Faced with Shi Hentian's bid, the martial artists present all had varying levels of understanding.
Many were mainly focused on whether Xia Liu would bid again; if he did not, then the definite losers would be Yan Wuqing and Qiu Wenfu.
Even if Xia Liu gave up now, his life was over.
Because Yan Wuqing and Qiu Wenfu had been played, and unless Shi Hentian stood up to protect him,
Xia Liu would certainly meet an inescapable death; it was almost impossible for a Mysterious Rank Warrior to survive under the hands of an Earth-Rank Peak Warrior.
Even now, if Xia Liu handed the stone to Shi Hentian, Shi Hentian might agree to keep him alive under the hands of Yan Wuqing and Qiu Wenfu.
But there were also two other young masters from prestigious families, Zhao Daxi and Lin Hui.
Both had been humiliated by Xia Liu, and even Shi Hentian could not withstand the pressure from four warrior families.
In the end, for a mere Mysterious Rank Warrior, Shi Hentian would not risk his life.