The sovereigns of the three great god-kingdoms, should they truly intervene, would not only see the sovereign of the Zhengming God-Kingdom protect Duan Lingtian; even the sovereigns of the other twenty-odd god-kingdoms would join in the protection.
The reason is simple: to uphold the rules.
If they were to allow Duan Lingtian to be killed, would that not imply that in the future, if their own people killed a few others during the Heavenly Mandate Canyon’s god-kingdom competition, they would have no choice but to accept their fate upon leaving?
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