Dead silence.
The Council Hall abruptly fell into dead silence.
Only countless gazes remained fixed on Huo Yuanhong. Even the long, steady breaths of the masters present suddenly ceased, as though they were about to suffocate.
Arrogant...
Far too arrogant...
Supreme Experts—what did "Supreme Expert" mean? Without exception, they had once been prodigies of their generation, crossing the gates of hell of true Dan Formation through immense perseverance and unwavering resolve!
In this withering age, only three Gang Strength practitioners had emerged in total. Even counting Duan Shuliu and Yan Yuan, who were still inexperienced and at Elixir Strength, along with Shen Lingshuang, who had yet to achieve Dan Formation, there were merely six. That was why Gang Strength practitioners of this era were respectfully called Supreme Experts rather than Grandmasters—they represented the ceiling of the world!
Elixir Strength, which was exceedingly difficult for other martial prodigies, and even the first half of Gang Strength, Inner Gang, were merely scenery along the road for Supreme Experts. So long as they had enough time and enough lifespan, every Supreme Expert was practically destined to enter the second half, Outer Gang. The only difference was how many decades it would take.
Especially for the Supreme Experts of the Golden Age, who had lived more than half a lifetime—the long years had already been enough for them to elevate every aspect to the point where there was nowhere further to advance. Nearly every one of them stood at the peak of Outer Gang; the only differences lay in their Combat Methods, Fist Intent, and physiques.
It was said that even in the True Realm, where masters gathered like clouds, the Grandmasters of the Golden Age were qualified to contend for the position of Supreme Expert across the four regions of east, south, west,