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She could endure losing to Chen Haichao, but to you, Lian Hua? She's been stewing with rage, and now someone's come straight into the line of fire, she must take her down.
The golden palace was thrown into chaos in an instant.
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Outside the arena, Gui Erchun, with his hand already trembling in his sleeve, watched the strange changes occurring in the sky.
His expression shifted from ecstasy to worry.
The situation changed so rapidly that it was nearly too much for his heart to handle.
First, Lord Tan Lang decisively killed Xue Lingzi's ancient demonic corpse puppet, then Xue Lingzi lured Lord Tan Lang into a trap with a calculated move, and now, for the third time, the situation took another unexpected turn.
Lord Tan Lang announced he was done pretending, a sense of ominous premonition crept over him.