The spectators around them had erupted into cheers over the outcome of the contest.
At Qi Xiaoren's sudden challenge, the cheers instantly turned into a noisy buzz of discussion.
Some hot-tempered older disciples, already displeased with Qi Xiaoren's earlier conduct, directly began cursing him out. "Junior Brother Qi, don't go making wild accusations out of resentment just because you lost."
His rebuke immediately drew agreement from the younger disciples:
"Exactly. Everyone saw Senior Brother Tang's performance with their own eyes. When did he ever use any despicable means like an evil array?"
"On the contrary, you used the Bloodthirsty Bone-Corroding Curse on the Thunder Flame Fire Lion and caused it to die on the spot. We all saw that clearly."
"Among everyone here, you're the only one whose Beast Taming methods are questionable. You're also the least qualified to judge anyone else!"
Qi Xiaoren's face darkened. Ignoring the voices defending Tang Yuan around him, he glared coldly at Tang Yuan. "If you have no guilty conscience, then tell us: what is that restriction on the Grand Yama Demon Lion? And how did it raise its strength to a level with one foot in the Heaven Soul Realm Late Stage!?"
At those words, the commotion around them immediately died down by half.
It was not that they no longer wished to condemn Qi Xiaoren for his slander. Compared to that, however, they were even more curious about the answer to this question. It was something that had puzzled them as well.
Roar~
The Grand Yama Demon Lion let out a low growl at Qi Xiaoren, displaying its fury.
Yet its roar was clearly several degrees less imposing than before, and its entire lion body looked somewhat listless and weak.
One could even sense its breath faltering and its meridians slackening.
Seeing