"Maybe he wants to wait for me to enter the ring first, and then challenge me to a showdown to wash away the shame of not being able to suppress me yesterday!" Cheng Lie thought for a while and said.
"Based on yesterday's test, how sure are you that you can win against Cang Yunyi?" Ye Chen asked curiously.
"This...it's hard to say!" Cheng Lie shook his head.
"You haven't been on stage, are you afraid of him?" Ye Chen said with a half-smile.
"Don't use provocation, it won't work on me!"
Cheng Lie glanced sideways at Ye Chen and sighed: "I have been waiting until now. I just feel that there is no need to go to the ring to waste spiritual energy. I am not afraid of facing Cangyun Yi!"
"Could it be that if he doesn't come, you won't come?" Ye Chen asked again.
"Now that the challenge is almost over, it's time for me to take on the challenge!"
Cheng Lie didn't seem to want to wait any longer, and with a "swish" sound, he rushed to the nearest arena.
The defenders of this arena are not weak either.
Even compared to the other ninety-nine defenders, the strength is slightly higher.
However, as soon as Cheng Lie stepped onto the ring, he was so frightened that he staggered back a few steps.
"I, I give up!"
Despite his unwillingness, after recognizing Cheng Lie, he immediately said these very spineless words.
Then, before the elder judge could make an announcement, he wisely withdrew from the ring.
If it had been before, he might not have taken Cheng Lie seriously.
But after yesterday's inconclusive duel between Cheng Lie and Cang Yunyi, almost everyone knew that except for Cang Yunyi, no one should be able to compete with Cheng Lie head-on.
"It's time for Cang Yunyi to take action, right?"
"Yes, he hasn't taken action until now, he must be waiting for Cheng Lie!"
"They just tested each other out yesterday and ended up with nothing. It's time to decide the winner this time, right?"
“I’m really looking forward to it!”
"Do you think Cheng Lie has a higher chance of winning, or Cangyun Yi?"
As soon as Cheng Lie came on stage, everyone's eyes subconsciously turned to Cangyun Yi.
Even Cheng Lie on the stage had a high fighting spirit in his eyes.
However……
"Cheng Lie, since there is another round, let's leave the decisive battle between us until the next round!"
Cang Yunyi stood up at the right time, but instead of rushing to the ring where Cheng Lie was, he rushed to another ring after saying this.
"Ah? Mr. Cang, there are so many arenas, why did you single out me?"
The defender of that arena suddenly became extremely depressed.
There are a hundred arenas in total. Even if Cang Yunyi doesn't want to have a showdown with Cheng Lie for the time being, why not challenge the other defenders? But why choose him?
"Stop talking nonsense. If you have the confidence to fight with me, then go ahead and do it. Otherwise, get out!"
Cang Yunyi urged impatiently: "Go down by yourself to ensure your fighting strength. At least you will have a chance to challenge other arenas. If I let you do it, I'm afraid you will be injured to the point where you won't even be able to challenge the next arena!"
"This... ok, ok, Mr. Cang has something to say, I will admit defeat, why don't I take the initiative?"
The defender didn't dare to be tough. While surrendering to Cangyun Yi, he also announced defeat to the elder judge and then left the ring.
"Master Cangyun Yi doesn't challenge Cheng Lie?"
"Then what has he been waiting for?"
"Could it be that we were all wrong before? He is not waiting for a showdown with Cheng Lie, but to avoid a direct confrontation with Cheng Lie?"
"Now it seems that it should be!"
"Oh, what a pity. I originally thought I could witness a peak showdown, but I didn't expect to have to wait until the second round!"
While everyone was disappointed, they also vaguely guessed another possibility.
"Tell me, Master Cangyun Yi thinks he is inferior to Cheng Lie, so he avoids fighting?"
"I think so too, otherwise he took out his weapon yesterday, but Cheng Lie only had his bare hands, but he could still fight to a draw with him!"
"Cang Yunyi may be afraid of losing in the first round, so just delay as long as you can!"
"But if he delays any longer, he can only get past this round. The next round will be a crucial decisive battle to decide who can become the leader. Unless Cang Yunyi doesn't want to be the leader of the crusade against Haoshan, he will definitely have a head-on battle with Cheng Lie!
"
"Then let's wait and see. I hope Cangyun Yi won't disappoint everyone again!"
Cang Yunyi also heard these whispers.
The hands hidden in the sleeves of the robe made a crisp "click" sound, and his face was extremely pale.
Why doesn't he want to compete with Cheng Lie and use facts to defend his dignity and the throne of the ultimate strong man?
But without absolute certainty, he could only settle for the next best thing and avoid a direct confrontation with Cheng Lie for the time being.
Although this will make everyone question it, at least it is much better than losing to Cheng Lie immediately.
"Sooner or later there will be a battle between us, why do you need to stick to these details?"
Afraid of being labeled as having a "guilty conscience" by others, he suppressed his anger and pretended to be inscrutable, "A truly strong man must not only have excellent physical strength, but also pay attention to tactics. He only knows how to show off his courage for a moment, then
This is what a reckless man did!"
After saying that, he did not forget to raise his hand to Cheng Lie who was on the other stage, and asked politely: "Brother Cheng, do you think what I said is right?"
"That's right!" Cheng Lie agreed happily.
He actually doesn't want to face the strongest opponent in the first round if he doesn't have to.
Since Cang Yunyi chose to retreat on his own initiative, it was naturally impossible for him to provoke the opponent at this time.
"Oh, what a pity!"
"It seems that Young Master Cangyun Yi is really guilty!"
"No matter what, there will eventually be a battle between them!"
"Let's watch the ultimate duel in the next round!"
"I don't know which one of them is better?"
Although everyone was disappointed, they were looking forward to it even more.
Because after the first round, it enters the final stage of competition.
The top one hundred strong men who advance will form an elite to conquer Haoshan, and the strongest man in the second round will become the leader of this elite.
After entering Haoshan, everything must be done according to the leader's orders!
Therefore, unless Cangyun Yi does not want to compete for the leadership position, a decisive battle with Cheng Lie will be inevitable!
Since Cang Yunyi and Cheng Lie avoided a head-on battle, even if there were still people in other arenas who continued to challenge, everyone completely lost their enthusiasm.
It wasn't until one person came on stage that the crowd's enthusiasm was finally aroused again.
"Isn't he Ye Chen who dared to beat up the registration officer in public yesterday?"
"I thought he only relied on Cheng Lie's support yesterday to dare to act recklessly, but I didn't expect that he finally stepped into the ring to challenge himself!"
"I don't know what his strength is?"
"Even if it's not low, it shouldn't be much higher!"
"Yes, he dared to be so arrogant yesterday just because he made a strong friend like Cheng Lie!"
"It would be so ironic if he couldn't beat this little-known fighter!"
Seeing Ye Chen step onto the ring, countless people immediately looked at him watching the show.
Especially Yan Huifeng's chief disciple Shuang Ning's eyes were bright, "Xia Gangyang, look, Ye Chen is on stage!"
"Hehe, I thought he just didn't dare to go into the ring, but I didn't expect that I finally waited for him to come out!"
There was a cold murderous intent in Xia Gangyang's eyes, "Don't worry, Shuang Ning, as long as he defeats the defender, I will go up immediately and cripple him!"
"If he fails in the challenge, after the selection meeting is over, I will also find a way to make life worse than death!"