Although they had prepared themselves beforehand, everyone still felt deeply uneasy when the matter was confirmed.
For the cultivators of the Shangqing Realm, the Nine Abysses choosing Pang Zhong as their Dragon Catcher was undoubtedly the worst possible outcome for this Dragon-Slaying Assembly.
"Hm?"
Just then, Martial God Zhu Huai and Jiang Cuicui, who shared a table, both gave startled murmurs.
Both of them were frowning deeply.
Although they could only see his back at that moment, it was enough for the two Martial Gods, Jiang Cuicui and Zhu Huai, to gauge most of the particulars of Pang Zhong's physique.
Lu Rushuang, seated at their table, immediately asked:
"Have you two discerned Pang Zhong's Martial Dao realm?"
Jiang Cuicui nodded, then said with a somewhat grave expression:
"His physique should be at least at the Martial God Realm."
At those words, everyone in the pavilion felt their hearts tighten.
Lu Wen looked particularly incredulous as he said:
"You can't cultivate within the Immortal Burial Ruins. Doesn't that mean Pang Zhong broke through to the Martial God Realm through the strength of a pure Martial Artist?"
Zhang Moyan took a deep breath and said solemnly:
"He is, after all, one of the Heavenly Wolf Kingdom's strongest Battle Generals, a military talent who appears only once in a million people. Such combat strength is hardly surprising."
After hearing their exchange, Duan Xiaoyu immediately knitted her brows and said:
"If Pang Zhong has Martial God Realm combat strength, then Eldest Brother Taiping will have to choose a Dragon Catcher with at least Martial Saint Realm combat strength and a background no less impressive than Pang Zhong's to contend with him at the final Dragon-Slaying Assembly, won't he?"
Little Princess Chu Tiancheng nodded and said:
"And that comparison still rests on the premise that