At previous Jiangnan Assemblies, unknown young martial artists had challenged famed Human Ranking experts and emerged victorious—and more than once.
So once such incidents became common, the Xiao Family added a rule: they would give them the opportunity to challenge anyone they wished.
The Human Ranking was this cruel. Strength reigned supreme. Those who remained standing rose higher; those who lost obediently rolled down.
The six Divine Palace Realm martial artists from this Jiangnan Assembly exchanged glances. Some truly had eager, restless anticipation flickering in their eyes.
With one achievement, their names would become known throughout the land. They had indeed made a name for themselves at the Jiangnan Assembly today, but apart from martial artists of Jiangnan Circuit knowing their names, martial artists from other circuits would at most say, "Oh, those are the few who took first place at the Jiangnan Assembly and successfully joined the Xiao Family."
But for young martial artists who dreamed of becoming famous throughout the land overnight, that was not enough.
The Human Ranking was where one could truly make a name known across the world.
With that thought, someone immediately could not hold back any longer and stepped forward, declaring loudly, "I am Chen Xuancheng of Yan Southern Circuit. I wish to challenge Young Master Liu Xiao, the 'Night Flow Hand.'"
Among the many Human Ranking martial artists present, Liu Xiao's rank of forty-third was middling—not too high, not too low. Chen Xuancheng had some confidence in himself as well, which was why he dared challenge Liu Xiao.
The other five Divine Palace Realm martial artists watched closely from the side.
After all, they had never witnessed a Human Ranking martial artist fight at close range. Now that they had such an opportunity, naturally they had to observe carefully. It would also