At this moment, Shi Pojun had suddenly halted the duel purely to save Shi Zhoushuo face, sparing him from being defeated by Chen Fei before everyone's eyes.
How could Cao Feiyu not be enraged by such naked favoritism and interference?
Facing Cao Feiyu's rebuke, Shi Pojun was not angered in the slightest. The smile on his face remained unchanged. "Junior Sister Cao, don't be hasty. Let us say Zhou Shuo was merely one move short in this battle. This Junior Brother Chen is indeed quite remarkable in the Array Dao. Losing to such an array is not unjust."
Shi Pojun had actually admitted so directly that Shi Zhoushuo had fallen into a disadvantage. Though he had used the somewhat reserved phrase "one move short," the meaning was already perfectly clear.
This left the people around who had wanted to make trouble momentarily speechless. The other side had already conceded defeat themselves, so there truly was no point in continuing. After all, this was merely an internal spar, not a life-and-death battle.
Hearing his uncle say this, Shi Zhoushuo's face instantly flushed crimson. His fists clenched tightly, and his chest felt unbearably stifled.
He truly had not expected that this native from a Lower Plane would have cultivated arrays to such a level.
His Earth Origin Dao Foundation, on the verge of transformation, combined with its insight-piercing trait, had actually failed to see through the location of Chen Fei's true body. Worse still, he had unknowingly been led into such a dangerous killing trap.
Thus, despite the ten thousand unwillingness in his heart, Shi Zhoushuo ultimately did not argue. He merely gritted his teeth and lowered his head, refusing to let anyone see the rage and venom nearly bursting from his eyes.
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