Yao Xuan stood in the air, quietly stationed at Xiao Yan's side...
At this moment, Yao Xuan deliberately restrained the overwhelming might of a Six-Star Battle Venerable, releasing only a trace of subdued aura, barely maintaining it at the Peak Battle Emperor Realm.
Yet most shocking of all was that Yao Xuan had not activated even the slightest Battle Qi Wing Transformation, yet stood steadily in midair...
This sight instantly stirred towering waves in the hearts of everyone present!
Walking through the air without Battle Qi wings was an ability only experts who had touched the threshold of the Dou Zong realm—or at the very least stepped halfway into it—could possess!
The Jia Ma Empire had not produced a newly advanced Dou Zong in many years. A Half-Step Dou Zong was already the ceiling of combat strength on this Northwest Continent.
On the high platform, Fama, president of the Alchemist Association, abruptly narrowed his eyes. His body leaned slightly forward, his gaze filled with utter horror as he could not help crying out in a low voice:
"What a terrifying aura! He is so young, yet his aura is even stronger than mine!"
Beside him, Jia Xingtian, the imperial ancestor, was completely shaken from his usual calm indifference. He subconsciously straightened in his seat, his gaze fixed firmly upon the young figure above the arena, his eyes full of incredulous shock.
"Half-Step Dou Zong?!"
Jia Xingtian murmured under his breath, unable to conceal the envy and melancholy in his voice. Suddenly.
After all, breaking into the Dou Zong realm was the ultimate obsession Jia Xingtian had pursued all his life, yet could never attain.
In Jia Xingtian's eyes, there was simply no path to follow when it came to breaking through to Dou Zong!
Yet this youth, who appeared to