"Martial contest? The Heaven Discussion Platform?" Nie Yun was taken aback.
The Heaven Discussion Platform was Huayun Sect's most sacred arena for martial arts. Only duels between the very pinnacle of Core Disciples, or irreconcilable conflicts between elders, could be settled there. Jing Hong's invitation to fight him in such a place came as a surprise.
"Challenge the Alliance Leader to a duel?"
"I heard that battles on the Heaven Discussion Platform would be broadcast throughout the entire Outer Heaven, where everyone in the sect could watch from anywhere..."
"To fight there, the sect surely wouldn't allow it without sufficient ability..."
The Fengyun Alliance members were also dumbfounded. None of them had expected Jing Hong to make such a decision.
"Indeed. I've cultivated to my limit and urgently need pressure to break through. Looking across all the Core Disciples, I'm afraid only Brother Yun can give me that kind of pressure. Therefore, I hope Brother Yun will not begrudge me your guidance!"
Jing Hong spoke in a clear, ringing voice.
"The time," Nie Yun said.
Jing Hong urgently needed pressure to break through, and he too needed such pressure to temper his cultivation. There were only two months left before Tantai Lingyue entered the dangerous land. If he did not speed up his cultivation, he feared he could only watch her leave helplessly, just as he had in his previous life.
"This afternoon, I shall await Brother Yun's arrival!" Hearing this, Jing Hong knew he had agreed. He smiled, then turned and left with Bai Xi.
His white robes fluttered. Though he had come to issue a challenge, he remained refined and courteous, inspiring not the slightest dislike.
"Alliance Leader, you agreed to duel Jing Hong?" Once the two had left, Ouyang Shixiong frowned, concern filling his eyes.
"You shouldn't