The Sea King held his head high. "Do you know that you've been ranked last among the four?"
Lu Yin had no idea. Da Pao and the others had probably been afraid that he would refuse to accept it and challenge Mu Rong, so they had not told him.
"How can my son-in-law be ranked last? If he has to be ranked, he should be ranked first. So you're going up there. You must win." The Sea King was extremely magnanimous.
Lu Yin froze. "A-are you not afraid that this junior will lose?"
The Sea King stared at Lu Yin. "If you lose, challenge him again. I'll make Mu Rong stay in Sea King's Heaven, and I won't allow him to break through. He must wait until you win before he can leave."
Lu Yin was speechless. This made no sense at all!
Ghost Marquis exclaimed in amazement, "No wonder our seniors said never to provoke the master of Falling Star Sea. The old fellow is simply a scoundrel."
The Sea King raised the corners of his mouth and clasped his hands behind his back. "Little fellow, I'll teach you something today. The universe is too vast, so for many matters, nobody cares about the process. They only care about the result. Even if you cheated to defeat Mu Rong, once it spreads throughout the universe, the result will be that you won and Mu Rong lost. It's that simple. That is public opinion. That is the prestige of the victor."
"You have me backing you. Even if you win by cheating, nobody will dare say anything. On the contrary, without me backing you, even if you cheated to win, the people behind Mu Rong would drag it into the light, punish you, and rewrite public opinion. That is the