Reaction

Shen Changchuan had defeated Xuan Tianxing, renowned throughout the Immortal Sect, with such ease,

undoubtedly causing a tremendous uproar among the surrounding crowd.

"He actually lost!"

Someone stared wide-eyed, blankly looking toward the arena at the center of the field.

Even though they had already anticipated it when Shen Changchuan's single strike had forced Xuan Tianxing to go all out just to barely withstand it,

when the actual result truly appeared before their eyes,

they still found it utterly unbelievable!

"H-how is that possible?! Xuan Tianxing is that person's cousin. A pavilion built near the water gets the moonlight first—he received guidance from even higher-level prodigies, and his own strength was certainly not weak either. How could he lose so easily?"

"Exactly. Xuan Tianxing isn't Liu Qingchen. With his knowledge and the opponents he has fought, there was no way he could have let his opponent exploit an opening."

The moment Xuan Tianxing was defeated, the arena plaza fell deathly silent for an instant.

Then, with a boom, countless discussions erupted from every direction.

Countless gazes converged upon Shen Changchuan,

most of them filled with a tangled mix of shock, disbelief, surprise, fear, and countless other emotions.

Such a reaction was hardly strange.

Because before this,

even though Shen Changchuan had won eight consecutive matches, defeating every opponent with a single move on the arena,

those present had still not thought highly of him.

One reason was Shen Changchuan's background.

As he had burst forth like a dark horse in the grand competition, many details regarding Shen Changchuan's growth and experiences had rapidly spread among the surrounding crowd.

Thus, many people knew that throughout Shen Changchuan's development, he had scarcely ever left the bounds of Tiannan Domain and Southern Yue Land.

Although he had achieved quite a few feats during