The surrounding gazes turned toward Xiao Yan in surprise as well. Clearly, they too had not expected him to say such a thing.
"Young man, showing off your tongue here will do you no good."
Old Monster Hou looked at Xiao Yan and sneered. As he spoke, his gaze once again swept over the fire cauldron before Xiao Yan, yet he still could not sense the slightest fluctuation of a pill. A faint trace of ridicule flashed through his eyes.
Xiao Yan merely smiled in response to Old Monster Hou's sneer. Then, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he slowly rose to his feet.
"Buzz!"
As Xiao Yan slowly stood up, a faint humming sound suddenly came from the fire cauldron before him.
"This is..."
Quite a few people wore stunned expressions at the sight.
"There is a trace of pill fluctuation within the fire cauldron..."
The Grand Elder in coarse hemp clothing suddenly spoke in a hoarse yet calm voice from atop the stone platform.
At these words, astonishment surfaced in the eyes of the other six elders. Even with their abilities, they had sensed nothing, yet they trusted the Grand Elder's words completely. Strange gazes immediately turned toward Xiao Yan.
"Putting on an act!"
Old Monster Hou was also slightly startled by this sight, but he immediately frowned and said.
Xiao Yan paid no attention to him. He slowly raised his hand, aimed it at the fire cauldron from afar, and suddenly clenched it.
"Roar!"
The moment Xiao Yan clenched his palm, the coiling fire dragon within the cauldron abruptly let out a resounding dragon roar. Its body then rapidly expanded beneath the countless watching eyes.
"Bang!"
As the fire dragon expanded, the fire cauldron could no longer endure it. With a tremendous bang, it exploded apart.