Anania did not join in. Instead, she stood beside Yu Qin.
"There aren't many people left in the arena. You took out all the others, but our Guidance Group has been watching from the sidelines the whole time. That feels a little frustrating. Give us a chance to face Hold Up the Heavens head-on, how about it?"
Yu Qin folded his arms. "So you're here to stop me because you think I'll stop Hadd from challenging Hold Up the Heavens?"
Anania raised an eyebrow. "From the sound of it, you aren't planning to stop him?"
Yu Qin gave a mysterious smile and looked up at the six members of Hold Up the Heavens. "The teaching match is over, and Horizon's task is complete. I'd be delighted to see you reveal your trump cards.
"Judging by Hadd, he has calamity power. Perfect. Let's see whether he can force Hold Up the Heavens to show us more."
Chu Lie rested his saber on his shoulder. "Congratulations, Jonathan. You've graduated from my class. Go use your hidden power against Hold Up the Heavens. Good luck!"
Jonathan: ...?
"You're not stopping me?"
Chu Lie urged him on. "Go on, give it everything you've got, like Hadd. It'd be too embarrassing if you got knocked down in a single exchange."
Flora raised her scepter. "Jonathan! Stop standing around! We can use our hidden powers now!"
Utterly bewildered, Jonathan glanced at Guan Xiaomei and Chu Lie, who had stopped fighting. Why did this feel so strange?
Once Xiao Shuo saw that Ximier had learned soul creation, he turned and walked away.
Covered in scorch marks, Ximier panted. "You're just leaving? You won't stop us from going after Hold Up the Heavens?"
Xiao Shuo did not look back. He merely waved. "Then do your best."
He stopped