Yu Shang had originally tried to persuade Li Tianming to give up, but now she smiled. "Since Junior Brother Li accepted the challenge, he must have confidence in his heart. When the time comes, he'll definitely create a miracle. Over these three hundred years, Li So-and-So has made progress—Junior Brother Li may not necessarily have stood still either!"
"That's right. Governor Li might just defeat his opponent outright when the time comes and leave everyone's jaws on the floor," Jiang Beichen said with a smile as well.
It seemed that Li Tianming's initiative in accepting the challenge letter had instead made those who trusted him more optimistic.
Yet Li Tianming could neither laugh nor cry. "You all have a little too much confidence in me. Winning this time truly won't be easy; I know that much. To fight for even that sliver of possibility, I'd at least need to break through several realms in a row. But how could realms be so easily broken through?"
"Ah? So that's how it is..."
Only after hearing this did Jiang Beichen and the others somewhat face reality, no longer bringing up defeating Li So-and-So.
However, they were not disappointed in Li Tianming because of this. After all, Li Tianming had risen far too quickly!
He merely needed some time to catch up to Li So-and-So's pace.
At that moment, Sui Shen Yao by Li Tianming's ear said somewhat gloatingly, "Isn't breaking through realms continuously what you're best at? Why have you lost confidence too?"
"Not to mention that my breakthroughs sometimes depend on fate, and it's still uncertain whether this Li So-and-So belongs to the Li Imperial Clan. What if she pulls out a 'Steal Destiny' when the time comes and directly raises herself several realms? How am I supposed to cross that