Thud!!!
Seeing that the time was about right, Xia Yu leisurely stepped onto the stairs leading to the viewing platform and slowly made his way up.
Behind him were the many Sun Moon Empire officials who had come with Xu Tianran.
Compared to Xia Yu's unhurried, carefree manner, however, these officials were far more anxious, practically breaking out in cold sweat.
Yet because Xia Yu was ahead of them, no matter how anxious they were, they did not dare overtake him.
To preserve both the Sun Moon Empire's dignity and their own authority, these officials even had to suppress their inner impatience and maintain imposing expressions.
There was no need to describe how agonizing that was.
Fortunately, Xia Yu was not an unreasonable person. After noticing the officials' eagerness to get onto the platform, he appropriately quickened his pace.
Very soon, under Xia Yu's "leadership," the Sun Moon Empire officials finally reached the viewing platform without delaying the start of the tournament's opening ceremony.
Xia Yu taking the lead and bringing the Sun Moon Empire officials up with him also drew the attention of many people in the venue.
The people of the Sun Moon Empire were fine with it. Xia Yu, Kong Deming's personal disciple, might not have been known by every household, but he was close enough.
Therefore, the Sun Moon Empire's people were not particularly surprised that Xia Yu could lead a group of officials.
On the contrary, they considered it perfectly natural.
After all, Xia Yu was the Sun Moon Empire's greatest genius, as well as its youngest Rank-9 Soul Engineer and the youngest Consecration Hall consecrator.
For someone like him to stand before the hundred officials was entirely appropriate.
As for those who were not from the Sun Moon Empire, Xia Yu's inadvertent action thoroughly