Upon hearing the referee announce the victory, Huo Yutong released the scorpion tail wrapped around Long Aotian and flung him away.
Long Aotian staggered several steps before barely managing to steady himself.
Huo Yutong said to him coolly:
"You lost. Hurry down and go find your fiancée."
Long Aotian nodded, but he did not leave immediately. Instead, he looked at Huo Yutong with burning eyes and asked:
"How much of your strength did you use? Is Tang Wulin stronger than you?"
Huo Yutong narrowed her eyes slightly and said:
"How much strength I used is confidential, but Wulin is indeed stronger than me."
A brilliant light flared in Long Aotian's eyes as he nodded heavily.
"Good. Thank you, I understand now!"
Then he laughed heartily and turned to leave the stage. Anyone unaware of the situation might even have thought he was the victor.
Huo Yutong was somewhat helpless about this. People like Long Aotian and Ji Juechen did not care much about winning or losing; they only cared whether they could gain something from battle.
Ordinary methods truly could not be used against people like them.
Vina met Long Aotian as he came down from the competition stage, asking worriedly:
"Aotian, are you alright?"
Long Aotian smiled and shook his head.
"I'm fine. I could feel that she held back. She definitely has even stronger abilities she hasn't used yet. Amazing, that was absolutely amazing!"
"That's good."
Hearing that Long Aotian was not seriously hurt, Vina finally let out a sigh of relief. Then she looked from afar at Huo Yutong in the arena.
Noticing her gaze, Huo Yutong gave an almost imperceptible nod, then said to the referee:
"Referee, I request that we proceed directly to the Team Battle."
That was the meaning behind telling Vina that she