Faced with Kong Yin's determined request for battle, the entire arena fell silent, and all eyes turned to Fan Zhan and his companions.
When someone has gone as far to issue a challenge, if it's not accepted, it would seem rather unreasonable. It's just a sparring match, not a fight to the death. To keep refusing would be to look down on them!
Qi He knew his own affairs; how much weight could Fan Zhan and the others pull? Others might not know, but did they themselves not understand?
To step up would be to embarrass themselves. Wu Rao was somewhat speechless, guessing that the master probably hadn't anticipated the other party pulling such a stunt, or he wouldn't have associated with these people at all.
Although they knew they would ultimately prevail in the final assessment, they didn't care about how the other side viewed them, but to start a fight now and let Ling Fan's little brother be humiliated just wasn't worth it.
