Astonishing the Entire Crowd

Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and Fa Ma exchanged glances.

Just over ten days ago, they had sensed that terrifying aura from the direction of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Today, a mysterious expert had appeared riding the Amethyst Winged Lion King that ruled those mountains.

All three suspected this was the expert who had caused the disturbance in the Magical Beast Mountain Range ten-odd days ago—a suspected Dou Zun.

They kept their suspicions to themselves. The stranger seemed friendly enough for now, but powerful experts were notoriously mercurial.

If they spoke up and angered him, no one present could escape a Dou Zun.

The odds might be slim, but the risk was too great.

They could not gamble. Guess wrong, and they would die. The best outcome was for him to lose interest and leave as soon as the match ended.

Once Li Changqing sat down, he smiled faintly. "No need to worry, everyone. It's not as if I'll eat you. Pretend I'm not here and carry on."

Everyone was stunned. They had been bold enough not to flee when a mysterious expert appeared out of nowhere. How could they possibly pretend he was not there?

Still, as far as they could tell, he meant no harm.

They took their seats again, though their earlier ease was gone. Every nerve was taut.

Yun Leng breathed a sigh of relief. For now, at least, it seemed the mysterious expert really had happened to pass by.

He drew a long breath, his expression solemn. "This match is to settle the victor and put an end to old grievances. Stop once the outcome is clear. The Three-Year Agreement begins!"

At Yun Leng's announcement, Nalan Yanran moved first.

She became a streak of green afterimage and charged Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan remained calm. He