At this moment, the entire venue fell silent!
Everything had happened too quickly. In less than ten breaths, the battle was over!
Just as the peak showdown between Lin Xiaoxiao and Li Shufan had begun, Chen Yao—who had been destined to crush Li Tianming—was instantly "counter-killed" by Li Tianming!
Yes, it had practically happened in an instant. Everyone had still been watching Lin Xiaoxiao's battle; by the time their eyes flicked over, Chen Yao was already rolling on the ground.
"Ah!" Chen Yao struggled desperately through the agonizing pain, trying to break free from the Thunderfire Chain.
Instead, the Thunderfire Chain wrapped around him even tighter, making tears stream wildly down his face.
"Chen Hao, tell me, who's the dog? You're being led around by me now, rolling on the ground, while I stomp my shoe onto your face. Tell me, Chen Yao—who's the dog?"
As the entire venue sat in dead silence, Li Tianming spoke rapidly and shouted his question at Chen Yao. In truth, he was also questioning Xue Lan!
As he spoke, he raised his head and looked toward where Xue Lan was.
Still smiling, he nearly flattened Chen Yao's nose beneath his foot.
He wanted to tell Xue Lan.
"If you didn't want to help your former sister, you could simply have shut your doors and refused to see her. Everyone would have understood, and no one would have pestered you."
"But there was no need for you to flaunt your superiority like a madwoman, no need to tear all pretenses apart, and certainly no need to use someone else's heartbreak as your own joke!"
He did not say it aloud, but he hoped Xue Lan would understand. He also hoped Chen Yao would understand.
"You may have grown up with a golden spoon in your