A Peak Showdown

"I have encountered many opponents in my life—mediocre ones, monstrous geniuses, and quite a few arrogant ones as well, all kinds and types.

"But you are the first person I have ever been completely unable to see through.

"Your battle with Ji Liangyu appeared evenly matched, with danger lurking at every turn, yet you had not used your full strength, nor had the bloodline within your body begun to boil.

"Looking over this Five Academies Grand Competition, you were the only opponent who filled me with anticipation from the very beginning. And the facts proved that I did not misjudge you," Zhao Yin said calmly.

His words left Song Changsheng slightly surprised. Before the Five Academies Grand Competition had officially begun, almost no one had believed he could reach the finals. Even among the cultivators of Myriad Manifestations Palace, most had thought the same, treating him merely as a backup option.

Yet from Zhao Yin's words, it seemed that he had noticed him from the very start of the competition in Arena A. It was truly bewildering. There were so many powerful opponents on the field, yet his attention had fallen upon an unknown nobody at the Middle Golden Core Stage.

Moreover, the other party had used the word "only." It would have meant little coming from anyone else, but from Zhao Yin's mouth, it carried extraordinary weight. It was practically placing him above every talented competitor present.

Although he had ultimately proven with his formidable strength that he was the darkest dark horse of this Five Academies Grand Competition, even he himself had not been completely confident of that outcome beforehand. How had Zhao Yin known in advance?

For a moment, Song Changsheng felt that the man before him was far more terrifying than the rumors suggested—terrifying enough to