The second Dragon Gate Assembly concluded without incident, with Li Shishi, once the chief steward of Luohua Manor, taking first place.
The finals remained just as monotonous: a defensive talisman, a Thunderclap Talisman, and then a Water Dragon Talisman.
The only slight difference was that Li Shishi had taken out her defensive talisman and held it in her hand before the battle began.
Although the Martial Ancestor disciples were somewhat regretful that one of their own had only taken second place, they still boasted proudly, "Though Wang Dapeng narrowly lost, he was the only contestant who forced Li Shishi to hold a talisman in her hand!"
Someone asked Wang Dapeng about that remark, and he could only smile bitterly. "That was Luo Hua's fellow cultivator showing respect for the finals. It had nothing to do with me!"
Others said that Fellow Cultivator Wang had already taken second place and was still so humble. With such an open mind, his martial path would surely advance greatly in the future!
But Wang Dapeng knew best that Li Shishi's actions really had very little to do with him.
When he had first gone to find Gao Qiang, he had gone with an open attitude—Li Shishi's tactics had a loophole. If you refused to correct it for the sake of appearances, then don't blame me for showing no mercy, because I was under a lot of pressure too.
If you corrected it, then I would accept second place. At least you couldn't keep ignoring me.
But after receiving Gao Qiang's answer, he had returned feeling somewhat hesitant: Should he launch a fierce attack at the start tomorrow?
Still, the decision he made was indeed what Gao Qiang had expected: I've already done what I should. Tomorrow, I'll see just how powerful Feng Mountain Lord's