The middle-aged man's methods were subtle, and he was using the Yu Clan's bloodline secret art. Others might not have noticed, but how could Xia Qiuer fail to?
She was cultivating the Mortal Dao; she wasn't truly mortal.
"Don't rush. Let's see what happens first." Hua Yunfei folded his arms and sent Xia Qiuer a telepathic message, telling her to stay calm.
Xia Qiuer nodded silently.
Boom!!
With the middle-aged man's power bolstering him, Yu Lifeng, who had been lying on the ground, sprang to his feet. His injuries visibly healed, and all the blood on the combat stage returned to his body.
An aura far stronger than Man Dali's burst from him, shaking the entire arena. It was unmistakably the power of the fourth level of the Immortal Realm!
"What? Yu Lifeng had another card up his sleeve?"
Everyone was stunned by the sight.
Seeing Yu Lifeng get beaten to a pulp, they had assumed Man Dali was the strongest competitor in this Myriad Nations Grand Competition. But it turned out Yu Lifeng had been hiding his true strength and hadn't fought seriously.
Man Dali's eyes widened. He blinked again and again. "Buddy, you're actually this strong?"
Having received the power of an elder from his clan, Yu Lifeng was brimming with confidence. He stared arrogantly at Man Dali. "What, did you think someone like you could actually beat me? I was just toying with you!"
At that, everyone in the Combat Arena thought, Just as expected—Yu Lifeng really was playing around. He must have seen Man Dali's cultivation level from the start, which was why things had turned out this way.
They had indeed heard that some Heavenly Prodigies had a peculiar quirk: even though they were strong enough to crush their opponents, they would pretend to be