Seeing Cheng Zeyuan crash heavily to the ground, the surrounding voices quieted somewhat. They hadn't expected him to fall so far behind after just one exchange.
Pfft!
Cheng Zeyuan braced one hand against the ground and lifted his head, his gaze fixed on Li Shen and filled with fury.
"Damn it!"
He growled under his breath. As the most outstanding prodigy of the Cheng Family, he had his pride. Losing face in front of everyone was something he couldn't stand.
He seemed to feel that every gaze turned toward him was full of mockery.
As if they were ridiculing him for not knowing his own limits.
He couldn't bear it.
What had he worked so hard to cultivate for? So he could make a stunning debut in the Aristocratic Clan Challenge and lead the entire Cheng Family into the ranks of the Aristocratic Clans in one fell swoop.
And now, things seemed to be unfolding rather differently from what he had imagined.
His imagined rivals had been the geniuses of the Yun Family, the Li Family, the Kan Family, and the Tang Family. The declining Li Family had never even entered his sights. Yet now, reality had slapped him hard across the face.
This was only the first match, and he was already completely outclassed. The first one to lose? He couldn't accept that.
With a loud shout, Cheng Zeyuan unleashed all the Chaos Qi in his body without holding anything back. It coated him from head to toe, almost as if it had solidified.
The crescent moon saber in his hand also shone with brilliant silver light.
Boom!
The silver light shifted shape, condensing into a gigantic silver serpent that flicked its tongue. Its tiny eyes fixed on Li Shen.
It was the saber spirit.
The moment the saber