"Yes, the ones challenged in the tournament finals are indeed the existing true disciples. But if you seize a true disciple position, that also means the other challengers will have a chance to challenge you.
"After all, our strength as cultivators doesn't depend solely on the depth of our dharma power. It also depends on whether our cultivation methods and secret arts counter one another. Defeating a true disciple doesn't mean you're stronger than the other challengers. When the time comes, quite a few may abandon their original targets and challenge you, the newly appointed true disciple, instead," Lian Ruohua explained as she walked.
"I see. That's certainly very possible. Besides, if I have to use all my strength to win the challenge, I'll probably have depleted a good deal of my dharma power. Challenging me then would definitely be easier than challenging the other true disciples," Wang Yu said slowly as he walked beside her. Meanwhile, the slender hand he held felt especially soft and smooth, involuntarily reminding him of their night of passion and sending a ripple through his heart.
"Yes. After all, the rules of the tournament finals allow challenges against any true disciple. They don't forbid challenging someone who has only just won that position. So the two of us should pay closer attention to a few of the stronger disciples in the preliminary competition and learn something about their methods. That way, if they really do challenge us, we'll have an easier time responding. That's also one of the advantages of receiving a place in the finals directly.
"After all, even if the disciples participating in the ordinary preliminary competition fight their way through round after round and make it onto the final list of ten, their dharma power, essence, qi, and spirit certainly won't