The final battle was about to begin: Ling Han versus Huai Jian.
The seats were filled with spectators. Not only had many great sects and powerful clans come, even supreme monarch stars like Xue Ge and Jing Zhongyue were all present. They naturally hoped that the one who had defeated them could win. That way, they would know that they were just a slight sliver away from becoming the champion.
This kind of mentality was actually very common: it was fine if I lost to you, but you couldn't lose to anyone else. That would make me seem too incapable.
The Ancestral King of the Four Splendor Academy had also come personally instead of just sending a thought which manifested into human form like before.