"What? He's Ye Xiwen?"
Everyone looked as though they had been struck by lightning.
That name was simply too famous. Although he had not appeared for several centuries, he had in fact remained a constant topic of discussion and had never truly left everyone's sight.
Thus, when his name surfaced, everyone was first astonished, then filled with sudden realization. If it was him, perhaps he truly could accomplish something like this.
The battle several centuries ago had only been a fleeting glimpse, yet it had left an indelible impression. Although rumors had circulated over the centuries that Ye Xiwen had suffered grievous injuries and could not recover, facts spoke louder than words now.
Ye Xiwen's domineering performance just now had crushed every doubt about him. Those rumors from the past centuries were utterly laughable.
With such a performance, it was not impossible to call him the foremost figure of the current age.
"What do I want?" Ye Xiwen sneered and continued walking inward. "I heard there is Essence of Light here. This item is destined for me, so I have come to take it!"
Everyone was speechless. This item is destined for me, so I have come to take it—why did that sound so strange?
Yet Ye Xiwen's actions now confirmed a rumor: Hidden Valley's two most outstanding geniuses of this generation had an extremely poor relationship, one that had even reached the point of hostility.
Such rumors had always existed, but no one had cared much, because they were rather absurd to begin with. It was not only Ye Xiwen and Jun Dingtian who could not stand the sight of each other among such favored prodigies. Such things were hardly unusual.
But now, it seemed their relationship was more than mere discord. They had likely become outright enemies. That