After the seemingly quick fight, Mingque Shui was carried down the stage by his group and the next contenders were up.
Team Meili looked at Pingjun Dao with worry but still confidence in him.
"You can do it!"
"Don't be nervous, you got this!"
"Thank you, everyone."
Lian Pian haughtily walked up the stage, her face literally beaming with confidence.
Noticing Pingjun Dao still down the stage, nervous as hell, she grinned at him provokingly.
She was thinking that it would be an easy win for her against an ordinary weak trash of a human.
Being looked down upon by such a little girl, PIngjun Dao's courage that was falling into the negatives quickly rise to the positive.
His blood boiled to the highest temperature being looked down upon by her.
But thinking that she had every right to look down upon him just because of him being an ordinary human, a cold basin of water extinguished the fire in his heart.
"I- I can do this!" Pingjun Dao comforted himself.
He can't let such a difference bring down his mood and shatter his confidence, his Boss is still waiting for him to win!
"You can do it!"
Everyone in Team Meili's group cheered and comforted the nervous Pingjun Dao.
They knew that he was nervous and not confident enough to think that he will win against her but despite all of this they just believe that it will be him who will win!
"Don't be too stiff! Go up the stage and beat some sense to that woman! I know that you will win." Hua Meili whispered to his ears to encourage him.
Being encouraged by his Boss, Pingjun Dao was so touch that she believes in him, that she believed that he will win.
What she just said gave him so much courage to fight and no matter what he must win!
"I will do it!"
Pingjun Dao who was burning with passion rigidly went up the stage.
Though he was encouraged and all, he was still a little bit afraid.
"You better give up now, you can't win against me."
Lian Pian arrogantly looked at Pingjun Dao with disdain in her eyes. She never thought for a second that an ordinary weak trash of a human might defeat her.
She was confident, overly confident that she will win!
"It's not too late yet before I try. I will defeat you!"
Pingjun Dao's last reluctance disappeared in thin air when the woman in front of him belittled his self-pride.
Being looked down on like this because he was just an ordinary weak human, will he really let people walk all over him again and again without fighting back?
Will he become the him again in the past before Hua Meili arrived in his life?
No! He must at all costs not bend his knees and cowardly retreat back!
Not now or ever because he now had a reason to fight and a person to protect. If he continued to be a coward, how could he possibly protect the people he loves if he could not even protect himself?!
As the final reluctance left him and disappeared together with the wind blowing past him, resolutely looked at Lian Pian with eyes filled with confidence.
"It looks like he had finally come out of his shell. Pingjun Dao, show me what you are made of. Do not make me regret for overestimating your abilities."
Hua Meili smiled coolly, a gust of wind blows her hair against the wind spreading her hair around her making it float and giving her a somehow refreshing atmosphere.
"Hmp! I warned you!" Lian Pian grimaced as she stared at him coldly.
"Ready.... Start!"
Lian Pian looked at Pingjun Dao provokingly.
The two had a staring contest as to who will be the first to make a move.
"What are you standing there for? Come on, you can be the first to move. I will even give you a starter. I won't even budge a single inch from here." Lian Pian smiled arrogantly.
"Hmp. Don't look down on me. You'll see, I will defeat you! Make your move!" Pingjun Dao retorted.
"Hmp! You refuse a toast only to get beaten! You choose this, don't blame me for being merciless!" Lian Pian harrumphed.
She procures a small ball of fire on her hands since that is the limit of her ability, pitiful.
Pingjun Dao was on his guard and readied himself for any sneak attacks. He looked at Lian Pian observing her every move with his eyes, and his instinct kicked in.
He dodges left, and a ball of fire was thrown at him with an unimaginable speed for an ordinary human but with his trained eyes and battle instincts he accurately dodges the incoming fireball.
While dodging, Lian Pian appeared in front of him and punch him in the face. But by instinct, he dodge her attack yet again and even had the chance to kick Lian Pian in her guts.
"F*ck! You...."
Falling down to the ground, Lian Pian felt humiliated being kicked by an ordinary human and her attacks were even dodged by him two times in a row.
She grew furious as her expression became twisted.
Lian Pian made another punch but this time it was faint for a kick in his gut, of course, Pingjun Dao expected this and dodge to her left where her weakness lies.
He noticed that every time she does a kick, her left side was left unguarded. From here, he made his move and clench his teeth, he punched her with all of his strength sending her down.
"Y-you... I will kill you! Ahh!"
Being beaten this badly by an ordinary human to boot, Lian Pian felt humiliated that she felt her face stinging in pain.
All the mocking words she said seemed to slap her in the face again and again making her lose her senses a bit clouding her rationality.
She secretly grabs her hidden dagger which is inside her clothes, while Pingjun Dao had his back turned to her, she rushes to his back to stab him.
"Du Hexi!"
Seeing the match going in the wrong direction, Hua Meili made her move.
"Ahhhhhhh!!"