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Under the focus of 120,000 gazes from the entire arena—interwoven with fervent cheers, excited shouts, ferocious hostility, calm scrutiny, teasing from the idle spectators, and the deep restraint of those watching to see what would happen—Donghuang Xiuyi drifted down from above with serene composure, light and slow, like a fairy from the Nine Heavens descending into the mortal world.
Her cold, clear gaze swept over the Heaven Dou Academy team members lying in disarray, but did not linger. She turned and walked toward the contestants' tunnel.
Her steps still carried that unique, elusive, languid rhythm.
With every step she took, behind her, the seven colossal vine phantoms that radiated immense auras and each had a different form silently faded away one after another, like ink-wash paintings losing their color.
The entire scene carried an indescribable sense of deathly stillness and ethereal distance.
By then, Chang'an Team had already been waiting before the tunnel entrance.
It resembled the welcome after the final preliminary match last time, but the group had clearly grown much larger.
They stood in two orderly rows, like walls guarding the way.
At the very center of the rear end of the formation stood Chen Xiaojun.
Xiao Yi did not slow her steps and walked straight toward the center of the welcoming formation.
When she stepped into the passage formed by the two rows of team members, the Seven Heroes and Nine Elites of Chang'an Team and the Canghui Three all raised their hands in unison and began to applaud, steady and rhythmic.
Amid the applause, Vice Captain He Qiang was the first to bow and salute. "Congratulations on your triumphant return, Donghuang."
Almost at the same instant, Chu Youwei, who stood opposite him, also bowed.
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