"Boom!"
Zhang Xiao's move ignited the atmosphere. The spectators, who had been waiting for him to offer his sacrifice and pass through the gate, stared at the screen with their mouths hanging open.
Once they realized what had happened, a flush crept into their cheeks from sheer excitement.
Their fingers tightened around their wineglasses until their knuckles whitened. Instantly fired up, they raised their hands and roared.
The spectators at the venue actually rose to their feet. None of them had expected this, not when there was clearly an easier way through.
Yet this young wizard had chosen the challenge!
Ludo Bagman watched the quiet crowd erupt like a boiling vat of oil. Besides marveling inwardly at how well this young wizard understood showmanship, he felt genuine delight.
For a commentator, nothing was worse than a dead crowd.
Now-they had gone completely wild!
"Unbelievable!" Ludo Bagman took a deep breath, then raised his voice almost to a roar:
"Unbelievable! Against all expectations, Zhang has chosen not to offer a sacrifice, but to take the challenge!"
Challenge!
Challenge!
Challenge!
The spectators, always eager for more excitement, were practically delirious with joy. They waved their hands wildly, and without anyone organizing them, their scattered cries gradually became a single, unified chant of "Challenge!"
The atmosphere had been whipped into a frenzy. They were already eagerly anticipating what the challenge would be.
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The senior martial uncles, who had hurriedly finished their work just to get back in time for Zhang Xiao's Second Round, all smiled.
None of them found Zhang Xiao's choice surprising. Or rather, they had never even considered the possibility of him kneeling to offer a sacrifice.
Chinese people were deeply averse to kneeling before anyone other than their parents and elders.
Smiling broadly,