The geniuses of the holy ground had nothing to say. They didn’t mock or criticize Lin Hao for losing.

In reality, they probably wouldn’t have fared better. Lin Hao was absolutely strong, perhaps only weaker than Dugu Lan’s group. A few others could be stronger than him but certainly not by much.

After seeing Xiao Fengyun in action, they realized that defeating him cleanly would have been virtually impossible. Not losing in a disastrous manner would have been a good outcome.

Prior to this, some prideful geniuses were infuriated...