Who among you is the strongest?

The drawing of lots continued. Chen Yunxuan had not opened his eyes once, as though everything happening here had nothing to do with him.

The more he acted this way, the more cautious and guarded Cheng Yushu became.

He simply could not fathom what Chen Yunxuan had come here to do.

When the drawing ended, Chen Yunxuan remained unmoved, allowing Cheng Yushu to breathe a sigh of relief.

Did he only come to watch?

Does he really have no intention of entering the Northern Domain Tournament?

Or does he consider it beneath him?

Cheng Yushu frowned deeply. He had not even realized that, ever since arriving at Wind Chime Valley, Chen Yunxuan seemed to have occupied his every thought.

"Stop worrying about it. Since he didn't draw a lot, this Northern Domain Tournament has nothing to do with him."

"Just focus on the tournament."

"As far as I'm concerned, Chen Yunxuan's reputation is all empty fame."

"Maybe he took a pill last time to give himself a temporary burst of power," Cheng Yulin said disdainfully.

Cheng Yushu faltered at those words. Could Chen Yunxuan really have taken a pill that temporarily boosted his combat power?

As the tournament began, Cheng Yushu put those thoughts aside for the time being. After all, he had something more important to do now.

"Hm?"

"Why has that young man been sleeping over there all this time?"

"Do any of you recognize him?"

"Did you bring him here?"

At that moment, Elder Zhao also noticed Chen Yunxuan and assumed someone from the Four Great Families or the five great sects had brought him.

Hearing Elder Zhao's question, everyone looked toward Chen Yunxuan and shook their heads in unison.

"I don't know him."

"I've never seen him before."

"Who is he?"

Elder Zhao was taken aback when he discovered that none of them knew who Chen Yunxuan was.

"How strange. If none of us brought him, why has he been sitting over there all this time? Didn't he come to enter the Northern Domain Tournament?" Elder Zhao asked in puzzlement.

"No idea, but there's no need to concern ourselves with him. He's just a young man."

"Exactly. Surely he couldn't disrupt our Northern Domain Tournament?"

None of them gave Chen Yunxuan a second thought. After all, he was only a teenager. What trouble could he possibly stir up in front of them?

Soon, everyone turned their attention back to the Northern Domain Tournament.

With Wind Chime Valley chosen as the venue this time, attendance was low to begin with. Aside from the forty-five contestants brought by the Four Great Families and the five great sects, only a little over a hundred others had come.

Since the matchups were decided by drawing lots, it all came down to luck, and the results naturally came quickly.

In just half a day, the top fifty had been decided.

"This really is boring."

"Say, why don't you just make your move now?"

"At this rate, I reckon they'll need another few hours. It'll be dark by then."

After watching for a while, the know-it-all also found the tournament far too dull. There was nothing worth watching, not a shred of excitement.

Either a single move decided the match, or someone surrendered. When two evenly matched opponents met, they might as well have forfeited outright and spared everyone the discomfort. Their fighting was riddled with openings, all flash and no substance.

"I may have chosen a path of charging fearlessly ahead, but I'm no fool."

"I'm not strong enough to disregard everyone yet. If I disrupt the Northern Domain Tournament, I'll offend all these major powers of the Northern Domain."

"I'm not in the habit of courting death."

Chen Yunxuan did not open his eyes. He was young, but that did not mean he was brainless.

His current goal was simply to grow stronger, not to turn the whole world against him.

"All right, then. Let's keep watching."

"Hopefully this Northern Domain Tournament will end soon."

"To be honest, I'm rather looking forward to seeing which of those people you'll challenge," the know-it-all said with a smile.

Who would I challenge?

Chen Yunxuan slowly opened his eyes and looked toward Elder Zhao and the others.

"Whoever is strongest!"

"Losing won't matter. At least I'll know where I fall short," Chen Yunxuan said with a faint smile.

The know-it-all could not help admiring him for those words.

People who enjoyed a challenge were everywhere, but few could regard victory and defeat as lightly as drifting clouds on a gentle breeze.

It was clear enough that Chen Yunxuan kept issuing challenges not to win, but to temper himself!

He possessed the heart of a powerhouse and the will to fight.

Yet he never fought for hollow fame or the admiring gazes of others.

Everything he did served a single purpose!

To grow stronger!

Time slipped by, and the Northern Domain Tournament finally reached its most heated battle.

The fight for the championship!

The two contestants were Liu Zhaotian of the Liu Family and Huo Zun of the Blazing Flame Sect.

Their reaching this stage surprised quite a few people.

After all, before the tournament, these two had not been considered the most likely candidates for the top two places.

"To think Liu Zhaotian and Huo Zun hid their strength so well. They've fooled us all these years."

"Exactly. Who would have thought they'd both reached the eighth level of the Transcendent Realm? Damn them."

"So close. We were so close!"

Of everyone present, the angriest were undoubtedly the brothers Cheng Yushu and Cheng Yulin.

They were twins, nearly identical in cultivation speed and talent. Both had reached the seventh level of the Transcendent Realm.

They could rightly have been called the true favorites to win the championship.

In the end, however, they had finished third and fourth.

Amid the crowd's discussions, the Northern Domain Tournament finally drew to a close.

The ultimate winner was Huo Zun of the Blazing Flame Sect.

"Hahaha! Congratulations, Elder Zhao! I truly never expected Huo Zun to be this formidable now."

"With some proper nurturing, he might reach the ninth level of the Transcendent Realm by the time of the Four Regions Martial Arts Gathering."

"Indeed. That level of cultivation would be enough to secure a fine result at the Four Regions Martial Arts Gathering."

"Exactly. Even contending for the top five wouldn't be out of the question."

"Have you heard of any experts in the other three domains?"

"Well... no, I haven't. Most are in the Transcendent Realm."

"In that case, there's nothing to worry about."

Elder Zhao beamed at their words. After all, a disciple of his own sect had taken first place in the Northern Domain Tournament.

"We of the Northern Domain are branches of the same tree. This time, we must show the other three domains that our Northern Domain is no weaker than theirs."

Having said that, Elder Zhao began announcing the tournament rankings and the contestants who would represent the Northern Domain at the Four Regions Martial Arts Gathering.

"It's finally over!"

Chen Yunxuan slowly opened his eyes. Beside him, the know-it-all saw a fighting spirit burning in his gaze.

It was a fighting spirit that had been held back for a long time.

Clearly, even Chen Yunxuan had grown a little impatient with the wait.

"Hm?"

"What's that kid doing?"

Suddenly, someone noticed Chen Yunxuan rise to his feet and walk, step by step, toward Elder Zhao and the others.

Elder Zhao and his companions noticed Chen Yunxuan's movements as well.

What was he planning to do at a time like this?

"This junior is Chen Yunxuan. May I ask which of you is the strongest?"

"I would like... to exchange a few moves!"