Billionaire God of War

The confidence that Jiang Ning had wasn't a blustering courage. It required neither dramatic and expressive displays nor arrogant declarations.

He exuded confidence simply by sitting there and speaking in his mild, indifferent tones.

Liu Qing was stumped.

She had not come across anyone like him before.

She couldn't describe the feelings that overcame her when she was with Jiang Ning. They felt like a mix of awe, nervousness, respect and a tinge of... adoration.

It was a complicated web of emotions that not even Liu Qing could untangle herself from.

"The next round!" Mr He thundered.

Everyone's eyes were drawn towards the arena.

The second round had started.

Those who had been eliminated in the first round had failed the test. Liu Qing knew exactly how that felt.

It was a feeling that she had experienced more than once.

She had been lucky this time though. She had passed the first round.

She corrected herself immediately. It hadn't been luck. It had been the labors of her hard work. She had deserved it.

"The next match is between Chen Long and Li Wei!" Mr He's voice thundered.

commotion stirred in the audience. Everyone's eyes landed on

could it be

Long and Li Wei were the two other most

were well matched. It was going to be a tough fight. Why were they being pitted against the other in the second round? It was akin to

when Qingshan Sect were entertaining visitors? Everyone seemed a little confused. They couldn't help but look at Liu Chuandao and

Zhang Heng's eyes, they realized that the principal of the

that he hadn't planned this. Zhang Heng had been the one

had planned. This was the Inner Court's test. Zhang Heng had full rein over how it was going to be run. Liu Chuandao wasn't going to interfere and let Zhang Heng have anything on him. S~ᴇaʀᴄh

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

and Li Wei entered the arena.

opponents who weren't going to yield easily and admit that his opponent was more powerful than he was. This was a great chance to prove who was the better of

Long, let's find out who's the better fighter today." Li Wei smiled and cupped his fists in greeting.

"And a good battle!"

Boom!

as they were done talking, they attacked at

resulted in a

BAM!

The ground trembled.

rippled in the air and blasted at the audience's

They were incredibly strong.

were the cream of the crop in the Inner Court and the younger generation of disciples in the

to be admitted to the Portico and become the Portico disciple of an elder

in the arena

and

right into battle as