"Defeated?"
The Azure Flame Sect's newly admitted Inner Disciples froze, then broke into delighted smiles. "That was fast! Only two strikes, and he completely defeated Kong Changfeng."
"Not two! Kong Changfeng had already lost after the first strike. If Senior Brother Du hadn't shown mercy at the end, killing him would've been easy."
"Hahaha... That's more like it. So what if they're from the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace? Do they really think the Azure Flame Sect has no geniuses?"
Smiles spread across the Inner Disciples' faces. When Kong Changfeng defeated Ding Jian, they had already realized that the Phoenix Feather Armor was secondary in this exchange. What mattered was not losing face.
Qin Hao gave a slight nod. Du Lei's strength was beyond doubt, and his defeat of Kong Changfeng was entirely expected.
On the other side.
The Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace fell silent as a graveyard.
Many stared at Du Lei in the arena, brows tightly furrowed.
Kong Changfeng was no weakling, yet Du Lei had defeated him with ease. If they stepped forward, they would have little chance of winning.
In the void between the two sides.
Du Lei did not spare Kong Changfeng, whom he had sent flying with a kick, a glance. Gripping his Heavy Saber in his right hand, he pointed its tip at the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace's hundred thousand disciples and declared, "Now I'll return those words to you."
"Who else?!"
At once, the expressions of countless Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace disciples changed.
A provocation.
A naked provocation.
In their eyes, it was only natural for them to provoke the Azure Flame Sect's disciples, mock them, and look down on them.
The Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace was the Human Race's foremost power in the Star Sea!
Who among those admitted to the Myriad