The photo was somewhat blurry. After all, no one could have pressed right up against the fighters' faces while photographing a challenge match. But upon close inspection, one could still make out the general appearance.
The moment he did, Xu Zhengze's hand trembled.
This...
Why did this look like...
Chen Dalin!?
Xu Zhengze fetched a magnifying glass and examined it carefully several times. The suspicion in his heart deepened.
There could indeed be people in this world who looked alike. But if they not only looked alike, were around the same age, and just happened to be in the same place...
When there were too many coincidences, they ceased to be coincidences.
So...
"Chen Dalin is Huo Yuanhong!"
Xu Zhengze felt as though an earthquake had struck his heart.
The man brought in by the Pillar of the Sea of their family was actually Huo Yuanhong of Jin Gate!?
The fierce, baleful figure the Academy Faction behind him had sent people to Jin Gate to win over was right before his eyes—the young man who appeared so remarkably mild and peaceful?
"So that's how it is... so that's how it is..."
Xu Zhengze murmured under his breath, indescribable emotions churning within him.
Shock, lingering fear, disbelief... but above all, a clarity like clouds parting to reveal the sun, followed by crushing pressure.
Previously, he had believed he was dealing only with a junior—a young man with decent potential, but one who was not yet much of a figure. Naturally, he had felt no pressure at all.
But now, the person he had to deal with was Huo Yuanhong, the foremost man of the age. Even setting aside his future potential, merely considering his current standing as a state-level figure already above Xu Zhengze—how could Xu Zhengze possibly remain as relaxed