Tossing aside the broken sword, Huo Hai took out the Sunset Sword without hesitation. The people of the Divine Mystery Sect were instantly shocked at the sight of it. "Heavens, th-this couldn't be the Sunset Sword, could it? Is he some prince?"
"Nonsense. His surname is clearly Huo, while the ruling surname of the Vast Earth Empire is Hao. How could he belong to the Imperial Family? I'd say he's probably someone's illegitimate son." Below the platform, the Divine Mystery Sect disciples immediately began whispering among themselves.
As their gossip grew increasingly outrageous, Gu Yan finally lost patience. "So the rumors were true. You really did win the Sunset Sword from a prince." As an elder of the Divine Mystery Sect, Gu Yan naturally had better sources than the others. However, he did not mention Hao Chen's name, sparing him some embarrassment.
If everyone learned that Hao Chen had lost this sword to Huo Hai, his reputation would suffer badly. Worse still, if the news spread from here, Hao Chen might even come to resent the Divine Mystery Sect.
After speaking, Gu Yan swept a fierce glare over those around him. The Divine Mystery Sect disciples below the platform promptly shut their mouths. They truly had not known where Huo Hai's sword had come from, and the revelation left them astonished.
Hao Chen was not the first to lose his personal sword to an outsider, but throughout recorded history, members of the Imperial Family had done so only a handful of times. Experience had shown that every person who won a sword from the Imperial Family ultimately proved to be someone extraordinary. Over time, the Imperial Family had stopped attaching much importance to such losses.
Of course, for the prince who had lost his sword, it remained a disgrace.
"Elder