Cui Bo narrowed his eyes,

Su Jun is challenging Duan Jin? Why?—Do they perhaps have some history with one another?

he thought. The other four finalists gasped and widened their eyes from shock, and through their heads went through the same thought that went through Cui Bo’s head. Duan Xi nodded her head slightly. Duan Jin frowned.

Duan Ri looked at Su Jun, and after a few seconds of looking at him, he nodded his head and loudly announced, “The battle between Su Jun versus Duan Jin will now begin. Duan Jin come up on the stage.” After the elder’s words sounded, a few disciples that surounded the arena shouted out.

“Yeah!” One of the male disciples shouted out.

“That’s more like it!” Another male disciple shouted out.

“Fight! Fight! Fight!” All the disciples, male and female alike, started chanting as loudly as they possibly could, but then, Duan Jin’s voice sounded, “I don’t accept!”

All the outer sect disciples that surrounded the area, the other five finalists, Duan Xi, Duan Ri and Su Jun, all turned their heads to Duan Jin.

Su Jun furrowed his eyebrows. All of the outer sect disciples that surrounded the arena frowned; most of them started booing as loudly as they could, while the others that didn’t boo at Duan Jin, shouted out one after another.

“Get up on the arena!”

“We want to see Su Jun’s strength!”

“Get your as* on the arena!”

“Don’t be a wuss!”

“Fight him!”

The other five finalists and Duan Xi looked at Duan Jin silently, without saying a single word. Duan Ri closed his eyes, “That’s enough,” he said and all the disciples that booed and shouted out, instantly quieted down. Duan Ri opened his eyes and looked at Duan Jin, “Duan Jin, are you sure you want to surrender?” All the outer sect disciples, the other five finalists, Duan Xi and Su Jun looked at Duan Jin, waiting for his answer.

Duan Jin looked at Duan Ri without saying a word for a second and then he nodded his head in affirmation, “Yes, I am sure.”

I would be a retard to accept this fight.

Su Jun sighed inwardly,

well that’s fine. If he surrenders then I guess I win. My revenge is now over, but I still want to punch him…

The outer sect disciples that surrounded the arena showed two different reactions. Some snickered while the others harrumphed in dissatisfaction. The other five finalists nodded their heads and they all thought,

I would have done the same in your shoes, Duan Jin.

Duan Xi moved her eyes away from Duan Jin to Su Jun. A smile appeared on her beautiful face,

I guess we will continue seeing each other in the inner sect. Not that there was any doubt in the first place.

Duan Ri nodded his head, “Very well.” He looked over all the outer sect disciples, the other five finalists, Duan Jin, Su Jun and Duan Xi and loudly announced, “The winner of the outer sect competition is Su Jun. He from this day on will become a part of the inner sect!”

Duan Jin frowned, and glared at Su Jun. All the outer sect disciples and the other five finalists gasped, and widened their eyes from shock. Shocked shouts sounded out from them.

“What?!” A male disciple shouted out.

“Su Jun is getting promoted to the inner sect?!” A female disciple shouted out.

“How can that be?!” Two disciples shouted out in unison.

Duan Ri moved his head to Su Jun and then to Duan Xi, “Let’s go you two.”

Duan Xi appeared on the arena, and said as she looked at Su Jun with a smile, “Congratulations.”

Su Jun turned his head to Duan Xi and raised the corners of his lips, smiling, “Thank you.”

Duan Ri moved his eyes to Duan Xi, and he frowned inwardly as he saw a beautiful smile plastered on her beautiful face. Then he turned his eyes to Su Jun, and seeing the same type of smile on his face just as on Duan Xi’s face, he sighed inwardly,

it seems everything is going according to the sect master’s plan… If the events continue developing like they are. Then both the young lady and Su Jun will have their wings clipped, instead of just young lady Duan Xi getting them clipped…

He shook his head and said, “Let’s go,”

Su Jun and Duan Xi turned their heads to Duan Ri.

“Okay, elder,” Su Jun said.

“Alright,” Duan Xi said.

Su Jun, Duan Xi and Duan Ri left the arena area under the shocked gazes of the outer sect disciples that surrounded the arena and the five finalists, and the glare of Duan Jin.

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