Within that brief span of time, Xiao Yan had secretly swept his gaze over everyone present. Aside from himself, the strongest person in the arena was Feng Qing'er, who was currently fighting Mu Qingluan.
She already possessed the strength of a one-star Dou Zong, and it was clear that she was still concealing some of her power.
Mu Qingluan appeared evenly matched with Feng Qing'er, but there was actually still a certain gap between them. The reason they seemed evenly matched now was probably because Feng Qing'er wanted to conserve her strength and had not yet gone all out.
If it's only these people, dealing with them won't be troublesome, and I won't have to reveal my strength.
Xiao Yan was currently merely hidden among the crowd, appearing to be engaging the others normally amid the melee.
After all, he still needed to rely on Mu Qingluan to obtain the magic core. That little girl was also Venerable Wind's disciple, so since she wanted to fight Feng Qing'er, Xiao Yan was willing to help her out.
In order not to affect the battle over there, Xiao Yan was currently lingering among the crowd. However, his movements had remained under close scrutiny.
The three Venerables atop the high platform had long since focused their attention on Xiao Yan. Yet even they had been unable to discern anything suspicious about him.
Starfall Pavilion had made such a grand display of changing the long-established rules for the purpose of sending Xiao Yan onto the competition stage. Although Xiao Yan wore a ferocious mask, both his strength and performance appeared to be only at the level of a nine-star Dou Emperor.
The three Venerables had examined him repeatedly and truly found nothing strange. Even the details of Xiao Yan's fighting were entirely consistent with