The battle between Ye Xingchen and Ling Li went from a frenzied beating at the start to a sudden direct KO that ended it all.
The referee was stunned.
Based on his judgment of the situation, he had thought they might fight for a while longer, yet... it was over?
Jian Guixu, Gu Tianxing, and the other powerhouses were dumbfounded as well.
Ling Li had awakened the Demon Emperor's bloodline. According to the rules of the universe, an incomparably brutal battle was surely supposed to follow.
That was right.
Whether protagonist or villain, as long as one side erupted with their trump card, the battle was bound to continue.
But at the crucial moment, Ye Xingchen saw a familiar back. In order to chase after her as quickly as possible, he chose to defeat his opponent cleanly and decisively.
Thud!
Ling Li fell from the dented wall onto the ground.
Because he had fainted, the special patterns that had surfaced faded away.
He did not want to lose. He could not lose.
But he had still lost.
This was reality!
In anime, protagonists and villains could still raise their output by roaring, but in fantasy webnovels, no matter how you erupted with your trump cards, someone stronger than you was still stronger than you. When it was time to lie down, you still had to lie down.
Bang!
On the suspended platform, the tables and chairs exploded.
The Demon Emperor raised his hand, fury flickering in his eyes.
Having personally witnessed his most valued adopted son suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of an Eternal Sect disciple, he could no longer suppress the rage within him.
The big shots from every plane seated nearby rose one after another, remaining on high alert.
"Demon Emperor!"
An Old Man representing the