"Senior Brother Feng! I never expected Uncle-Master Du to send you to this gathering!"
Dong Xuan'er's odd expression vanished in an instant. Her eyes darted around before she greeted him openly, as though he really were nothing more than an ordinary friend.
This immediately eased Yan Yu's expression, but Senior Brother Feng froze for a moment. Only then did he notice Yan Yu, Naruto, Hinata, and Han Li beside Dong Xuan'er.
When Naruto saw him look over, he smiled faintly, slipped an arm around Hinata, and moved aside with her. He continued watching the fight on the platform, making it clear that he had no interest in their melodrama.
Han Li likewise moved half a step away from Dong Xuan'er beside him to show that he had nothing to do with this.
Yan Yu, however, stared right back at him without the slightest courtesy. Senior Brother Feng naturally understood who his romantic rival was, and his face darkened as he scrutinized him.
Naruto and the other two continued watching the fight.
This cousin of Yan Yu's was indeed no ordinary fighter. He wielded his earth-attribute spells with considerable skill.
Millstone-like rocks several meters across flew from his palms in rapid succession, hurtling straight at his opponent in a seemingly endless barrage.
A triangular yellow banner stood before him, summoning a yellow wind that enveloped him in a tight defensive barrier.
But the Ghost Spirit Sect's Green-Robed Man opposite him refused to be outdone.
Several streams of pitch-black energy erupted from his body, writhing and howling like venomous snakes. They wove an impenetrable black net before him that sent every rock rebounding.
Some occasionally flew straight back at their sender, leaving the Yan Family Elite scrambling to respond.
As for his magical artifacts, six or seven stark-white skulls floated around him,