"W-whoa! What the hell is going on?! Song Jingchen... actually got defeated by Zhu Xiyan in a single move? H-how is that possible?!"
"Holy crap, I'm not dreaming, am I? Song Jingchen was at the Forming Yuan Stage Third Level! How could Zhu Xiyan knock him off the platform with one palm strike? That's ridiculous!"
"Could what those Jiangnan University students said online earlier actually be true? Is Zhu Xiyan really strong enough to rival a Golden Core Great Grandmaster? Otherwise, how could she knock Song Jingchen, who was at the Forming Yuan Stage Third Level, off the platform in one move?"
Whether it was the outsiders at the venue or the countless netizens watching the livestream, everyone was stunned.
No one had expected the duel between Song Jingchen and Zhu Xiyan to end like this.
Especially since they had just seen Song Jingchen reveal his Forming Yuan Stage Third Level cultivation. They had all assumed Zhu Xiyan was sure to lose, and that Song Jingchen would most likely win the championship.
The sudden reversal had left everyone utterly dumbfounded!
Seeing the outsiders' uproar and their stunned, gaping faces, the Jiangnan University students couldn't help smirking mockingly.
"These guys were saying Zhu Xiyan was going to lose earlier. Heh, now they've been proven wrong!"
"Exactly! We told them from the start that the moment Zhu Xiyan entered the competition, the championship was as good as hers. They wouldn't believe us, and even mocked us for bragging and praising her."
"Song Jingchen may be strong, but he's only at the Forming Yuan Stage Third Level. Against Zhu Xiyan, what's he worth? They really thought we were making things up. Tch!"
Meanwhile.
In the waiting area, Tao Kecheng had considered Song Jingchen—the cultivator at the Forming Yuan Stage Third Level—the