If Elder Liu Wenjian had not taken the lead in offering congratulations, the atmosphere might have remained deadlocked for a little longer, and some demon confident in their own strength might truly have spoken up to question the outcome of the challenge.
After all, Guangguai's victory had been far too strange.
Yet Elder Liu Wenjian, bearing the identity of the Child of Prophecy, had taken the lead in congratulating him!
In the smaller sense, it meant that Liu Wenjian, who had watched the entire battle up close, believed there was nothing wrong with Prince Guangguai's victory;
in the larger sense, it might mean that the Council of Elders recognized the new Demon King!
So there was nothing left to hesitate over.
Having grasped the implications, the demons immediately changed their attitudes, and flattering smiles appeared on all their faces.
Congratulatory voices rang out without end for a time, filling the air with sycophancy.
Naturally, Guangguai welcomed them all without reservation, accepting every word without the slightest psychological burden.
But after only a short while, he seemed to suddenly remember something and spoke in realization:
"Hey, everyone, didn't we forget something?"
Forget something?
The demons gathered nearby froze, terror immediately surfacing in their eyes.
Oh no!
The bets!!
Some demons stuck in poor positions farther away had not heard Guangguai speak. As they kept squeezing inward, they continued shouting.
"Guangguai won? Seriously?"
"No one questioned him? Somebody hurry up and question him!"
"Fuck, if he really won, I'll lose even my underwear!!"
"Damn it, there's definitely something wrong with this shorty. Demon King Qin couldn't have lost so easily!"
"It's over, it's over! I bet everything I'd saved up for decades on him losing!!"
Guangguai raised his brows, a thoroughly smug grin spreading across his face.
"Oh? Someone reminded us. You