As the entire stadium quieted down, in the midst of the flames, Nalan Jie and the rest were about to step forward, a figure landed on the stage.
"Sang Qiong Li?"
As they started to be able to identify the figure on stage, everyone entered a state of shock.
It wasn't that he wasn't powerful enough, but that he was the one with the lowest profile within his family, and was scarcely interested in the matters related to strength and power. Even if anyone had challenged him, he might not have even taken it up. Who thought that he would be the first to step up?
"Why did brother Qiong Li go up?" The people were shocked, but the Sang family was even more taken aback. The only person who shared a close relationship with Sang Qiong Li would know, and he rubbed his chin, saying, "He can't be going up to fight with that little punk right?"
"That punk? Who?" Everyone who heard what he said was curious about who he was referring to.
"Sima You Yue." That person replied flatly.
Indeed, on the stage, Sang Qiong Li had watched his surroundings, and his eyes landed on the Sima Family's side. He looked at Sima You Yue and challenged her. "Would you like to have a battle with me?" Everyone was greatly shocked. He had not chosen Huo Zi Yan, nor Nalan Jie, and although he was looking towards the Sima Family, his eyes had not landed on Sima Lin either. He had chosen someone he had never laid his eyes on before! Everyone who knew him would have known, that he was different from the normal young person. Besides those abnormal ones, he had no other companions. Yet he had given them up and chosen an Alchemy Pill Master? Could it be that his powers were even greater than those geniuses? And now, everyone was paying attention to what he was saying.
Sima You Yue was not expecting him to look for her. Shocked, she shook her head dryly. "I don't want to."
"Why not? Do you look down on me?" Sang Qiong Li's expression turned sour.
"You are very powerful, and you should be good to duel with." Sima You Yue explained. "But I'm not good to fight with, and I dislike fighting in front of this many people."
Sang Qiong Li stayed quiet for a while, and then asked. "If I look for you elsewhere, would you then be willing to duel?"
"Perhaps." Sima You Yue said.
"I understand." Sang Qiong Li nodded. "I will definitely look for you." With that, he turned on his heels and returned to his place at the Sang Family seats.
Everyone who was watching the stage looked at each other in dismay. Had they settled their matters so quickly? They thought that they would be able to watch an exciting match, or watch the shame of one side being defeated. But the issue had died down more quickly than everyone had expected. Being someone approached for battle, turning a Challenger down on the spot would cause one to be looked down upon by others. There had yet to be a circ.u.mstance where one partic.i.p.ant had rejected a challenger, and who thought that Sima You Yue would simply reject the challenge at the bat of an eye. As a Challenger, being rejected on the spot would be an extremely embarra.s.sing matter. But Sima Qiong Li had simply spoken a few words to Sima You Yue before returning to his place. There was no awkwardness of rejection, which was out of the ordinary.
"Both of them are simply strange!"
As neither the Challenger and Challengee had any qualms, the issue came to a quick rest.
Seeing that Sang Qiong Li had simply returned so quickly, the great geniuses simply lost their appeal. No matter how good Sima You Lin was, Huo Zi Yan's face continued to hold his smile, and Nalan Jie's expression became as dark as the bottom of a burnt pot. Even if Sima You Yue had accepted his challenge, he could continue to challenge the next person. But since he had returned, it meant that he had not even considered anyone else to be a worthy opponent, and that he had no desire to duel with them.
The judge had no idea that such a thing would happen, and it took awhile for him to regain his senses. He stood at the side of the stage and called. "Who is next? Forget it, just come up on your own later." With that said, he left the stage.
"Me." Nalan Jie sighed deep within his heart, and came up the stage. He pointed at Sang Qiong Li and said, "Sang Qiong Li, would you duel with me?"
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