Li Ling smiled and sent Shen Ziyan and Bai Ruyi back into the stands with a simple push through his manifested portal, the two women not resisting as they left. After all, they understood that Li Ling was done with his announcement, and the show must go on.
Li Ling moved to stand with the rest of the competitors, smiling with amusement when he noticed those around him subconsciously shift away as if he were the plague. He simply shrugged and ignored them, glancing at the referee with raised brows as if prompting him to get on with it.
Coughing audibly, the overseer of the yearly tournament was from the Divine Deva Hall as usual, and he stepped forward with a dignified demeanor to address the crowd with a sharp look in his eye.
