The fight between Murong Xie and She Ming lasted even longer than the previous one, dragging on for a whole twenty minutes before a winner was finally declared.
THUD
She Ming was knocked out of the ring by Murong Xie, tumbling like a poorly balanced training dummy. Her defeat was confirmed with the subtle grace of someone face-planting into gravel.
"Murong Xie is the winner!" the disciple announced with a flair that made it sound like he'd been waiting all day to say it.
"WOO!"
"MURONG XIE!"
"MURONG XIE!"
"MURONG XIE!"
"MURONG XIE!"
The children in the crowd cheered like rabid fans at a rock concert. The excitement was infectious—they'd just watched a dramatic fight between two youths, and not the usual grumpy old cultivators with long beards and deeper issues than most therapists could handle.
