"Cancel it? Wouldn't that make me look unjust?" The Star Lord was angry, but he wasn't about to openly oppose these families unless they gave him a real reason to act.
Santos Rong hadn't expected the Star Lord to say that, so he could only swallow his frustration. But the next words made him hopeful.
Does your Santos Family really have someone who can defeat Evan Yang?" the Star Lord asked suspiciously.
"Of course we do." Santos Rong was certain Evan Yang couldn't defeat their champion, so he answered confidently.
"Then I hope your Santos Family makes it to the top." With that, the Star Lord took his people to his own lounge, leaving Santos Rong secretly delighted. "This Star Lord's seat is mine for sure," he thought.
At the Shaw estate, Cyril Shaw heard about Evan Yang's performance today and couldn't believe it. "Are you really just Spirit-Wandering Realm?" he asked in disbelief.
"Of course," Evan Yang replied.
"Then you really are a genius among geniuses. Looks like the Genius Pavilion will definitely come looking for you," Shaw Ci said with a smile.
"We'll see when the time comes," Evan Yang replied mildly. In truth, he didn't care much for that so-called Genius Pavilion.
Seeing how Evan Yang didn't care about fame or fortune, Cyril Shaw and the others couldn't help but admire him.
To prevent conflict with the Santos Family, and in case they tried to seize the Star Lord candidate's seat, Cyril Shaw and the others started discussing evacuation plans again.
Evan Yang kept competing, defeating opponent after opponent in the early rounds. All the major clans were forced to treat him as a key figure.
His sudden fame brought Evan Yang plenty of trouble: some wanted to investigate his background, some hoped to take him as a disciple, and others sought to befriend him.
Faced with so many people and requests, Evan Yang could only refuse them one by one. Until one day, someone from the Genius Pavilion came knocking.
A man wearing a bamboo hat blocked Evan Yang and his group on their way home.
"What are you doing?" Tanner Shaw demanded of the man blocking their path.
"I'd like to have a chat with this friend," the man said to Tanner Shaw and the others.
"Do you know him?" Tanner Shaw asked Evan Yang.
Evan Yang shook his head. "No, I don't."
"Did you hear that?" Tanner Shaw said to the man.