Convinced

Facing the scornful gazes around him,

at this very moment,

Xiao Chenyang's face flushed crimson with embarrassment.

In truth,

the instant he had involuntarily taken a step back just now, his heart had thudded, and he had sensed that something was terribly wrong.

That retreat,

and one made while the other party had not even lifted a hand,

wouldn't it turn him into everyone else's laughingstock?!

And now, sure enough, it had!

In an instant,

his previous arrogance and pride had all become a joke!

Under the surrounding gazes filled with disdain and pointing fingers,

towering humiliation and fury rose within Xiao Chenyang. He wished he could charge forward and fight Shen Changchuan to the death, reclaiming the face he had lost!

Xiao Chenyang's feet tensed,

wanting to step forward,

while his face shifted from green to white, ever-changing, his mind in violent turmoil.

Yet that step seemed to weigh a thousand jun, preventing him from moving forward!

In the end,

Xiao Chenyang did not take that step.

"Forget it!"

"I've already lost all my face. If I rush up there and fail to beat him, only humiliating myself further, that'll be even more shameful!"

"A cultivator cannot make decisions in anger."

"Let it be. I'll pay close attention to his performance in the competition. Once I have seen through his methods from below the stage and made my preparations, I'll defeat him openly and honorably, washing away today's disgrace!"

Xiao Chenyang made his decision through gritted teeth.

Either he would not fight,

or he would defeat the other party and wash away his past humiliation!

For that,

he could only forcibly suppress the furious thoughts in his heart.

It did not matter,

so long as he could defeat him later,

then everything that had happened today would not be