Jiang Wang said nothing about what had happened on the End of the World Terrace. Instead, in the name of seeking the Dao, he challenged Ji Shaoqing.
That was not to say what had happened on the End of the World Terrace was unimportant. Quite the opposite: it proved that the incident would never be erased, and that Jiang Wang would never forgive them.
There was no possibility of reconciliation.
He didn't need any compensation from the Sea Fishing Tower. He would claim the justice he wanted with his own sword.
Chen Zhitao understood Jiang Wang's meaning perfectly, but he couldn't stop him.
Because this was an entirely fair challenge.
Jiang Wang and Ji Shaoqing were both at the Supernatural Inner Palace stage, both young and hot-blooded, and both prodigies in their own right.
Their status, cultivation, and age were all on the same level.
With a young man's pride, sparring was only natural.
Only Ji Shaoqing himself could refuse. What would it mean if Chen Zhitao stepped in to stop Jiang Wang on Ji Shaoqing's behalf? It would be almost like slapping Ji Shaoqing in the face, announcing—as the Sea Fishing Tower's senior disciple—that Ji Shaoqing was inferior to Jiang Wang.
But would Ji Shaoqing himself... refuse?
With Jiang Wang blocking the entrance to the Sea Fishing Tower's grounds and openly challenging him in front of so many people, refusing would be an act of cowardice.
The news that he didn't dare face Jiang Wang would spread across the Near-Sea Archipelago in no time.
And it wouldn't just damage his own reputation. After all, he was a talented disciple of the Sea Fishing Tower, and to some extent, he represented Gu Huaixin's faction.
Weakness was a sin.
Chen Zhitao's silence didn't mean every Sea Fishing Tower disciple would keep