The prodigies of the Southern stage were stunned. Hundreds of spectators were gasping and exclaiming, "Someone was killed! Murderers! I can't believe they just killed that kid in front of everyone!" Some people started shouting for them to be punished. "Murder is an automatic disqualification from the True Dragon Gathering!"
The True Dragon Gathering's competition was extremely fierce; it wasn't unheard of for prodigies to be killed. But the Sacred Syndicate also understood that these prodigies were just as rare as they were fierce, so there was a rule against purposely killing an opponent, especially if they surrendered. A True Mystic expert yelled from the stands, "Execute them, or at least kick them out! Those are the rules!"