After the end of the second round, only 720 players were left in the Battle of the Cocoon, and Wang Tanzhi was one of them. After that battle, Brother Long reached out to Xiao Tan to discuss their match. Long Aomin was not someone who would hold on to grudges, and he was a gracious loser. He did not resent Xiao Tan. If anything, he admired Xiao Tan's out-of-the-box tactic, and he almost clapped for Xiao Tan. He didn't though. That would have been awkward.
After all, Blade Edge was not a business. There were no requirements and qualifications that needed to be complied with in determining a member's final ranking, so it did not matter whether Brother Long lost the tournament. Their match gained quite a bit of traction online. Because Brother Long sent Zen Dream into the redemption round in the first round, many players saw him as a dark horse. One round later, the ID Long Aomin, which was just starting to become famous, was revealed to have been eliminated.
