You're Actually a Woman?!

Gu Yuena, standing on the Matchmaking Platform, showed a trace of complicated emotion in her eyes when she heard the word "challenge," but she quickly regained her calm.

She looked at Tang Wulin below, whose gaze was resolute, and remained silent for several seconds before slowly speaking. "The Martial Arts Matchmaking Convention rules do indeed include a challenge segment. Since Sect Master Tang has taken the initiative to issue a challenge, refusing would make the Spirit Pagoda seem afraid of the Tang Sect."

As her words fell, Gu Yuena lightly tapped the surface of the Matchmaking Platform with the tip of her foot. Her body drifted down as lightly as a feather, landing steadily on the arena below.

Her dark black dress fluttered slightly with her movements, displaying utter elegance, yet her words carried unquestionable sharpness. "I accept your challenge. But remember this, Sect Master Tang—on the battlefield, only strength matters, not past ties. If your skills are inferior, bear the consequences yourself."

Upon hearing that she had accepted the challenge, Tang Wulin's taut body relaxed slightly before she immediately refocused herself.

She looked solemnly at Gu Yuena across from her and nodded. "Thank you for granting my request, Your Excellency Gu Yuena. On the battlefield, I will certainly give it my all. I also ask for your guidance."

The others on the arena all voluntarily stepped down, leaving the battlefield to the two of them.

Gu Yuena did not speak again, nor did she make any unnecessary movements. Yet in the very next second, her dark black dress began to flutter without wind, while all kinds of elemental energy in the air suddenly became dense—dense to the point of near viscosity.

Almost at the same time, the protective barrier that had long been arranged around the arena automatically rose.