Lan Si looked at Lu Yin intently. “So? Do you dare? If you beat me, you’ll become an Arbiter.”

Lu Yin sneered. “Do you think that I would agree to your challenge so rashly? However, if you agree to let me use my items, then I can agree.” 

Lan Si shook his head and laughed. “Just forget about it if you want to use your items. Between the Ten Arbiters, foreign objects have never been used in any of our contests, as this is actually a rule: you’ll have to compete with your own abilities. Of course, I know that this battle is unfair to you, and so, you can choose the time. I can wait for you to choose when you want to challenge me, and the bargaining chips will remain as a position as one of the Ten Arbiters and the Honor Chosen. Do you dare, or do you not?” 

Lu Yin’s eyes locked onto Lan Si. “I’m already an Honor Chosen whereas your position as one of the Ten Arbiters is not very valuable to me. That’s because, as soon as I am able to, I can challenge any one of you Arbiters at any time and win the position of an Arbiter. Don’t forget that I’m already a member of the Council of Astral Academy, so I am already one of the higher members of the Ten Arbiters Council. Actually, my position is second only to the Ten Arbiters.” 

Lan Si nodded. “So what do you want?”

Lu Yin seriously replied, “I’ll choose a time, and we can have a fair battle then. If I win, you have to support me unconditionally from that point onwards,...