King Against King
Both sides had Purple Gold Ribbon Grand Scholars representing the highest authority of the three academies and the supreme power in the heartland world. Since they had agreed on the matter, they naturally wouldn't go back on their word. A promise was a promise.
In other words, the duel between their champions was now set in stone and couldn't be changed. Anyone who tried to back out now would earn the other side's contempt and the disdain of their own faction.
The two sides agreed to hold the duel that very day, with the fighting to begin in the afternoon. As for the location, it couldn't be right in front of the armies. Though the space between the two forces was quite broad, it certainly couldn't accommodate five squads lining up to fight.
This was a contest between the heartland world's top fighters. There was no way they could unleash their full strength in the limited space before the armies.
So the two sides agreed to hold the battle at Mount Leigong, more than a hundred miles beyond Giant Stone Pass.
The Titan Academy naturally had no objection to holding it beyond Giant Stone Pass. They were already outside the pass, and they weren't afraid of any trouble. Their main force could provide support at any time.
Many people in the Five Elements Academy's camp, on the other hand, couldn't understand why Shuijing Grand Scholar had agreed to hold the battle at Mount Leigong.
After returning inside Giant Stone Pass, Jiang Yue hastily called a meeting.
"Everyone, Titan Academy's proposal for a duel between champions is a scheme we can't refuse. We have no choice but to fight."
Someone said, "Lord Shuijing, even if we can't refuse, is that really a suitable choice of battlefield? I'm afraid