New Year's Eve

At the entrance to the Training Field, the Heavenly Feather Guard had been replaced by ordinary armored soldiers.

The Imperial Capital's citizens had seen plenty; they immediately knew the show was over. After booing a few times, they scattered sparsely.

"Let's go. Nothing left to see."

Bai Bu Hua waved a hand and squeezed into the crowd.

"What does Sister He Lun think?" Su Na'er asked.

He Lun'e understood that he was not asking whether they should leave. After considering, she said, "Jade Elephant has the bearing of an upper-realm expert. Golden Eagle and Dragon Spear both possess the strength of Hunting Tiger Middle Realm experts. As for White Ape... ordinary Hunting Tiger Upper Realm experts would find him hard to withstand. He has the brilliance of Profound Light Opening."

Su Na'er nodded.

It was no different from his own assessment.

"It's just that we don't know the four of their strength and age..."

"Let's hope they aren't too young."

"Arts" and "the Way" were close, but not the same.

Even among people of the same realm, the depth of their martial strength could differ wildly.

There were especially many areas requiring accumulation.

Whether one possessed superior grade martial arts, divine abilities, and True Arts—and how far one had cultivated them—was one factor.

Then there were the characteristics of one's cultivation method: body-tempering, movement technique, eye arts, qi recovery, force, and countless other aspects. How many legs one walked on, whether those legs were long, whether they were even, whether they could work together seamlessly—there was much to be said there...

Whether one possessed special talents, such as Martial Bone, divine eyes, skill with weapons, talent for battle, and personal accumulation... that was the second factor.

Whether one had a heart that feared no death, a will that was steadfast