The crowd drew near, greeting Xu Yi one after another and asking what he intended to do.
It was obvious that these people wanted to test Xu Yi's mettle. If he really had confidence in killing Xie Qingfeng, they wouldn't mind lending him a hand.
As it happened, Xie Qingfeng had gotten it wrong. These dozen or so people had entered the pass hoping to keep a low profile, protect themselves, and earn points. That was indeed their second choice. Their best option was to help Xu Yi kill Xie Qingfeng and claim the highest reward.
They weren't being arrogant. Every one of them had witnessed Xu Yi's methods with their own eyes outside the Thunder Cat Bear's lair.
Xie Qingfeng's true abilities existed only in legend, but they had seen just how terrifying Xu Yi was. That earth-shaking strike that had broken through the protective array still left their hearts pounding whenever they thought of it.
With such a genius leading them, killing a superpower as formidable as Xie Qingfeng, a Yin Venerate Realm expert, might not be impossible.
Of course, everything depended on Xu Yi—on his methods. They had no idea just how capable he was, so they'd crowded around to get a sense of his chances.
Xu Yi hadn't expected things to turn out this way. They wanted him to give them confidence, but how could he? He could only fight to the death. After all, the man standing opposite them was a Yin Venerate expert. Anything could happen. How could he give them any assurances?
Still, having people to back him up was better than having no one. Perhaps at a crucial moment, they could turn the tide.
He said, "To be frank, I only intend to stay hidden until the trial ends and scrape together