The Slash

"Could the Great Yang Merchant Group really have a chance to challenge for the third-place seat in the Heavenly Merchant Alliance?!"

For a moment, everyone started discussing it.

Before today, no one had ever imagined it.

A mere Great Yang Merchant Group, a little-known merchant group ranked outside the top hundred, had climbed to such heights—and might even reach a position everyone else could only dream of.

Everyone's eyes fell on Fang Yue.

Just then, Tan Jingmi, who had passed out on the ground, stirred and woke in a daze.

"I... lost?"

Seeing everyone's reactions and Fang Yue standing firmly on the stage, Tan Jingmi was stunned.

She couldn't quite believe she had lost, but the Great Yang Merchant Group had already taken tenth place. That meant the outcome was settled!

"How could this..."

Tan Jingmi clenched her fists and glared at Fang Yue for a while. Then she pushed away the people trying to help her up and stormed off.

"Even Tan Jingmi couldn't beat him..."

Blind Flow stared with his mouth hanging open. Could Lord Ye actually be stronger than my master?

Everyone knew Tan Jingmi was Luo Yijie's biggest fan, but no one dared to say it aloud.

Now that Tan Jingmi had lost, Luo Yijie had witnessed the whole thing. No one knew how he, her idol, would react.

Some people couldn't help glancing toward Luo Yijie, only to see him nod with satisfaction, as if a senior were watching a junior improve.

As expected of the opponent I picked! His strength really is as formidable as I thought. This man is worthy of a fight!

With an effortless strike, Luo Yijie defeated his opponent on the stage. His presence soared, and he had already secured the championship of the second group's tournament.

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