"I....I surrender too."
"And me."
"I, Zhao Churan, surrender."
Just like that, the Saint Shadows, no, Saint Candidates surrendered and became Saint Shadows again. Lu Ye was the last to announce his suddenly, and he was clearly unwilling.
Yue Jianli secretly sent him a voice transmission to placate him, "Remember that this way, we'll remain Saint Shadows with our lives guaranteed despite the intense competition among the Saint candidates to come," she said.
This secret communication did not escape Di Tian's senses who noticed the subtle qi activity between them. But he was not focused on that at the moment and more interested in the transformation that was occuring in his Qi Sea at the moment.
The nine brand new circulation patterns–of the nine Origin Saint Shadows–appeared in his mind and he automatically fell into a mystical state of enlightenment. At the same time, the Genesis Canon began to circulate.