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.

eyes landed on Chen Long and Li Wei, who

it be

Li Wei were the two other most

than the both of them while Chen Long and Li Wei were well matched. It was going to be a tough fight. Why were they being pitted

Everyone seemed a little confused. They couldn't help but look at Liu Chuandao and wonder why he had planned the fights this way. What was his intention behind this arrangement?

realized that the principal of the Inner

the only one who knew that he hadn't planned this. Zhang

going to be run. Liu Chuandao wasn't going to interfere and let Zhang Heng have

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

Wei entered the arena.

familiar with them viewed them as evenly matched opponents who weren't going to yield easily and admit that his opponent was more powerful than he was. This

who's the better fighter today." Li Wei smiled and cupped his fists in greeting.

"And a good battle!"

Boom!

they attacked at the same

first blow resulted in a

BAM!

The ground trembled.

rippled in the air and blasted at

They were incredibly strong.

The two fighters were the cream of the crop in the Inner Court and the younger generation

be admitted to the Portico and become the

in

Chen Long and Li Wei

into battle

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