After chatting for a little while longer, the surrounding crowd fell silent as a white-haired old man stepped onto the stage.
Xiao Yu's gaze also turned toward the old man. He looked like nothing more than an ordinary elder, yet Xiao Yu sensed a dangerous aura from him. Seemingly noticing Xiao Yu's gaze, the old man glanced in his direction before looking away.
Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes. For that brief instant, he had felt as though someone had seen right through him, and it made him deeply uncomfortable.
"This is Lord Hu Gan, the Vice Principal of the Outer Academy," Instructor Ruolin said at the right moment, introducing the old man to them.
"So it's him..." Xiao Yu murmured.
As the Vice Principal of Jia Nan Academy's Outer Academy, Hu Gan was a peak Dou Emperor. Hu Jia was his granddaughter—the girl who liked Xun'er—but Xiao Yu had yet to meet her.
After Hu Gan announced the start of the selection tournament, an instructor stepped forward and began calling out the names of the contestants.
"Qin Yang of Xuan Tier Class Two versus Han Yu of Xuan Tier Class One."
As the instructor's voice fell, two students emerged from their respective areas and stepped onto the enormous platform below. At the instructor's signal, their battle swiftly began. Qin Yang used wind-attributed Dou Techniques, relying on his agility to circle around Han Yu and harass him, making it impossible for Han Yu to pin down his position. From time to time, he would launch an attack.
"Who do you think will win?" Since the selection tournament had only just begun, everyone was still enthusiastic, guessing which of the two contestants would emerge victorious. Xiao Yu, who was sitting not far from Xiao Yu, looked at him as he watched with