"Heavens! It's the strongest five-star Ice Lord of The Hunt! We're doomed!"
"What weird nonsense are you spouting now? Who's... Yanqing?"
"It's normal that you haven't met him. He's Jing Yuan's disciple, an extraordinary talent. Despite his youth, he's already the best of the current generation of Cloud Knights."
"But he's impetuous and needs some hammering into shape... though I suppose certain people have already hammered him..."
Thinking of how, out of five people, Yanqing had fought three, Zhang Xiu could barely keep a straight face.
He was far too bold.
"When I heard my blade say that, I was filled with indignation. Somehow, I actually... actually attacked Brother Yanqing."
"And then he defeated you?"
The Cloud Knight gave a bitter chuckle and nodded. "Ridiculous, isn't it? I was on the ground before I even saw him move."
"Then I saw him talking to the sword in his hand. He turned and left without looking back, while I... the weapon in my hand never spoke again."
Hearing that a heliobus had latched onto Yanqing, Sushang immediately cried out in alarm, "Oh no!"
The Cloud Knight beside them said outright, "I'll take care of him. Hurry and go after Yanqing!"
"No need to panic so much. You've got me~" Zhang Xiu patted his chest.
"This is different! My mother told me Yanqing went onto the battlefield when he was still very young and cleaved a Borisin beast ship apart with a single strike!"
"If even he can't beat it, can we really manage?"
Of those present, Sushang, Guinaifen, and Huohuo had no idea where Zhang Xiu's limits lay. They only knew he had methods specifically for dealing with heliobi, and his most impressive feat had been creating a small sun.
Huohuo had seen him burn away an illusion, as well as