Half Monk, Half Taoist, Master Xuanlin!

But... that really felt amazing!

Especially that "Who else? I'm asking, who else?!" Honestly, he really wanted to shout it a few more times.

But when he looked at Ouyang Xiongfeng beside him, he decided against it. He would wait until all five matches were completely over.

"Wang Tian, are you Jun Tianlin's second brother?" Ouyang Xiongfeng asked in a low voice, raising an eyebrow.

"Th-this... in reply to Second Elder, I am," Wang Tian answered quietly as well.

Ouyang Xiongfeng did not speak again, seeming to be deep in thought.

Yet from time to time, he turned to look at Jun Tianlin, then at Wang Tian, nodding repeatedly as he silently praised them.

At the very least, Wang Tian had the strength to enter the Sacred Land. With any luck, he might even become an outer disciple...

Of course, that would still depend on his strength and luck. What if he ran into his eldest brother, Jun Tianlin, in the next round?

Ouyang Xiongfeng reached out and grabbed at the air with one hand, as though he had seized something.

Then he continued, "The next challenger, number 8,232, Wang Jie!"

After saying that, Ouyang Xiongfeng turned and left.

As he walked down from the martial stage, he even turned back to glance at Wang Tian, leaving him with a meaningful look. Instantly, Wang Tian felt an indescribable part of his body tighten. Was that look... love?

He could not help but look toward that familiar spot in the family seating area—Liu Jiaqian's seat...

Only then did he slowly let out a breath and look at the pillar of white light shooting up from the contestants' seats.

In the blink of an eye, a figure appeared before Wang Tian.

The man was around 1.7 meters tall—not particularly tall, but incredibly