Zhang Lingyu Made It to the Finals!
But what Xu San, Xu Si, Feng Baobao, and Zhang Chulan never expected was that Annie would mysteriously disappear on the day of the next round. Xu San, Xu Si, and Feng Baobao searched the entire mountain, front and back, but couldn't find her anywhere.
And so!
After the matches officially began, something much like Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao's staged fight—where "Unshakable Lotus" Zhang Chulan advanced—happened again. Since his opponent was absent, Mount Longhu's Zhang Lingyu was declared the winner by default. The spectators who had hoped to see one last fierce battle before the final felt as if they'd been made to eat shit.
They suddenly realized that the earlier matches in this year's Luotian Grand Ritual had been more entertaining. The farther the tournament went, the more it seemed like a joke, full of rigged results and conspiracies from top to bottom.
Still, as angry as they were, once they realized Zhang Lingyu had advanced and would face "Unshakable Lotus" Zhang Chulan in the "epic" final tomorrow, their indignation quickly turned to excitement.
Some even called their friends and relatives—other Inhumans who had left early the previous day—to tell them to cancel their plane or train tickets and hurry back in time to watch the final.
Just like that!
Because of all the unexpected developments and shady dealings, the Inhumans who had been up in arms soon began spreading the news and patiently anticipating the final. They all wanted to see "Unshakable Lotus" Zhang Chulan get beaten to a pulp by Zhang Lingyu, then lose the position of Celestial Master in a miserable, heartbreaking fashion.
After all, Zhang Chulan had repeatedly taken shortcuts, resorted to underhanded tactics, and used two ferocious women—one big, one small—to beat his rivals and help