"Li Pin wins!"
Only then did the belated referee shout and announce the result of the battle.
Chang Yueming stood where he was, taking quite a while to barely come back to his senses.
He looked at Li Pin, who had already withdrawn his fist and was walking out of the training area. His lips parted as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, not a single word came out. He turned and left.
The disciples who had been cheering Chang Yueming on, along with the Longchuan City martial artists, were also downcast and silent at this moment.
Longchuan City was also a city with a population of over a million, and Chang Yueming was the only one in the youth division who had achieved Embrace Dan.
Though he was alone, Chang Yueming had an illustrious record and had defeated other Embrace Dan fighters head-on before. Naturally, Longchuan City had placed great hopes on him.
Yet unexpectedly...
He had been eliminated in the very first round.
The army had not yet set forth when its general fell dead.
As soon as Li Pin came out, Fang Lingjue quickly went up to him. "Your hand..."
"It's nothing."
Li Pin answered.
His hand had already visibly reddened and swollen.
But he had no more matches today. With a whole night to recover, such a minor injury ought to heal no matter what.
"I'm afraid you've been targeted."
Fang Lingjue glanced at Chang Yueming's departing figure and drew a deep breath. "I've heard a rumor that the top three places in the Jiangzhou Martial Arts Tournament are basically decided in advance. Unless other martial artists are strong enough, it's difficult for them to seize a top-three spot. At most, they can fight for a ranking between fourth and tenth.