Rising to Fame

On the tournament stage, the dust slowly settled.

Ning Chen stood at the center of the crater, slowly withdrawing his fist as the starlight around him gradually faded.

He raised his head and calmly swept his gaze over the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team members who had been knocked to the ground by the shockwave. "Do you still want to continue?"

By now, the stage had already collapsed into ruins.

And amid those rubble-strewn ruins, Ning Chen alone stood tall.

The rest of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team had already been waiting in the rest area, while the remaining Martial Soul Hall Academy Team members all lay sprawled amid the ruins.

At Ning Chen's question, everyone fell silent.

Xie Yue had been knocked out of the Martial Soul Fusion state by Ning Chen's punch. Already seriously injured, he had then been sent flying by the shockwave. Now, lying amid the ruins, he had completely lost the ability to resist.

His eyes remained fixed tightly on Ning Chen. His lips moved as though he wanted to say something, but in the end, he could only remain silent.

After a long while, he finally spoke. "We lost this match..."

As Xie Yue's words fell, the entire arena sank into brief silence.

Then, an unprecedented uproar erupted from the stands.

"They won? Heaven Dou Imperial Academy won!" someone cried out in disbelief, their voice full of shock.

"Who could have expected this before the match? Martial Soul Hall's Golden Generation actually lost!"

"I bet on Martial Soul Hall winning!" someone beat their chest in regret. "My money!"

"Hahaha! I bet on Heaven Dou Imperial Academy! I made a killing!" Others were overjoyed, waving their arms in excitement.

"Just who is that Cao Benqi? He smashed the stage apart with one punch—is he