The quarterfinals of the East-West Continent Grand Competition would have a one-day break.
Yet it was this day of rest that allowed the storm caused by Chu Huai Xu to rapidly intensify.
When many people embellished the story, they even dragged His Majesty the Moon Emperor into it.
"Have you heard? Chu Huai Xu's actions actually angered His Majesty!"
"I heard! His Majesty even smashed his brush in the Imperial Study and said, 'That insolent brat—does he think my Moon Kingdom has no one left?'"
What the people of the Moon Kingdom found even harder to accept was that, among the current quarterfinalists, the Dao Sect still occupied half the spots.
As a result, many rumors also included words meant to boost morale from within.
For instance, His Highness the Prince had supposedly said that he was determined to take the championship this time and wash away his past humiliation, with complete confidence!
Qin Xuanxiao: "???"
But as a member of the royal family and the reputed number-one genius of the Moon Kingdom's younger generation, he had no choice but to shoulder this responsibility and burden himself.
Besides, others did not know the inside story, but he did.
"Grandfather is indeed in a very bad mood."
There was no helping it. The Moon Kingdom was, after all, the host of this Grand Competition.
It did have some Home Advantage.
Under such circumstances, having the Mirror Kingdom hold the advantage in the quarterfinalist lineup was indeed humiliating.
Thus, when the lots were drawn the next day, the overall atmosphere was rather heavy.
Even Lin Zixuan and Leng Wuya felt tremendous pressure.
Chu Huai Xu understood this all too well.
He knew the saying: in competitive sports, being weak was the original sin.
The nature of the Grand Competition was actually somewhat