"Seriously, Xia Yan? You're actually doing this?"
Inside the private box.
Aside from the contestants who still needed to prepare for their matches, those who had already been eliminated, such as Gardenia and Gold, were all here as well.
Facing Gardenia's blunt question, Xia Yan shrugged and casually picked up a piece of cake, stuffing it into his mouth.
"When have I ever joked around with you guys?"
Hearing that, Gardenia did not complain any further. Instead, he wore a gleeful expression.
After all.
The ones who would suffer were Xia Yan's remaining opponents. He had already been eliminated long ago.
His attention was mainly focused on the remaining contestants.
In this World Championships Masters Eight stage, Xia Yan was the first to successfully advance into the final four.
That left Lance, Leon, Cynthia, Lorelei, Red, and Blue.
The commotion and destruction caused by Xia Yan and Steven's battle had been simply too great.
Although Leon had long instructed the staff of Wyndon Stadium to prepare to repair or even replace the field at any time, the damage was truly too severe. Even the Infinity Energy barrier had been blown apart, so the repairs were far from simple.
Fortunately.
The frenzy stirred up by Xia Yan and Steven's battle did not fade because of the lengthy repairs.
Instead, watching the difficult restoration of the field and the Infinity Energy barrier kept the audience immersed in heated discussions about Xia Yan and Steven's battle.
And it made them look forward even more to the battles that followed.
Xia Yan and Steven had given this Masters Eight tournament a great start.
Finally.
"Sorry to keep everyone waiting. Next, let us welcome the second pair of contestants!"
"They are the Champion from the Johto Region—Lance!"
"And the Champion from the Galar Region—Leon!"
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