Everyone else was dumbstruck by his words.
Yes, sure, we all know your Bone Profound Sect has a grudge against the Five Aggregates Temple. Master Chenghua killed your deputy sect master back then, so you have good reason to come looking for trouble.
But the problem is...
What does any of that have to do with you, Young Master You?
You never experienced that humiliation yourself. You might not even run into anyone from the Five Aggregates Temple in your everyday life, yet you're making such an enormous sacrifice over this...
You.
You.
Is that really necessary?!!
Besides, even if you really do care, the Five Aggregates Temple has already won two matches. When you finally get onstage, what can you do if the Heaven-Piercing Sword simply says, "I concede"?
Unless you're already so powerful you can kill him before he even gets a chance to speak? Then why should any of us bother fighting? We might as well hand you first place!
Yet Young Master You was still staring steadily at Zhou You.
Zhou You gave no indication either way. He simply smiled. A moment later, Young Master You slowly spoke.
"I once heard... that Master Chenghua was a man of unparalleled ability."
Everyone was rather puzzled.
If you want to step up, then step up. Why bring this into it?
But Young Master You paid no attention to their reactions and continued on his own.
"Back then, he killed our sect's Master Gui Cheng. He even destroyed the Heavenly Corpse our sect had spent centuries refining with the blood essence of countless virgin boys and girls... I never witnessed it myself, but the elders of our sect still talk about it to this day. They also told me that, if the opportunity arose, I must wash away that