"If they had advanced shoulder to shoulder, he would naturally have been peerless in strength, but he lost in terms of accumulation."
Ye Nian's gaze was distant. "Do you not know how terrifying Mu Jingfeng is?"
"He once entered the Central Region alone and slew dozens of prodigies from his enemies' ranks, only to be hunted all the way back to the Southern Region."
"At that time, Heavenly Secrets Pavilion had already placed him eighth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking!"
"After several rounds of reshuffling, the eighth place holders of previous Hidden Dragon Rankings were far inferior to him back then."
"Only this generation's eighth, Zhan Yan of the Zhan clan, might have been able to fight him."
"It is true that Lin Xuan killed Wu Yang, ninth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, but the recorded battle results also show that Wu Yang was swiftly defeated by Zhan Yan."
"Tell me, if Lin Xuan faced Zhan Yan, what chance would he have of winning?"
After speaking, Ye Nian fixed his gaze on Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu fell silent.
They did not know that Zhan Yan, eighth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, had already been slaughtered by Lin Xuan. It had been a crushing kill, even with all sorts of assistance at Zhan Yan's side.
Zhan Yan had unleashed every method he possessed, yet he had not had the slightest ability to resist.
There was no helping it. The matter had happened only recently, and Lin Xuan had only just returned to Divine Firmament. Only a handful of higher-ups knew the news, and it had not yet fully spread.
"I still think Senior Brother Lin will win. Senior Brother Lin's strength defies all reason."
After a long while, Ye Qiu finally spoke.
"Ha!"
"Ignorant!"
Ye Nian sneered. "Then just wait and