Bab 211: Are You Convinced?
"Thank you," Ning Xian's bitter voice interrupted Mo Qingkuang's drifting thoughts.
Turning his head, he saw Ning Xian looking at him with a strange expression.
Ning Xian's feelings were complicated. Mo Qingkuang had defeated her, taking her place as the eighth seat. She should have resented him.
But in the arena, life and death were up to fate. Even if she had been injured or killed from the fall, it would have been expected. Yet Mo Qingkuang had saved her.
Now, as the loser, she had to thank Mo Qingkuang for his mercy in saving her life. It was a conflicting feeling.
"Ning Xianzi, how are you?" Ji Han was the first to rush over, almost giving it his all. If Mo Qingkuang hadn't acted to save Ning Xian, Ji Han would have disregarded Xu Kong's deterrence and fought Mo Qingkuang to death.
Fortunately, Ning Xian was unharmed.
Ning Xian shook her head, "I'm fine."
Then she turned to Mo Qingkuang again and said, "You're very strong. The eighth seat is yours. When I improve, I will challenge you again."
"Always welcome," Mo Qingkuang nodded.
He felt relieved. This eighth seat had not come easily. If not for a year of hard training and significant improvements in all aspects, relying solely on his first-rank Grandmaster Wind Spirit Body would not have been enough. Ning Xian was far stronger than her eighth seat position indicated, perhaps even surpassing the seventh seat, Ling Chen.
In the end, he had won.
"Mo Qingkuang, I challenge you!" Ji Han glared at Mo Qingkuang, speaking coldly.
He had to fight Mo Qingkuang, regardless of the outcome, to vent his anger.
"Didn't your senior Xu Kong say you can't challenge again?" Mo Qingkuang shrugged, not wanting to get entangled with someone as hot-headed as Ji Han.
Ignoring Ji Han, he headed towards the position Ning Xian previously held as the eighth seat. Mo Qingkuang was eager to enjoy the effects of the Spirit Ascension Array.
But Ji Han didn't let him go, stepping in his way, "Tomorrow, I will challenge you for the eighth seat as the tenth seat!"
The crowd was shocked. The relay of challenges had begun, and Ji Han was the first to step up!
How could a foreigner hold one of the top ten seats? Even if he was strong, in the Blue Flame Royal Academy, he had to conform.
Mo Qingkuang frowned and held up a finger, "Let me remind you, according to the academy's rules, you're no longer the tenth seat but the eleventh."
"You..." Ji Han was momentarily speechless. Mo Qingkuang was technically correct. Having defeated Ning Xian, everyone below her would drop a rank. Ji Han, the former tenth seat, was now the eleventh.
"Then I challenge you as the eleventh seat!" Ji Han said angrily.
Mo Qingkuang shook his head, "I don't accept."
"Why won't you accept? I'm not violating the academy's rules by challenging you today! I'll challenge you tomorrow. Isn't that okay? Or are you afraid?" Ji Han, seeing Mo Qingkuang still refusing, resorted to provocation.
But this tactic didn't work on Mo Qingkuang. He was no longer the impulsive young master he once was.
Mo Qingkuang frowned, "I don't think your challenge follows the rules! From what I understand, the original top ten seats haven't been challenged for nearly half a year. Why did no one challenge you during that time, but as soon as I take the position, you want to challenge me?"
"Because we don't accept you!" Ji Han retorted coldly.
Mo Qingkuang let out a mocking laugh and said sarcastically, "You don't accept me? Do you accept Ning Xian?"
"Of course, I accept her," Ji Han nodded seriously, as he always took matters concerning Ning Xian seriously.
"You truly are hopelessly devoted," Mo Qingkuang commented dismissively, making Ji Han blush and unable to look in Ning Xian's direction.
Then, Mo Qingkuang's tone changed again, "But why do you accept Ning Xian, yet after I defeated her, you don't accept me? Or do you think Ning Xian was never stronger than you, and you only didn't challenge her because you admire her beauty?"
"I... I..." Ji Han was at a loss for words, hastily looking at Ning Xian, "Ning Xian, it's not like that! I... I don't disrespect you..."
Ning Xian shook her head helplessly and ignored him. However, her gaze toward Mo Qingkuang flickered with a hint of interest.
The crowd also looked at Mo Qingkuang, impressed by his sharp words.
They were truly cutting to the core!
If he wants to challenge Ning Xian, it means he doesn't accept her. But if Mo Qingkuang defeats Ning Xian and then he doesn't accept him, it means he doesn't regard her strength.
Ning Xian valued her strength more than her beauty. If she accepted this reasoning, Ji Han would have no future opportunities with her.
But if Ji Han wanted Ning Xian's approval, he would have to accept Mo Qingkuang, and if he accepted him, he shouldn't challenge him!
Ji Han found himself in a difficult position, unsure of what to do.
Mo Qingkuang pressed on, "If you accept me, then step aside!"
Ji Han, disoriented, instinctively stepped aside. Mo Qingkuang walked through the crowd, which parted to make way for him. His strength had won their respect, and even Xu Kong recognized that Mo Qingkuang deserved the eighth seat.
His sharp words also deterred other potential challengers like Ji Han.
Mo Qingkuang's words, leveraging Ning Xian's influence in the Blue Flame Royal Academy, eliminated many challengers for him.
Most people admired Ning Xian too much to risk offending her by challenging Mo Qingkuang.
As for the students ranked above the eighth seat, their positions were already higher than Mo Qingkuang's, and they wouldn't lower themselves to challenge someone ranked lower.
Even if there were more challenges, Mo Qingkuang would only face a few, and perhaps not very strong, opponents.
This was why he chose Ning Xian as his challenge target—not just because she was beautiful, but because of her influence, which was second only to Xu Kong in the Blue Flame Royal Academy.
Mo Qingkuang couldn't beat Xu Kong, so Ning Xian was the perfect target to use as a significant banner.
Meanwhile, during Mo Qingkuang's intense battle with Ning Xian, Li Sheng and others seized their respective seats, taking advantage of the distraction Mo Qingkuang created.
In a short time, the students from the Imperial Academy had secured their positions in the Spirit Ascension Array.
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