"You lost."
Uchiha Hiko looked at Yan Xi's bedraggled state. She was rather pitiful, but a loss was a loss. That was an unchangeable fact.
Accepting that fact was the best course of action. If someone did not even dare accept defeat, then they truly would not get very far. Yan Xi was now filled with immense resentment because of her loss.
"Hmph."
Yan Xi glanced at him, then walked off the arena without a word. The determination on her face remained, but her sharp spirit had been suppressed until it lost its luster. Yan Xi now looked as though she had found a kind of release after suffering a blow.
"This battle was absolutely spectacular! Have you all felt the true essence of the World Martial Arts Tournament? Becoming strong is the key to achieving a good ranking!"
"Contestant Yan Xi easily defeated several opponents before this, yet she was defeated when she encountered the powerful Uchiha Hiko. What does that tell us?"
Teacher Master Roshi's voice was so loud that everyone around him wanted to cover their ears, though it remained nothing more than a thought.
Naturally, the contestants also watched the battle with bewildered expressions. They were more interested in the incredibly powerful techniques and martial skills displayed during the fight.
Only by learning every contestant's abilities could they raise their chances of victory by several levels and gain abilities beyond what ordinary people could describe, even if such abilities were difficult to achieve.
"Yan Xi's loss was such a pity. If I had fought her, I definitely would have taken pity on such a lovely girl and let her go."
The male contestants beneath the arena all felt it was a shame that Yan Xi had lost, chattering on and on. The female contestants, however, could