Chapter 288: Who Else?

The manor was jam-packed, yet an eerie silence hung in the air. Everyone stood there, mouths agape and eyes wide with disbelief, all fixated on the ring. "Bang!" A loud thud echoed through the manor. All heads turned in unison, staring blankly. To everyone's shock, the young man, a strong second-rank martial artist, lay sprawled on the ground after being knocked off the stage. On the stage, Lysander Higginson stood with his head held high, looking disdainful. "He won?" "A first-rank defeated a...