After leaving the Fighting Arena, Xu Chunniang did not rush back. Instead, she sought out the steward in the front hall and applied for a truce.
According to the Fighting Arena's rules, every time a fighter advanced by one rank, they were entitled to a month-long truce period.
Over these three months, Xu Chunniang had risen from the lowest Rank D-Lower fighter to Upper C-grade, leaping five ranks in succession and earning a full five months of truce.
When the steward heard that Xu Chunniang wanted to take all five months of truce at once, his expression changed.
She was currently at the height of her fame. If she stopped fighting for so long, it would undoubtedly be a tremendous loss for the Fighting Arena.
The steward tentatively said, "Fairy Xu, isn't this truce period a little too long? How about taking one month first? You can save the remaining four months and take them whenever you wish later."
"I understand the Fighting Arena's concerns, but I hope the steward can also understand my difficulties. I am now an Upper C-grade fighter. Most fighters of the same rank are at the Human Immortal late-stage, two full minor realms above me. The battles ahead will be greatly disadvantageous to me."
Xu Chunniang paused, then continued, "I imagine the steward knows that I have earned quite a few immortal crystals lately. I want to take advantage of these months of truce to go to the Ascension Platform and cultivate diligently, raising my cultivation somewhat.
Surely the steward does not wish to see me suffer defeat after defeat against fighters of the same rank simply because the gap in our cultivation is too great."
"This..."
Hearing Xu Chunniang's words, the steward immediately hesitated.
He knew perfectly well that a large part of the