Previously, it was because there was the interlocking might of two sacred beasts about Qiao Mu that Pundit Zhao and company were afraid of releasing their mystic beasts.
Because they had the feeling that letting them out would be of no use. It was only a futile effort that would get suppressed.
At that time, if their mystic beast were the first ones to get injured, then it would be them, the owners, who would be down on their luck and suffer the backlash. That was an extremely undesirable situation.
And now, Old Monkey and the rest sensed an impending danger.
Their mystic beasts were so oppressed by the sacred beasts' aura that they couldn't move. This caused Old Monkey to be in chagrin amidst his terror.
It was their fault for not doing their homework. They had thought that dealing with a little lass with no background from the Lower Star Domain was a very easy task.
