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"At last, we've reached the final match of the Elite Four Champion Challenge! Facing off will be our challenger, Liu Qing, and Dragon-type Elite Four member Lance!" The afternoon had arrived in the blink of an eye. Liu Qing and Lance emerged from the contestant tunnels on opposite sides and took their positions. Lance wore a specially tailored Inspector's uniform and a Champion's cape, black on the outside and red within. His red hair swept elegantly back toward the left. His composed expression, the air of a successful man, and his mature, handsome looks immediately drew screams from most of the women in the audience.
Liu Qing's golden hair shimmered in the sunlight, and his sky-blue eyes were as pure and unblemished as a cloudless sky. He wore an ornate outfit patterned in blue and gold. He was equally handsome and possessed an impressive bearing, but beside Lance, his face looked youthful. His appeal to women fell far short of Lance's ability to charm young and old alike.
By now, Liu Qing and Lance had both automatically shut out the surrounding clamor. They heard nothing, and each saw only the other. In Liu Qing's eyes, Lance stood with his left hand on his hip, calm and silent, seemingly joined as one with the heavens and earth. No-that was not quite right. The heavens and earth around Lance revolved around him, gathered into a single whole under his control. That domain kept expanding, faintly threatening to forcibly absorb Liu Qing into it as well.
So this is Lance's intent! It really is domineering! Liu Qing crossed his arms over his chest and drew a deep breath. He understood that his battle with Lance had already begun. If Lance's presence swallowed him up right at the outset, there would be no