"Have you noticed something strange about that fellow?"
In the VIP seats, Fa Ma suddenly spoke, addressing Jia Xingtian beside him.
"Yes, that fellow probably isn't an alchemist from our Jia Ma Empire. He's from another country. Is there a problem?"
Although Jia Xingtian's soul power was also formidable, it lacked some of the finer sensitivity of Fa Ma's as an alchemist.
The black-robed youth's aura was exceptionally settled, and so was his life force.
Yet he possessed astonishing soul power, far beyond outstanding talents such as Liu Ling and Yao Yue.
Even this mysterious youth's soul power, however, still fell short of Xiao Yan's. That surprised Fa Ma greatly.
Xiao Yan was also very young and possessed powerful soul power, but that stemmed from his talent for cultivation. Moreover, his vibrant life aura clearly reflected his youth.
As for the black-robed youth, both his soul power and his life force seemed far too deeply settled. Rather than a youth, he seemed more like an old man.
"Setting aside his appearance, that fellow's entire aura is far too settled, like a pool of stagnant water. Yet his soul power far surpasses that of ordinary young people. With those two starkly different things appearing together, he probably isn't what his appearance suggests."
Fa Ma's brief explanation greatly startled Jia Xingtian. After all, even he had failed to detect the fellow's disguise.
Perhaps Xiao Yan's excellence had subconsciously led him to believe that geniuses in this world were as plentiful as carp crossing a river, while overlooking the fact that Xiao Yan himself was an extreme exception.
"You mean that fellow might have disguised his identity and sneaked into this Alchemist Conference?"
Fa Ma nodded at Jia Xingtian's question. "I stake my standing as an alchemist on it. Beneath that youthful appearance,