"We won! Hahaha, I knew Senior Brother Du could beat Leng Wenhai."
"What genius of the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace? He didn't look like much to me."
"Don't say that. The Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace does have some geniuses. They're just a tiny bit behind our Azure Flame Sect."
As Du Lei's battle with Leng Wenhai came to an end, delight appeared on most faces.
The gloom cast over them by Kong Changfeng of the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace vanished. Kong Changfeng had only defeated Ding Jian, while Du Lei had won two matches in a row.
"Two straight wins. Whew... Looks like Du Lei has a chance to claim the Phoenix Feather Armor," Qi Long said quietly, letting out a breath.
Three consecutive victories would earn him the Phoenix Feather Armor.
Du Lei now had two.
"It won't be that easy." Qin Hao shook his head. "The Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace still has geniuses who haven't fought. And..."
He paused there and said no more.
Du Lei appeared to have defeated Leng Wenhai, but from another perspective... Du Lei had lost.
The Azure Flame Sect Disciples had spent three months cultivating in the Heavenly Ruins. Leng Wenhai and the other Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace disciples had not.
Three months of grueling cultivation in the Heavenly Ruins made an enormous difference.
If the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace disciples had also cultivated there for three months, who would be stronger was far from certain.
Even so, Qin Hao did not let it disturb his state of mind. As he had said before, the past could not be changed, and the future remained unknown.
One victory or defeat meant little. The strong were those who laughed last.
Sure enough, as soon as Qin Hao finished speaking, voices rose from the Myriad Seas