"Well then, Elders, are you now convinced of Moduoluo's strength?" the Ghost King said smugly. "Do you agree to let him represent us in the Hundred Ghosts Grand Ceremony?"
The two elders exchanged a glance and nodded helplessly. At this point, they had absolutely no reason to disagree.
At that moment, the Ghost King seized the opportunity to address everyone, especially Moduoluo, saying, " Moduoluo, you truly deserve to be the number one warrior among the youth of my clan! For someone as outstanding as you, I must reward you properly."
Upon hearing the Ghost King's words, Qi Ling felt a bad premonition. Sure enough, the Ghost King continued, "I promised you before that if you won, I would reward you with that human!"
"And now, Shasha has proven that this human does indeed possess special power that can greatly increase the strength of our Ghost Clan. Therefore, for the honor of our entire race, and also so that you can become stronger, Shasha! I have decided to reward that human to Moduoluo!"
Upon hearing the Ghost King's words, Moduoluo was overjoyed, for he had already discovered that Shasha's dramatic transformation was undoubtedly related to this human.
However, Shasha's face turned pale immediately after hearing the Ghost King's words. She did not expect that her father would go back on his word and directly bestow Qi Ling upon Moduoluo.
"Father, how can this be? Qi Ling is very important to me. Without him, I won't be able to awaken my bloodline!" Shasha said to the Ghost King.
The Ghost King then said earnestly to Shasha, " Shasha, of course I know how important this man is, but it is precisely because of this that we should consider the sake of the entire tribe."
"Now that you've awakened your bloodline, this man is useless. We might as well make Moduoluo stronger, which will give us a better chance of participating in the Hundred Ghosts Grand Ceremony."
"No, I disagree!" Shasha stood in front of Qi Ling and said to the Ghost King, "Father, you can't hand Qi Ling over to Moduoluo!"
The Ghost King frowned. His daughter had always been obedient to him; how could she disobey him today for the sake of a mere human?
Without hesitation, the Ghost King raised his voice slightly and said, " Shasha, you must listen to me. You must know that you are the princess of the Ghost Clan. You can't be so willful. You must consider the interests of the entire Ghost Clan."
"I... I..." In her panic, Shasha blurted out, "I'm only thinking of the best interests of the entire clan, that's why I can't hand Qi Ling over to Moduoluo!"
"Oh? Shasha, what do you mean by that?" The Ghost King frowned. "Explain yourself clearly. If what you're saying makes sense, then your request isn't impossible to grant. But if it's just sophistry, you should consider the bigger picture."
At this time, seeing the internal strife within the Ghost King's ranks, the two elders couldn't help but feel smug. They were happy whenever the Ghost King encountered trouble.
"Father, what I meant by considering the entire clan is that Moduoluo is not the strongest person in our clan, so for the sake of the entire clan, we cannot hand Qi Ling over to him!" Shasha said calmly.
This time, the Ghost King frowned, and even Moduoluo couldn't sit still. After all, Shasha were the most direct questioning of him, especially after his great victory. How could he possibly bear it?
" Shasha, tell me, among the younger generation of the Ghost Clan, who is stronger than me?" Moduoluo shouted defiantly. "Look at them, does any of them dare to accept my challenge? Does anyone?"
The reason Moduoluo was so agitated was because of his special feelings for Shasha. He didn't want to lose face in front of Shasha and wanted to maintain his strongest side in order to conquer Shasha.
But Shasha retorted without backing down, "Of course someone dares to challenge you, Moduoluo, that's me!"
"You?" Not only Moduoluo, but everyone present was taken aback. They never expected that Shasha was talking about them.
This is mainly because Shasha not only has a special identity, but her change in strength was also too sudden, which surprised everyone.
" Shasha, don't joke around. Why would I fight you?" Moduoluo said helplessly. "Besides, you're no match for me. How could you possibly beat me?"
"We haven't even fought yet, how do you know I'm no match for you?" Shasha retorted defiantly. "Father, you said before that this competition would determine the strongest fighter in the entire clan, and the prize would be Qi Ling."
"Now, I will challenge Moduoluo. If I win, Qi Ling must belong to me, and I cannot let anyone take her away!"
The Ghost King felt a headache coming on. He never expected things to develop to this point, and internal strife within his own clan would bring him no benefit whatsoever.
But as mentioned before, what troubles the Ghost King is exactly what the two elders are happy to see. So the two elders exchanged a glance and immediately made a plan.
"Ghost King, you can't look down on Shasha and refuse his request like that!" the thin elder said with a smile. "Since we're talking about determining the clan's number one expert, we must make sure everyone is convinced."
"Yes, yes, even though Shasha is a woman, I think she's stronger than many men!" the tall Ghost Clan elder chimed in. "If you refuse this competition, you can't satisfy everyone; that would be unfair."
Hearing the words of the two Ghost Clan elders, the Ghost King felt an even greater headache. At this moment, Moduoluo said, "Ghost King, please allow Shasha and me to compete, so I can prove myself!"
If I back down now, wouldn't Shasha look down on me completely? But if I can defeat Shasha in the competition and show my strength, it will undoubtedly make my pursuit of Shasha much smoother.
Seeing that the situation was out of their control, and knowing that for the Ghost Clan were single-mindedly pursuing power, once someone issued a challenge, the moment you refused, you had already lost.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Ghost King had no choice but to say helplessly, "Alright, since that's the case, I agree to this competition. I also ask everyone present to be my witness. The winner of this competition will gain all ownership of that human."
"However, Moduoluo has already exhausted himself in the previous match, so it would be unfair to continue the match now," Ghost King said. "Therefore, I've decided to set the match between the two of you for seven days from now! What do you think?"
Shasha nodded and said, "No problem, I don't want to have an unfair match either."
After all, it's not just Moduoluo who needs time; Shasha also needs more time to master her newly acquired power and become stronger.