Liu Qing had posed the question casually. No matter how incredible Jiang Ning was, he couldn't be more powerful than Chen Long and Li Wei. He wouldn't be able to predict the outcome of the fight. "Chen Long's going to win," Jiang Ning said immediately without thinking at all.
"Why him?" Liu Qing froze momentarily. "I heard Li Wei's slightly stronger than he is. There might not be a huge difference between the two, but that slight bit's enough to let him win the fight, right?" Jiang Ning smiled and shook his head.
"Chen Long's going to win. This is going to be a short battle."
"What?"
Liu Qing wasn't convinced.
She didn't believe Jiang Ning at all.
Was the fight really going to end that quickly?
The intense battle continued in the arena.
No one had the upper hand on the other. The fight was likely to take a while because of how well matched the fighters were.
BAM!
Liu Qing was about to say something when a thunderous boom resounded in the air suddenly. It was followed swiftly by a howl of pain. The arena ground shook violently. Li Wei was flung aside then sent tumbling down the arena.
He rolled a few times on the ground before spitting out a mouthful of blood. It took him some time to get to his feet. Disbelief filled his eyes.
He couldn't believe what had happened.
Had he lost...so quickly?
Everyone else in the audience was equally taken aback. It had seemed like a tough fight a moment ago. Yet, in the next moment, Li Wei had been defeated.
"I hadn't expected that." Li Wei took a deep breath, then started coughing fiercely. It took him some time before he finally stopped. "I didn't realize you'd progressed so far. I've lost." Having said that, he turned and left.
There was a hint of a smile on Chen Long's face. He didn't say anything. He turned, gave Luo Heng a look and walked away from the arena.
Liu Qing froze, rooted to the spot. She didn't care about how everyone else was reacting to Chen Long's sudden victory.
She stared at Jiang Ning stupidly with utter disbelief. He had accurately predicted the outcome of the fight again. And he had done it with astounding precision.
Chen Long and Li Wei had been stuck in a fierce fight. How had Jiang Ning figured out that Chen Long had been on his way to a swift victory?
This...this seemed like an impossible feat.
She was quite certain that neither Zheng Heng nor Mr He would have known either. No one had known that Chen Long had concealed his true strength. "But why?" She blurted out.
Jiang Ning poured himself another cup of tea. He laughed softly. "The look he gave his opponent was one of scorn."
"Maybe he's simply being arrogant?"
"He can't afford to be arrogant," Jiang Ning said calmly.
Liu Qing got more confused. Jiang Ning spoke like he had known Chen Long for years and knew Chen Long like the back of his hand.
Jiang Ning knew what kind of person Chen Long was, his character and the choices that he would make.
But...this was the first time that Jiang Ning had seen Chen Long.
How had he...
Liu Qing's head swam. Jiang Ning's abilities awed and terrified her. His judgment of other people seemed terrifyingly accurate. It was scary. Was she an open book to Jiang Ning too?
"The next match!" Before Liu Qing's imagination could run wild, Mr He issued an announcement for the next fight. "Liu Qing versus Luo Heng!" Liu Qing felt as if she had just been struck by a bolt of lightning.
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Was her opponent...Luo Heng?
Luo Heng, the most powerful fighter in the Inner Court?
Was this a joke?
Her face had gone numb. She couldn't feel her limbs. She...was going to lose, wasn't she?
She wasn't the only one thinking that.
Everyone in the crowd had arrived at the same conclusion as soon as they had heard Mr He's announcement.
Liu Qing might not last more than
three counts before Luo Heng defeated her. They weren't in the same league at all. Even Li Wei, who had been defeated earlier, could beat Liu Qing easily.
She was going to lose.
Quite a few people in the crowd had started to shake their heads or engage in hushed conversations. They were murmuring gleefully to one another and laughing at her misfortune.
Luo Heng had entered the arena. The look on his face revealed no emotion at all. He wasn't looking at Liu Qing. The only thought that. occupied his mind now was to end this fight as quickly as possible so that he could fight Chen Long.
"Go on. Beat him," Jiang Ning said coolly.