In the VIP Box, Bai Ge still sat upright on his throne, enjoying the attentive service of the Han Yue and Han Xue sisters.
Bai Ge was unaware of Thunder Venerable's plans not far away, but even if he had known, he would not have cared.
The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan might be formidable, but unless the Clan Leader himself came, Bai Ge had nothing to fear now!
At that moment, Bai Ge was watching the battle in the square.
Among the fifty-five Dou Emperors in the square, more than half had already been eliminated in less than ten minutes, leaving fewer than ten still standing.
Of those fewer than ten, Nalan Yanran, Qing Lin, and Mu Qingluan, who had reached the Dou Zong realm, were naturally the strongest. Then came Wang Chen and Tang Ying, who had already reached Half-step Dou Zong, along with several other powerful fighters Bai Ge did not recognize.
Yet among those fewer than ten, Bai Ge spotted a very familiar figure—Xiao Yan!
When Bai Ge had returned to Jia Nan Academy earlier, he had found it strange that Great Elder Su Qian had not brought Xiao Yan along.
Now, it seemed that Xiao Yan had long since left Jia Nan Academy and come to the Central Continent.
However, Xiao Yan's strength in the square was only that of a five-star Dou Emperor.
Though that was not bad, it was impossible for him to win the Four Pavilion Grand Assembly championship as he had in the original story.
A few more minutes passed.
After another fierce round of fighting, the final eight from the first round of selection were finally decided.
Naturally, they included Nalan Yanran, Qing Lin, Mu Qingluan, Tang Ying, and Wang Chen.
What surprised Bai Ge, however, was that Xiao Yan had