"Look, Pan Gate is here!"
"That must be Xiao Fan at the front, right? I saw him during the alchemy competition."
"That's right. Two Fifth-Rank Alchemists in Pan Gate. That's downright terrifying."
"We ought to thank them, too. The Ice Purity Pills Pan Gate is selling now let me cultivate much longer in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower!"
By the time Xiao Fan and the others reached the Arena, the surrounding stands were already packed with spectators.
Moreover, apparently because so many people were following Xiao Yan's fight with Bai Cheng, there were actually no other matches scheduled in the Arena that day.
This arrangement undoubtedly highlighted Pan Gate's special standing and left the other students even more astonished by its reputation.
After all, having the Inner Academy's most popular Arena set aside an entire day for them was, in itself, a sign of how much importance was placed on Pan Gate.
Could it have been out of respect for Bai Cheng?
No one thought that.
Although Bai Cheng was reasonably strong, he only ranked in the upper middle of the Inner Academy. Aside from his strength as a Six-Star Dou Ling, he had no backing whatsoever.
Whether in reputation, influence, or importance, the White Gang and Pan Gate simply could not be mentioned in the same breath.
At the center of the Arena, the members of Pan Gate and the White Gang stood facing each other across the Competition Stage.
Yet most of the spectators in the surrounding stands had their eyes fixed on Pan Gate's side.
Hardly anyone paid any attention to the White Gang.
The only thing people were curious about was whether Xiao Yan could actually defeat Bai Cheng.
A Fifth-Rank Alchemist who had only just entered the Dou Ling class.
If Bai Cheng