"This year's Four Pavilions Assembly has fifty-four participants in total, including the four disciples of the Four Pavilions. We will begin with a battle royal, which will continue until only eight remain in the arena. Now, all contestants, enter."
As the bell rang, the Thunder Venerable's voice sounded once more.
The moment his voice faded, the whistle of rushing wind filled the square as young figures darted into the arena.
Their entrance instantly set the assembly ablaze with excitement.
As the contestants entered, Xiao Yan also flashed forward and stepped into the arena.
Looking around, Xiao Yan noticed four people with no one standing within several meters of them. Clearly, these were the representatives of the Four Pavilions. The others kept their distance out of fear, unwilling to be eliminated early.
"Which one is the disciple from Teacher's Starfall Pavilion?"
Xiao Yan studied the four of them. He did not want to accidentally injure the contestant from the Starfall Pavilion when he made his move.
He recognized two of the four. Both had gone to the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool with him last time.
Now that Xiao Yan had appeared here, he likewise drew those two people's attention.
After all, his performance in the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range had left everyone stunned.
"Right, I just need to watch their moves carefully. The Four Pavilions' Dou Techniques are distinctly different!"
As he studied them, something suddenly occurred to Xiao Yan, and he murmured under his breath.
At that moment, contestants stood on guard in every corner of the square. None of them were particularly old, yet their strength was remarkable. Almost all had reached the Dou Emperor realm.
"As expected of the Central Plains. Even in the Black-Corner Region, you couldn't find more than a handful of such young Dou Huang