"Such formidable strength!" Jia Xingtian could not help but exclaim.
The other Jia Ma Empire experts beside Jia Xingtian secretly nodded as well, agreeing with him.
When Xiao Yan went up Misty Cloud Sect for the three-year agreement, they had all been present. Seeing someone with merely the strength of a two-star Dou Emperor stand head-on against a Dou Zong had left them utterly shocked.
But at that time, Yun Shan had relied on his seniority and indeed had not gone all out.
Who could have imagined that after two years apart, Xiao Yan had leapt from a two-star Dou Emperor to an eight-star Dou Emperor!
That alone was enough to make old fellows like Jia Xingtian and Nalan Jie, who might not even advance a single star in two years, die of shame. Yet his increased rank was merely superficial. The crucial point was that Xiao Yan's combat strength had steadily risen along with his cultivation. Yun Shan himself believed he would have been unable to withstand Xiao Yan's earlier outburst.
Xiao Yan could already rely on his own strength to gain absolute authority within an empire!
At first, Jia Xingtian had even considered ways to recruit Xiao Yan. Whether it was the imperial succession, beauties, or wealth, he had wanted to draw Xiao Yan to the imperial family's side and make him the key to opposing Misty Cloud Sect!
But now, it seemed that opportunity was gone. The strength Xiao Yan had displayed was already almost enough to make him the second strongest person in the Jia Ma Empire.
Whether he was truly inferior to Queen Medusa was another matter entirely. And most frightening of all, Xiao Yan was only a little over twenty!
Xiao Yan was still practically a youth. On the Douqi Continent, people's lifespans increased