"What congratulations?"
"Congratulations on the Alliance Leader's certain victory in the duel, and may he reap great profits."
"Oh, Old Zhang, what makes you say that?"
Old Demon Zhong asked with a smile.
The middle-aged man in a round-collared robe said, "Actually, I also know the Alliance Leader is certain to win this duel. The only thing to worry about is that you might grow proud of your strength, underestimate your opponent, and let your guard down. Now that even you have your doubts, I can finally put my mind at ease. When a rabbit fights a tiger, if the tiger gives it everything he's got, the rabbit won't stand a chance."
Old Demon Zhong roared with laughter and pointed at the middle-aged man. "Only you know how to put my mind at ease."
"How could I merely be putting your mind at ease? I'm simply telling the truth. I've also considered the two points the Alliance Leader is worried about. To start with the second: since this man dared to challenge you, he obviously isn't looking to die. He must have some secret art and believe it can threaten you, allowing him to defeat you. As for the first point, Deputy Alliance Leader Xie's death was most likely due to that secret art as well."
"To put it plainly, the key to this duel is guarding against his secret art. He's only at the Mid Soul Sensing Stage, and the secret art he used to kill Deputy Alliance Leader Xie in one strike could only have been Talisman Art or a killing formation. Killing formations are hard to come by, and they need to lure the target to a prepared location to work. With Deputy Alliance Leader Xie's wondrous perception, even a killing formation wouldn't have been able to