"This is freaking wild."
"Right? We thought the Outsider Alliance had come to settle the score, but they hadn't."
"And we thought the Eternal Hall had come to join them, but they hadn't either."
"Damn it, I'm never guessing again."
"What's the point of guessing? Isn't it better to just watch?"
Everyone chattered among themselves, but there was indeed a touch more admiration in the way they looked at the people from the Eternal Hall.
No matter what, the people of the Eternal Hall had some backbone. They were real men.
However, Chen Changan looked at them with nothing but disdain on his face.
"Chen Changan, what do you mean by that?"
"What's with that look?"
"Are you looking down on us?"
"I admit, you're strong, but we're not afraid of you."
"What you did in the secret realm is something we absolutely cannot tolerate."
"We'll avenge this grudge, even knowing we're no match for you!"
They made it sound noble, but unfortunately, Chen Changan wasn't buying it.
"Let me guess what you're thinking."
"In the Challenge Ranking secret realm, the Eternal Hall has already lost all face."
"But as members of the Eternal Hall, you've always held yourselves above everyone else. Even before the Eternal Ranking opened, though you kept out of sight, you still thought you were the masters of this world."
"But now, the Eternal Hall has been stripped of that standing."
"If you run away in disgrace, from this day on, you'll become a laughingstock throughout the Eternal Land."
"So why not boldly come here and have a proper fight with me? Even if you lose, it'll be the Eternal Hall that loses face, not you."
"Besides... this isn't the Challenge Ranking secret realm. You can't die here anyway, so what have you got to be