Under the name Yan Sihai, Gu Chenfeng had boldly declared that he would "challenge every prodigy of Yan Province with his spear."
Those words swiftly spread throughout the Hidden Dragon Mountains.
Starting the next day, even more challengers flooded madly into the Four Directions Gate.
But Gu Chenfeng declared that these people were utterly unworthy of fighting him.
He fought only the elite, only powerful opponents ranked higher than himself.
As the Four Directions Gate's fame grew, Gu Chenfeng's arrogant declarations finally drew out some experts on the Dragon Abyss Ranking, who wanted to teach him a lesson.
One highly ranked expert after another came to the Four Directions Gate, and Gu Chenfeng accepted every challenge.
Without exception, Gu Chenfeng defeated them all.
Even more astonishing was that, no matter who his opponent was or how powerful they were,
Gu Chenfeng defeated them with just a single spear thrust every time he struck.
As time passed, Gu Chenfeng defeated more and more challengers.
His position on the Dragon Abyss Ranking climbed all the way from one hundredth to thirty-seventh.
Gradually, the name Yan Sihai began to soar in prominence throughout the Hidden Dragon Mountains.
Others gave him the nickname "Yan One Spear."
It meant that he used only one spear thrust against any opponent.
Everyone had thought Yan One Spear would continue stepping over those powerful prodigies to challenge the top ten of the Dragon Abyss Ranking.
But an unexpected turn came first.
That day, the sect master of the Myriad Treasures Sect personally led his sect's experts to the Hidden Dragon Mountains, heading straight for the Four Directions Gate's headquarters.
The news instantly spread throughout the Hidden Dragon Mountains.
Everyone knew that trouble was coming for the Four Directions Gate and Yan Sihai.
Word had long since spread that