With Yao Xuanyi's words and the silence of the higher-ups of the Yao Clan, the entire Altar Mountain fell dead silent. A stillness like death seemed to imbue Yao Xuanyi's words with a special magic, causing countless gazes to lock onto Xiao Yan as someone blurted out.
"This kid is probably no ordinary person..." Instantly, the leading elders of the Ancient Five Clans and the countless powerful figures behind them whispered their guesses about Xiao Yan's true identity.
To make even the head of the Yao Clan wear such a solemn expression, this fellow named Xiao Yan was probably far from an ordinary person, yet they had never heard of this name before.
"Very well, this is merely a small interlude in the first round of the Grand Ceremony, nothing to worry about."
"Xuanyi, prepare for the second round." A few breaths later, Yao Wanyuan smiled once more to warm up the atmosphere. As the clan head, he naturally possessed his own pride and composure.
With the formidable Yao Wanyuan speaking up, Altar Mountain once again resumed its bustling noise. Yet the alchemists who had successfully passed the first round felt extremely aggrieved in their hearts. Was this Xiao Yan simply too monstrous?
Just the trick of shattering the soul stone at the very end was enough to make their scalps tingle.
Such a terrifying fellow was actually only a Celestial Grade Sixth-Tier Alchemist? The credibility of such a claim was obviously extremely low.
"Has his soul power truly reached that realm, just as Elder Xuanyi said?" Yao Yixuan had already regarded Xiao Yan as a thorn in his side by now, and he could not help speaking in a low voice.
That realm was the threshold of stepping into a Saint Grade Alchemist. He had pursued it bitterly for