The Pill Alliance suffered a crushing defeat, the news almost immediately spreading throughout the entire Nine Countries.
Many people from the Nine Countries, upon receiving the news, responded with disbelief. However, as more substantial information arrived, even those who found it difficult to accept had no choice but to believe it.
That day was one marked by exceptional sorrow for everyone in the Nine Countries, even the martial artists who had no understanding of pill refining felt a deep discomfort in their hearts.
In this competition that concerned the dignity of both parties, the people of the Nine Countries had been full of confidence, considering the Seven Seas' challenging behavior to be nothing but a self-inflicted humiliation.
Everyone believed that the Pill Alliance would definitely win this competition, dealing a heavy blow to the Seven Seas.
But the unthinkable happened—they lost.
Victors become kings, losers considered bandits.
