Dugu Yun Tian had lost the rematch due to his "injuries." The onlookers sighed, some sneering at him, others lamenting the outcome. Some even said Ling Tian and his people had just been lucky. Without a doubt, though, Ten Thousand Swords Cliff had lost face. Their expressions darkened at once. Shangguan Longyin in particular suspected that Dugu Yun Tian had only been pretending, but seeing how miserable he looked, he couldn't bring himself to blame him. Still, when he looked at Ling Tian again, his gaze had turned considerably more sinister.
"Alas, I didn't expect our Lingxiao Pavilion to win this round by sheer luck." Ling Tian let out an exaggerated sigh and looked at Shangguan Longyin. "But unlike your Ten Thousand Swords Cliff, we don't resort to underhanded tricks. We fight fair and square. Since Dugu Yun Tian was injured, our victory wasn't exactly honorable. I imagine all the fellow cultivators and seniors watching feel the same way, don't you? So I'll go along with everyone's wishes and call this round a draw. What do you say, Sect Master Shangguan? I'm sure you agree. Then let's have a few more rounds!"
"Kid, don't act so virtuous after getting what you wanted!" Dugu Lou snapped. He turned to Shangguan Longyin. "Sect Master, accept his challenge. I refuse to believe we can't deal with a little sect that's only just been rebuilt."
Shangguan Longyin cursed Dugu Lou for his foolishness. The arena challenge wouldn't be fought by people of their generation, but by the younger ones. Yet nearly everyone in the Cultivation World was watching him, so he couldn't back down. After a moment's thought, he said, "Fine. But one-on-one fights are too dull. I heard Chaos City plans to add team events to the Cultivator Assembly. Why don't we get