Jinhwa Hou had a sudden realization. "Exactly! Martial Uncle could ’lose’ his tokens to Jirandai Tang or Taeseon Lei. That way, it wouldn’t be easy for Seongwoo Jin and the others to take them from us."
"The question is whether Martial Uncle would be willing," Eunbyeol Ling pointed out the key issue.
"What’s there to be unwilling about? We wouldn’t keep his tokens; sect rules an that if one of us helps defend them, the helper only takes ten percent afterward. It’s no loss to him," Jinhwa Hou replied indifferently.
Eunbyeol Ling and Seongwoo Jin glanced at Jirandai Tang and Taeseon Lei, awaiting their input. Feng nodded. "I don’t mind; it’s just for the Green Lotus Sect."
"Fine by too," Taeseon Lei said calmly.
That ten percent wouldn’t add much for them, anyway.
"Good, then we just need to discuss it with Martial Uncle," Eunbyeol Ling said with relief.
No one doubted Kenny Lin would agree because, in their view, this was a straightforward way to secure ninety percent of his tokens without any effort. Most sects actually did things this way, especially since everyone had a limited number of challenges. Helping him would waste their challenge chances, and without help, Jirandai Tang and the others could likely collect even more tokens.
At that mont, a burst of startled exclamations ca from the back.
It was like soone standing at the edge of a cliff, being pulled up halfway to safety, only for a monster’s head to suddenly appear from below and swallow them whole.
The disciples who had chased after the gold token didn’t know what happened. Only those who stayed in place or were outside the barrier saw everything, their faces frozen in shock.
They were all stunned by what they had just witnessed. Even those people within the barrier who saw it unfold couldn’t react.
Two minutes earlier, Amalia had stood directly in front of the Path of All Immortals to get the best view. When the gold token shot out, she had imdiately called out the direction to Kenny Lin, trusting he’d get there first.
Kenny Lin did not disappoint her. His speed was unmatched, so he was the first one to seize the token.
But just as Amalia relaxed, a sudden sense of danger filled the air. The Path of All Immortals that about to close, unexpectedly erupted with intense spiritual energy. Another gold token shot out, blazing like a cot, hitting Amalia hard and sending her flying over a hundred ters before she slid to a stop in midair.
By the ti she stopped, her chest had caved in from the powerful impact. The blood dripped steadily from her fingertips.
Amalia coughed, bringing up a clot of dark blood, her gaze falling on the gold token that was now embedded painfully in her flesh.
She was speechless.
This was the full truth.
When the others finally caught up, they saw Amalia clutching the gold token, the very one that had caused them all to fight tooth and nail.
Witnessing this, so disciples felt a surge of disbelief. They had used every ounce of their strength to pursue the token, only for it to be handed to her while she stood in place!
Although they hadn’t seen everything, her injured state told them most of the story.
No one cared about her injuries; getting a gold token was worth any pain. Although she looked badly hurt, it wasn’t beyond recovery.
"Did Martial Aunt just get insanely lucky?" Seongwoo Jin blurted out. Martial Uncle had seized his gold token with strength, which he could accept, but Amalia, only at the peak of Nascent Soul level, had "caught" a token without even moving. How were they supposed to compete with that?
"I wish I had that kind of luck!" Jinhwa Hou said enviously.
"Keep dreaming," Eunbyeol Ling scoffed. "Do you think getting two gold tokens is a good thing?"
Hearing this, Seongwoo Jin and Jinhwa Hou grew serious. Looking at the nearby disciples eyeing them like hungry wolves, they realized how much trouble the Green Lotus Sect was in.
Jirandai Tang and Taeseon Lei might be able to defend one gold token, but two would be much harder.
The battles between top disciples aren’t easy; they often lead to both sides getting hurt. So, strategy is crucial to defend the tokens, or soone else might take advantage in the next challenge.
"Is it really impossible to defend both tokens?" Renshu Chang who is usually unnoticed among the others, asked suddenly.
Jirandai Tang glanced at his junior brother and replied, "Actually, defending two gold tokens is possible, but it would co at a high cost. This is just the token battle, and the Path of All Immortals would be opened again tomorrow. If we’re badly hurt here and can’t recover in ti, we’ll have even more trouble once we enter."
"So, defending one token is no problem, right?" Renshu Chang pressed.
"One is no problem at all," Jirandai Tang affird with confidence.
Renshu Chang sighed in relief.
Seeing his response, Eunbyeol Ling felt puzzled. "We can only defend one token. The other..."
Renshu Chang interrupted her with a smile. "The other can just be defended by Martial Uncle."
The relaxed look on his face surprised everyone. Jirandai Tang questioned him, "Junior, do you really believe he can defend it, or do you think it’s not worth defending?"
"I trust Martial Uncle can defend it by himself," Renshu Chang replied without hesitation.
Everyone was astonished. Where did Renshu Chang’s confidence co from?
anwhile, Kenny Lin stord over to Amalia, looking furious. "Why didn’t you dodge?!" he shouted.
Amalia massaged her aching temples, shrugging. "I would’ve liked to, but the Path of All Immortals didn’t give a chance."
At that ti, the Path of All Immortals was about to be closed, and everyone had assud no second gold token would appear, so they’d all relaxed—including Amalia. But when it appeared, it was already too close for her to evade.
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