Bingli slowly stood up, her white clothes like snow, no longer possessing the usual cold composure of the past.
The taste of defeat against Lei Hao was a significant blow to her.
The Innate Ice Spirit Divine Body, the Profound Ice Law, the Eternal Night Law—all her proud trump cards—were utterly powerless against Lei Hao's three great laws.
"I can't lose again."
"I must maintain second place!" Bingli resolved in her heart.
She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the turbulence in her heart, and cast her gaze towards the nearby Divine Platform.
There, a figure in black stood quietly, his aura restrained, as if isolated from the surrounding clamor.
Ye Jiang.
The newcomer from the Huanglong Civilization whom she had once deemed 'irrelevant,' the one who had picked up a 'lucky break' from her during the Forbidden Creatures battle, now stood on the stage of the finals, equal to her.
Bingli's eyes were complex.
