"Lu Ye of Wei State north of the Long River, and Luo Yuan of Wei south of the Long River—this truly is a fated showdown!" Bian Qiang's voice brimmed with emotion, almost like a chant, as though she were drawing back the curtain on a legend and stirring the audience's anticipation to a fever pitch.
Her beautiful face was alight with enthusiasm. "Both are prodigies of the younger generation who emerged after Martial Saint Wang Ao blasted open the path, faintly favored by the fortunes of martial arts—"
Xu San said leisurely, "Speaking of the Martial Saint, there's a direct disciple of his in the unrestricted bracket. Sun Xiaoman, who has followed him over mountains and across seas these past years, has also come to our Yellow River arena and is shining brilliantly."
"The unrestricted bracket isn't ours to commentate on, so why are you advertising for them... Hey, don't interrupt me!" Bian Qiang said with a coquettish note of annoyance.
Xu San laughed heartily. "All right, all right. Go on."
"They both took seats at Chao Wendao Heavenly Palace, so they can be considered fellow students." Bian Qiang spoke quite quickly, yet every word was crisp. "Their personalities are utterly different, and their origins could not be more unlike."
"One was an orphan, adopted by Elder Wei Huai of Wei State, who reformed martial arts, and displayed extraordinary talent from childhood. The other is a scion of a prominent Wei family, who became Great General Wu Xun's direct disciple at seven years old and even earned military merit in the Netherworld."
"One represents an obscure little nation that once lacked the qualifications to fight upon River Viewing Terrace; the other represents a great nation that dominates the Long River's southern bank as he steps onto the battlefield."
"One follows