Reinforcements on both sides arrived and they exchanged blows at the surface of the ocean. Both sides possessed the same level of strength and the situation was forced to a stalemate again.0

However, the students of the Tongyou Institution not only defeated their opponent earlier, they even showed mercy at the very last second.0

Even though the expert from the Ji Continent from the once Azure Spiritual World knew of the existence of the underwater island, he didn’t make a move immediately when he saw the 3 ladies of the Tongyou Institution standing over it.0

Both sides knew that even though the Tongyou Institution held the advantage, the only ones who could decide the ownership of the underwater island were the Martial Extermination Realm experts from their respective factions.0

Regardless, Hai Yuanyuan’s final act of showing mercy gave both sides a lot of room for negotiations. If she really killed a direct disciple of the Triple Frost Palace, there wouldn’t be much left to talk about. In fact, the reinforcements from both sides would probably go all out right away until the other side was completely eliminated.0

High in the air, Shang Xia glanced at whatever was happening down below with no intentions of stepping in. The Martial Extermination Realm expert from the Triple Frost Palace understood his intentions and he felt much more relieved.0

It was then that Shang Xia glanced in his direction. There was a faint smile on his lips before he finally turned to stare at the cultivators down below.0

The elder from the...0