They had only chatted for a little longer when an elderly man with graying hair stepped onto the stage, and the surrounding crowd fell silent.
Xiao Fan also turned his gaze toward the old man. He looked like an ordinary elderly man, yet Xiao Fan sensed a dangerous aura about him. As though noticing Xiao Fan's gaze, the old man glanced in his direction before looking away.
Xiao Fan narrowed his eyes. For that fleeting instant, he had felt as though someone had seen right through him, and it made him deeply uncomfortable.
"This is Lord Hu Gan, the deputy dean of the Outer Academy." Instructor Ruo Lin's voice sounded beside them at just the right moment, introducing the old man.
"So it's him..." Xiao Fan murmured.
As deputy dean of Jia Nan Academy's Outer Academy, Hu Gan was a Peak Dou Emperor. Hu Jia was his granddaughter-the girl who liked Xun'er-but Xiao Fan had yet to meet her.
After Hu Gan announced the start of the selection tournament, an instructor stepped forward and began reading out the names of the competing students.
"Qin Yang of Profound Class Two versus Han Yu of Profound Class One."
As the instructor's voice fell, two students left their respective sections and stepped onto the enormous platform below. At the instructor's signal, their fight quickly began. Qin Yang used wind-attribute Dou Techniques, relying on his agility to circle Han Yu and harry him, keeping Han Yu from pinpointing his position while striking every so often.
"Who do you think will win?" Since the selection tournament had only just begun, everyone was still brimming with enthusiasm, speculating about which of the two fighters would emerge victorious. Sitting not far from Xiao Fan, Xiao Yu looked toward him as he watched with his arms folded. "Cousin