Ye Zhen did not even need to look back to guess where those ill-intentioned gazes were coming from.
The people from Myriad Stars Tower were certainly among them. Those dozen-odd malicious gazes coming from the same direction were absolutely from Myriad Stars Tower.
The few gazes at his side came from the Dragon Alliance.
There was no doubt that once Ye Zhen left the island and headed for the Underwater Canyon in search of spiritual herbs, these people would set their sights on him.
Not to mention that Shuilian Island's prohibition was useless once one left the island—even if it worked beyond the island, it would not be of much use beneath the sea.
For an instant, Ye Zhen hesitated.
Asking Ye Zhen to give up this Pill Appreciation Convention was nearly impossible. He had planned and prepared for this convention for close to a year, enduring twist after twist before finally reaching Shuilian Island. If he simply gave up now, would not all that painstaking effort of the past year have gone down the drain?
But if he participated?
At the thought of Xie Tianhe's terrifying cultivation, Ye Zhen's scalp tingled.
He might be able to maneuver against the others, but against an existence in the Dao Entry Realm like Xie Tianhe—especially one who had also obtained the Black Dragon Legacy and was like a fish in water within the sea—Ye Zhen truly had no confidence at all.
Ye Zhen believed that the moment he entered the water, Xie Tianhe would abandon every other target and pursue him directly.
"Fourth Brother, you should not take part in this matter of obtaining auction qualifications. Xie Tianhe has already discovered you, and the people of Myriad Stars Tower are eyeing you like tigers watching prey. It is simply too dangerous for