Wang Yi emerged from the Exquisite Pagoda to a barrage of fervent attention.
The many disciples stared at Wang Yi in astonishment.
It was rare for a newcomer to clear the Exquisite Pagoda first in their very first Disciple Competition.
First, newcomers had no experience when participating for the first time and were unfamiliar with the Exquisite Pagoda.
Second, newcomers were generally weaker than the older disciples.
Not to mention those at the top of the rankings, every one of whom was monstrously powerful.
Wang Yi's ability to clear it first had already made these disciples see him in a new light.
Soon after Wang Yi, someone else emerged from the Exquisite Pagoda.
He was a red-haired man with a golden horn on his forehead, golden scales on his face, and a fierce glint in his eyes.
The moment he emerged, he looked toward Wang Yi, his gaze filled with curiosity and alarm.
He was Gongyu Yuan, the disciple who had entered the Ninth Layer even faster than Wang Yi. He had ranked seventh in the previous Disciple Competition, possessed formidable strength, and had long held a stable place among the top ten Purple-robed Disciples.
However, this was not his first time entering the Wujian Universe. He had only been able to enter through his teacher's connections.
In the Wujian Universe, he could remain for only three Reincarnation Epochs.
Many of the highly ranked Purple-robed Disciples were like Gongyu Yuan.
This Reincarnation Epoch was the last one he could remain for, so Gongyu Yuan took it very seriously. He had studied his other opponents because one careless misstep could push him out of the top ten.
Yet Gongyu Yuan had never expected such a monstrous Newcomer Disciple to suddenly appear.
After Gongyu Yuan, the other disciples struggling on the Mind