Some experts, however, believed that their strength gave them no reason to be afraid.
They spoke with obvious indignation.
"Why should we fear someone who has merely grasped the laws of the Great Dao?"
"Admittedly, his trump cards are somewhat troublesome, but every one of us is a high-stage Oracle-grade expert. Our cultivation has merely been suppressed to Divine-grade."
"If we could display our true strength, why would we ever fear a mere Divine-grade cultivator?"
Without exception, those who spoke so confidently were ordinary experts who had not yet joined the faction of a first-tier prince.
Meanwhile, some of the experts supporting Prince Lucian and Prince Alvin—the two princes ranked among the foremost contenders—had already begun quietly considering a retreat.
The experts within these two factions were different from those supporting the other princes.
Most princes had only one, two, or perhaps three mysterious experts backing them.
