This...
Huang Taiqin's and Huangfu Tianqing's pupils contracted slightly.
Clearly, neither had expected this outcome.
That palm strike just now had not used their full strength.
But it was certainly not something anyone could block simply because they wanted to.
What shocked them most was that Chen Wen did not appear badly hurt.
All of this had far exceeded their expectations.
Under everyone's gaze, Chen Wen slowly came to a stop.
Then he lifted his eyelids slightly and said flatly, "It seems the two of you together aren't as strong as I imagined."
"Oh, I almost forgot. You're supposed to be first and second on this year's Inner City Ranking, aren't you?"
At that, his tone shifted. "What a pair of good-for-nothings."
"You... how dare you!!!"
Huang Taiqin could not hold back and roared.
He came from a Secluded Family. When had he ever suffered such humiliation? When had anyone called him a good-for-nothing?
It was arrogance beyond belief.
Huangfu Tianqing said nothing, but his face had turned dark as a storm.
Uh... this.
Everyone watched, momentarily at a loss for words.
Even the first- and second-ranked contenders had a day when someone called them good-for-nothings.
Who would have believed it without seeing it firsthand?
Yet there it was.
And Chen Wen did seem to have the right to say it.
Chen Wen spoke again. "You'd better give it everything you've got next. Otherwise, you'll die an ugly death."
At those words, Huang Taiqin's and Huangfu Tianqing's expressions darkened further.
Huangfu Tianqing drew a deep breath, then said, "I know you're trying to anger us so you can find an opening to defeat us."
"But you're wrong. Our wills are beyond anything you could ever imagine."
"The cultivation we've received all our lives is beyond anything you could ever imagine,