Chapter 799: Reasons and Excuses
"Sister Yun Man, that guy just now was too weak. He fell after one hit. Let me fight another round!" Meng Shuang was unwilling to step down just like that.
The previous battle hadn't been satisfying for her.
In response...
Yun Man could only sigh and wait again.
However...
A minute passed.
The crowd below, who had been shouting aggressively earlier, had completely fallen silent.
No one dared to step onto the stage to challenge her.
This...
Meng Shuang frowned.
Lucia smiled as she glanced at the nearby vice-captains.
"Weren't you all talking about fighting and testing your opponent's strength? Why aren't you going up now?"
Lucia was here to enjoy the show.
Now she saw Yamashita Kazami, Qu Changfeng, Misha, and Modemos all remaining silent, their faces dark and tense.
They were geniuses of the Holy Knights but weren't fools.
They knew Kaelsas's strength very well—when he unleashed his full power, even they would struggle to handle him.
Killing Kaelsas was only possible if he didn't plan to fight to the death.
That spoke volumes about his strength.
But this powerful warrior had been shattered like a rookie job-changer by the little loli!
They even suspected Kaelsas had been faking it.
But Kaelsas's death proved he hadn't been acting—he had truly been crushed by the loli.
Given the situation,
they could clearly see the loli's terrifying strength.
Going up now...
Would they just be sending themselves to their deaths?
"Miss Lucia, will you die if you don't mock people?" Misha glared coldly at Lucia.
As mentioned before,
in the Holy Knights, Lucia was undoubtedly the top goddess in the eyes of the male members.
Avril was the lively and cute type.
Ansely was the voluptuous and charming beauty.
These three women overshadowed the other female members.
Take Misha, for example.
Since joining the Holy Knights, she had pursued two men.
One was Yamashita Kazami.
The other was Qu Changfeng.
Both of them had told her they liked Lucia.
This left Misha deeply resentful.
How was she any worse than that b*tch Lucia?
Sure!
She couldn't match Lucia's looks and charm, especially with Lucia having succubus bloodline traits.
But her appearance wasn't bad either.
Plus, she wasn't weak—she was a level 172 Spirit Lord!
Yet, despite all that, she still couldn't win over the men she liked.
To make things worse, the men in the Holy Knights frequently compared Lucia to the other women.
And they often passed judgment.
This left many women feeling bitter.
Sometimes...
Comparison can be a painful thing.
Especially when you're constantly compared to someone superior.
Over time...
Some female members of the Holy Knights began to harbor resentment toward Lucia.
Mostly out of envy and jealousy.
Misha was one of them.
"Who's mocking? I'm just reminding you not to forget what you came here for," Lucia said with a light smile.
"After all, she's been waiting for so long. As challengers, if you keep stalling, it'll be even more embarrassing for you."
Lucia smiled sweetly.
She was on Ling Zhan's side.
There was no need to mention anything else.
She knew that Yamashita Kazami had been seeking revenge ever since Ling Zhan killed his brother, Yamashita Masahiko.
But with Ling Zhan being highly valued and trusted by the Dragon Kingdom's upper ranks,
Yamashita Kazami rarely found chances to strike.
Coming here to challenge Ling Zhan...
was his opportunity to initiate a deathmatch for revenge.
But things hadn't gone as expected.
He admitted it.
He couldn't defeat the Azure Dragon in front of him.
Even if she was just a little girl.
Kaelsas's gruesome death was still fresh in everyone's minds.
Anyone who stepped up would die.
"Miss Lucia, as we said earlier, we came to challenge Ling Zhan, not his divine beasts," Qu Changfeng replied calmly, smiling slightly despite Lucia's mocking tone.
"Qu Changfeng is right. I'm only here to challenge Ling Zhan, not his divine beasts."
"I admit, I can't beat the Azure Dragon. She's famous for a reason," Modemos added, nodding.
What a joke!
He wasn't about to go up and die.
Lucia's smile became even more mischievous. "Remember what you said. When Ling Zhan arrives, make sure you challenge him."
She had personally witnessed Ling Zhan's strength.
Qu Changfeng and Yamashita Kazami might think they could defeat Ling Zhan.
After all, it had been analyzed that
Ling Zhan had relied on some sort of rare item to defeat a level 190 powerhouse.
The item was undoubtedly precious and had limited uses.
In other words...
Without that item, Ling Zhan's strength would be what it normally was.
Yamashita Kazami had brought Misha, Qu Changfeng, Modemos, and Kaelsas along for this reason.
The plan was to force Ling Zhan to reveal his trump card during their sparring matches.
Since they were sparring, Ling Zhan wouldn't be able to kill them.
But Kaelsas had died before the plan could begin.
Once Ling Zhan's trump card was exposed, Yamashita Kazami could confidently initiate a deathmatch.
That was the plan.
Things weren't at their worst yet.
"Are you guys capable or not?"
"Why is no one stepping up?"
"Stop wasting time! Come up and get beaten! I promise not to kill you—I'll let you live. Is that good enough?"
Meng Shuang urged the hesitant challengers again.
Meanwhile, the journalists from the Sacred Continent's news outlets were thrilled.
This was going to be a hot topic!
They even had headlines ready:
[Shocking! Over 300 challengers defeated by Ling Zhan's contracted divine beast without even seeing him!]
[Pathetic! Vice-captains of the Holy Knights humiliated—too scared to step onto the stage!]
[Cute Loli, Ruthless Killer! The downfall of a level 169 Iron Fist Martial God!]
......
These topics were bound to go viral!
"Alright, we admit you're strong!"
"But we came to challenge your master, not you monstrous divine beasts!"
At this point,
the humiliated challengers started making excuses.