"Is he trying to avoid it?" Liu Chen commented.
He Kang had spoken with Su Chen a few times and didn't think he was the type to run from a challenge. "No, I doubt he'd hold off on his promotion just because he might get challenged."
A glint appeared in Liu Chen's eyes. "Who cares. If he wants to be a prickly character and stay aloof, he'd better have the strength to back it up."
Wei Yufan glanced over and said coolly, "Watch yourself."
...
The conflict among the four Core Seeds grew increasingly intense. As time went on, some Inner Court Seeds who had been suppressed for years finally made their move after observing several battles.
Two months after the challenge-based ranking system was introduced, the third-ranked Core Seed—Liang Jingcheng—was defeated in a grueling battle by the Inner Court Seed, Feng Zi.
This caused a massive uproar, as he was the first Inner Court Seed to successfully challenge a Core Seed.
