"No!"
"This round doesn't count! I wasn't ready!"
True Person Bunu climbed up from the ground, his face crimson as he stared at He Pingsheng on the platform.
He Pingsheng merely said calmly, "You lost!"
"No... I won't lose!" Bunu said. "I'm not a sore loser, but I really was careless this time!"
"Fellow Daoist... today isn't the last day of the competition!"
"Even if you win today, I'll still challenge you tomorrow!"
"So, if you don't want the trouble, fight me fair and square. Whoever wins gets this platform. How about it?"
Actually, True Person Bunu had a point.
Could He Pingsheng send someone at the same cultivation level flying with a single kick?
Of course he could!
However, if his opponent was at the same cultivation level and also possessed Golden Core Dao Access, that was far less likely.
Even if he used his Five Elements Unity Force, it would still be unlikely.
The only reason he had managed to kick Bunu away just now was that his opponent had been overconfident.
Because He Pingsheng had failed the first time, Bunu had grown complacent. He had barely put up any resistance, relying on just one earth attribute defensive spell, and had given He Pingsheng an opening.
Under ordinary circumstances, with attacks and defenses in play, He Pingsheng would have almost no chance of pulling it off.
For instance, when he threw a kick, his opponent could cast a defensive spell while attacking at the same time.
Using offense as defense.
Then he wouldn't be able to kick his opponent away.
True Person Bunu's later words made sense too.
Even if He Pingsheng refused his challenge today, he would have to face this fellow sooner or later after becoming the stele guardian.
Hmm...
*In that case, I might as