Since she stayed by Chen Changan's side, people often overlooked Mu Yunyao.
But Chen Changan alone knew that Mu Yunyao's talent was no worse than his. In some ways, she was even stronger.
After all, Chen Changan had been born into a privileged position. From the very beginning, he had been spared countless detours and given countless advantages.
Though Mu Yunyao had received plenty of help from Chen Changan along the way, she would never have achieved what she had without being exceptional in her own right.
Mu Yunyao didn't like being a pretty ornament, and she liked being someone else's foil even less.
In truth, she had always been pushing herself to keep up with Chen Changan.
She wanted to know just how wide the gap between them was now.
"Then you go first."
Chen Changan understood what Mu Yunyao was thinking. He nodded and let her assess her combat strength first.
Mu Yunyao drew a deep breath, then walked toward the War Tablet.
"Wasn't that man supposed to be getting assessed? Why's it this woman?"
"What's going on? I wanted to see that man get put in his place. Hurry up—we don't want to watch you get assessed."
"Tch, she's just a woman. How strong could she be? She's only a man's foil."
"What kind of thing is that to say? What do you mean women are just men's foils?"
"Am I wrong? Look at the strong experts here. How many are women? And how many are men?"
The area around them was noisy, but Mu Yunyao paid it no attention, shutting out everyone else's voices.
The only thing on her mind was the result of her combat assessment.
The moment Mu Yunyao placed her palm on the War Tablet, the Burning Nether Realm Lord and the others