New Chapter: Dark Horse Rises

"No need." Wang Xuan refused. Who knew what trouble might crop up again? It had happened more than once already; the Mysterious Mobile Phone came with a built-in screw-you-over attribute.

He was at the grand gathering. If a golden vortex suddenly appeared and swallowed him, there would be no way to explain it. He truly had no need for that for now.

The Mysterious Mobile Phone said, "This is an entirely new experience, unprecedented and extraordinarily different. Though you decline tactfully, please consider carefully. Do not let a momentary fixation leave you regretting past events when you look back in the future. Do not let today's hesitation make you beat your chest and stamp your feet in future lament, burdened by lifelong regret."

Was that a tactful decline? Wang Xuan corrected it. This was a flat-out refusal, all right?

"Given its extreme importance, the option will be reserved for you for the time being," the Mysterious Mobile Phone said.

Wang Xuan ignored it.

The place of debate was paved with bluestone, carved with hazy patterns of rules. It was spacious enough for two people to unleash their full abilities.

Nie Qing cared greatly about his appearance. His hair was perfectly neat, not a single strand out of place, flowing with a misty radiance.

He stood straight and tall in a silver uniform, modern attire that had clearly been custom-made, without a single crease. The instant his long hair fluttered up, his body became sacred, especially dazzling.

The surrounding void visibly warped because of him. The scenery stretched and shrank in all directions, creating an intensely uncomfortable sensation.

On the other side, Lu Wufa stood silent and still, like a javelin nailed into the ground. Fine textures rose from his spine and spread throughout his body.

Without a word, the two