'The great battle went more or less as predicted. If I hadn't forced Huang the Seventeenth Lang into a life-or-death duel, it wouldn't have reached this point; he would have found a chance to retreat long ago.'
'And if I had encountered him in the wild, I could have also retreated at any time.'
'Still, if I'm being honest, I was at a slight disadvantage because I couldn't keep up with his speed.'
'If he fled, I couldn't catch him.'
'If I fled, I'd need to use my Stealth Technique.'
'Otherwise, Huang the Seventeenth Lang would have hounded me relentlessly.'
THUD.
After a few more attempts to struggle, the light faded from Huang the Seventeenth Lang's eyes. His body went limp, and his knees slammed onto the ground.
Ah Qi waved his paws and praised, "Not bad, not bad at all. To fight a Peak Sixth Grade expert to such a state. You practically exhausted him to death. You're truly worthy of being the... Elder chosen by the Saintess."
