Many people harbored such suspicions. After all, Baixiaosheng was a colossal force that had only recently risen to prominence, and many knew little about it. Deep down, they were unwilling to believe the rankings it had released—especially those who had failed to make the list.
Among the Ancient Barrens Continent's countless talented elites, many were the finest figures within their respective factions. Yet they had not even made the rankings. It was easy to imagine why they were even less willing to believe in this list.
Qiu Yao herself had not really believed that Ye Xiwen possessed strength surpassing the Celestial Realm. After all, the gap between the Half-step Celestial Realm and the Celestial Realm was simply as vast as heaven and earth.
But only after witnessing Ye Xiwen make his move with her own eyes did she finally begin to believe that Baixiaosheng's Hidden Dragon List might not be such baseless nonsense after all.
Ye Xiwen merely shrugged indifferently and said, "This time was only a minor punishment meant as a warning. If he still doesn't know what's good for him, then don't blame me for being merciless!"
If Junior Brother Wu had still been conscious and seen Ye Xiwen wearing the expression of someone lecturing a junior, he would probably have been angered into fainting on the spot again.
Qiu Yao, however, did not find anything strange about it. Since Ye Xiwen possessed such strength, he naturally had the confidence to match.
Very soon, Qiu Yao had someone carry away the unconscious Junior Brother Wu, then led Ye Xiwen toward the depths of Heavenly Rain Palace.
"Who is that? Why is Senior Sister Qiu personally leading him?"
"Why have I never seen him before?"
Along the way, many people were extremely curious about Ye Xiwen, whom Qiu Yao