peak. This alone was a record that countless genius prodigies could only dream of achieving.
But unfortunately, this was the âHundred Sects Battle Domainâ, not Divine Sword Sect. Among the senior brothers here, any one of them might have a realm more terrifying than that of the master of the Seventeenth Small Peak, as the peerless genius before him had not yet truly matured.
However, this didnât matter. The Demon Sect disciples were currently being held back by those senior brothers in the âMain Battle Domainâ, and there was still time before the large-scale counterattack by the Hundred Sects. As long as oneâs talent was truly formidable, it wouldnât be long before these new junior brothers and sisters could grow strong enough to hold their own before the counterattack.
As they walked and talked, they traversed the ruins of the ancient city.
With Lin Changkongâs introduction, Ye Xiaofan and the others came to understand the current situation of this âBattle Domainâ.
"The Demon Sect came with an imposing momentum, and we couldnât react in time. Even though countless disciples of the Hundred Sects quickly responded, it couldnât stop the flood-like assault, and most of the Hundred Sectsâ young talents were driven out of their own âbattle domainsâ...."
After hearing Lin Changkongâs words, everyone finally understood.
This ancient border city they now saw wasnât the true âbattle domainâ. It was an ancient city hundreds of miles away from the âbattle domainâ.
At the time of the full-scale invasion by the Demon Sect into the âHundred Sects Battle Domainâ, the Hundred Sectsâ young talents couldnât respond in time and were driven out of all battle domains almost completely. Now, most battle domains have fallen, with only the âMain Battle Domainâ struggling to hold on.
And the âbattle domainâ where Ye Xiaofan and the others arrived was not much different from ninety-nine percent of the âbattle domainsâ. The Hundred Sectsâ disciples, originally scattered everywhere, only came to their senses after being driven here and began organizing a counterattack, but it was already too late.
Even though they began gathering all the prodigies for a frantic counterattack, they were firmly doomed to this place by the Demon Sect people.
"These places are poor in Spiritual Qi, which is extremely unfavorable to us, while the âbattle domainâ is abundant in Spiritual Qi. They not only stubbornly defend the entrance to the âbattle domainâ, but even launch fierce attacks on us every so often."
"They want to wear out the disciples of the Hundred Sects!"