Lin Ke, who was in the arena, naturally had no idea what True Person Huang Yuan was thinking.
At that moment, he was completely immersed in the exhilaration of battle.
He had to admit that after advancing in cultivation, his thirteen-layer Dao Foundation had brought his accumulated power to an unprecedented level.
It was as vast as the sea.
Every time he unleashed his spell arts, he was pouring out his power.
The feeling was indescribably satisfying!
The battle continued for a while before finally ending when Zhao Tiezhu ran out of strength.
Compared with Lin Ke, the spirit power accumulated within him was still far too meager. He could neither close in on Lin Ke for close combat nor compete with him in a battle of attrition.
As time passed, defeat naturally followed.
"Senior Brother Lin, you won. I accepted the wager, so I'll accept the loss." Though Zhao Tiezhu was reluctant, faced with overwhelming strength, he could only helplessly accept reality.
Lin Ke replied with a smile, "You were gracious, Brother Zhao."
Seeing this, True Person Huang Yuan immediately stepped forward to lead Zhao Tiezhu away, then praised Lin Ke:
"You truly possess formidable strength, young friend. Your place at the top of the Genius Ranking is well deserved."
His smile never reached his eyes, and the way he looked at Lin Ke now was completely different from before.
Lin Ke refused to swallow this sort of praise meant to set him up for a fall. Instead, he asked, "We've wasted so much time. Shouldn't we discuss our actual business now?"
The man had delayed things again and again, and Lin Ke really could not afford to keep wasting time with him.
If he had no intention of setting up shop in the market, Lin Ke would not