"You're really entering the Outer Sect Grand Competition?" Zhang Yong looked incredulous.
He had assumed Xu Yang would shy away from battle as he had last year. Who would have thought Xu Yang intended to sign up too?
Besides, rumors had been flying throughout the Outer Sect, all claiming Xu Yang dared not enter the competition for fear of being exposed for what he really was in the arena. Xu Yang had never responded.
That had led him to believe Xu Yang truly did not dare enter.
Xu Yang smiled. "Am I not allowed to enter?"
Zhang Yong recovered, excitement rising in his voice. "Of course you are! We can finally compete on the same stage again, haha... I knew you wouldn't lose to anyone, Xu Yang."
In an instant, his blood caught fire. It felt as though he had returned to those early days in the Mighty Far Hall, when everyone had secretly competed against one another.
Perhaps Xu Yang was still the same Xu Yang who had always kept firmly ahead of him. He seemed to act only at crucial moments.
Xu Yang raised an eyebrow. "You want to fight me?"
He sensed the fighting spirit Zhang Yong directed at him. The fellow's gaze had suddenly sharpened.
Zhang Yong nodded emphatically. "Of course. My dream has always been to beat you up, then beat Lu Ren."
Xu Yang was Lu Ren's inner demon and nightmare, but wasn't he Zhang Yong's too?
At first, he had hated Xu Yang even more than Lu Ren. He had gradually let that resentment go, but that did not diminish his desire to fight Xu Yang. Zhang Hong felt much the same way.
Xu Yang shook his head. "Trust me, you don't want to meet me in the competition."
Zhang Yong: ?
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