As Xiao Yan spoke those words, another uproar swept through the arena.
"He actually dared!"
"An Alchemist, no matter how superb his pill refining skills are, in combat...!"
"Let's just hope he survives Gu Yao! After all, that fellow is known as Asura!"
"Hehe! Now this will be entertaining. Tell me, if Gu Yao accidentally kills Xiao Yan, will the Medicine Saint retaliate? Hehe, the retaliation of a Dou Sheng...!"
Countless voices rose in clamor. Not all of them were merely there to watch the excitement or mock him, but it seemed no one believed Xiao Yan could win. Even among Xiao Yan's group, aside from Xiao Heng, no one was absolutely certain that Xiao Yan could win—at least not before Xiao Yan used that sword.
Even Xiao Yan himself had no absolute confidence in this battle! An Eight Star Dou Zun, a peerless genius—perhaps the strongest person he had ever faced head-on! An Eight Star Dou Zun like this truly had the potential to defeat, or even kill, a Nine Star Dou Zun!
However, at this point, there was no avoiding battle. Though Xiao Yan did not particularly want to draw this much attention.
But now that things had come this far, there was only one thing to do... Let him see! Who exactly was the one worthy of ridicule and pity.
Xun Er and Mang Qian Chi both offered words of caution, but Xiao Heng said something entirely different.
"I don't like dogs barking wildly in front of me!"
"Understood. I'll make him shut up right away!" Xiao Yan nodded, then stepped forward.
Neither of them had lowered their voices, and quite a few people heard them. To the crowd, such words sounded arrogant, even ignorant.
Xiao Heng could feel more and more eyes turning toward him, many