Defending the Ring Successfully

On the arena, gaze after gaze rested on Yun Tianqi. Their expressions varied, but none could hide their astonishment.

"Two minutes for substitutions."

Leimer's voice rang out at just the right moment.

"Zhao Zhou actually lost!"

Looking at the severed arm on the ground, Chen Junhao sucked in a quiet breath, disbelief written across his face.

He and Zhao Zhou were friends and former rivals, intimately familiar with one another. Thus, he understood Zhao Zhou's strength very well.

In their team, even if Zhao Zhou could not rank among the top five, he was definitely in the top ten. Otherwise, he would not have been the first to take the field.

They had wanted to score a win right out of the gate. Who could have expected such an outcome?

If Zhao Zhou had lost to Yun Kai, Chen Junhao could still understand it. After all, Yun Kai was simply too strong. His defense was monstrous, his fighting style flawless—he could attack from afar or fight up close, with no weakness to be found. Even Chen Junhao himself was not confident he could defeat Yun Kai.

But who would have thought Zhao Zhou would lose to Yun Tianqi—and lose so miserably?

"With Yun Tianqi's talent, he actually managed to absorb three Diamond Soul Skills, including a God-Tier Soul Skill!"

Chen Junhao's gaze swept over Yun Tianqi, unable to make heads or tails of it.

Could it really have been luck?

Yun Tianqi had become one of the Top Ten All-Stars by relying on his dazzling dual-blade technique. Other than that, he had possessed no advantages whatsoever.

His greatest weakness had been the grade of his demon spirit and his Soul Skill combination.

Yet now, both weaknesses had been remedied and had instead become his strengths.

Even if Zhao Zhou had