Someone attempted to cross the water. More accurately, it wasn't a human, but a powerful member of another race.
In human form, he was a handsome young man who looked about twenty. His blue robes made him seem refined and scholarly, but his pair of icy eyes gleamed with sharpness.
He stepped forward and came to the lakeside, sweeping his gaze around as though silently mocking everyone present as trash, too cowardly even to try crossing.
No one spoke. They watched in silence. Some hoped that if he made it across, they might gain some insight. Others took pleasure in the thought that he was simply rushing to his death.
Seeing him step forward, Bai Yang sighed inwardly. This really was a place packed with powerful experts. Even some random newcomer was at the peak of the Earth Emperor Realm. From what Bai Yang could sense, that young man in blue was no weaker than the direct disciple of Qingyun Holy Land whom Song Changge had followed on Taicang Star.
Divine light flickered in Bai Yang's eyes as he activated the True Sight technique he had cultivated in Iron Blood City. He saw through the blue-robed man's true form.
A bird—more precisely, a blue-feathered eagle. To Bai Yang's senses, every feather on the man's body seemed like a divine sword capable of cleaving heaven and earth. There was no doubt that he was a fearsome character.
The old man who had spoken with Bai Yang and the others earlier watched the young man and said, "His name is Qin Yu, a prodigy among the younger generation of the Eagle Race. His strength is on par with the direct disciples of the various human holy lands. He has slain many outstanding figures from the holy lands of our Human Race's empires.