Even though there were only nine of them remaining, five were young masters possessing immensely powerful cultivation bases, and none of them wanted to cross paths with one another, leaving only four Northern Courtyard disciples.
There simply weren't enough slots to go around.
Ye Chen did not move, not because he was worried about who he might draw—for him, facing anyone made no difference—but rather because he was pondering Liu Shan's words from earlier.
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