"Is that the Overlord Star Lord, ranked second in the sequence?"
"It's my first time seeing the Overlord Star Lord in person."
"I heard the Overlord Star Lord had always cultivated within Huangchen Hall and rarely appeared in public."
"The Overlord Star Lord actually participated in this ranking battle, and his opponent is one of the champions of the Phoenix Star Martial Festival."
"They're both disciples of the Myriad Heavenly Net, aren't they?"
"This is really something to look forward to..."
Wave after wave of voices rose from the arena stands, their noisy conversations resounding through the entire arena before eventually turning into cheers.
At the highest point of the stands, Fan Xinglu likewise watched the pair of disciples facing off onstage with a smiling expression, her face full of delight.
Beside her, Cecily, Zhao Hufeng, Li Shenyun, Li Shenhua, and the other disciples had all gathered, watching the two opponents below with tense expressions.
It was not until some time later that one of the two motionless figures finally made a move.
"Whoosh—!"
Amid the howling wind, Wu Xiaohui spun his wrist, and the long staff in his hand whirled like a tornado.
Seeing this, Fang Li raised an eyebrow slightly.
He had not expected Wu Xiaohui to choose to use a weapon.
That was somewhat unexpected.
But on further thought, it was not strange at all.
"I will go all out from the very beginning."
Wu Xiaohui spoke in an extremely wooden tone.
"You may use Bō Xié as well."
Bō Xié had originally been a Pure Star Imperial Armament Fan Xinglu prepared for her future disciples. As Fan Xinglu's foremost senior disciple, Wu Xiaohui naturally knew of its existence.
Not to mention that Bō Xié's existence was no longer a secret.
However, Fang Li did not wish