When Yan Sihai's name appeared among the top twenty on the Dragon Abyss Ranking.
Like a stone stirring a thousand waves, it instantly sent the martial artists from the various factions in the Hidden Dragon Mountains into an uproar.
"This Yan One Spear really is powerful. He actually made it into the top twenty.
Could his strength really rival the top prodigies of the Four Great Sects?"
"Absolutely impossible. Lately, the prodigies of the Four Great Sects have been fighting one another, and their fighting strength may be depleted.
He most likely slipped through a gap, challenging others while they were injured. I reckon the top twenty is as far as he'll go."
"I wouldn't be so sure. I think this Yan One Spear has extraordinary potential. To this day, nobody has seen him thrust his spear a second time.
I think he's probably already entered the source spirit realm and is qualified to challenge the top ten on the Dragon Abyss Ranking."
With the rise of the Four Directions Gate, Yan Sihai's name had soared up the Dragon Abyss Ranking, attracting quite a few admirers as well.
Someone in the Hidden Dragon Mountains had even opened a betting pool for Yan Sihai overnight, inviting people to place wagers.
Speculation over just how high Yan Sihai could climb drew large numbers of martial artists to bet.
While martial artists from the various factions discussed the changes to the Dragon Abyss Ranking in astonishment.
Few knew that, tonight, people moving in secrecy were steadily converging on the temporary encampments of the Four Great Sects.
At the same time, large numbers of personnel, and even troops, were being mobilized in the Imperial Capital.
Undercurrents surged inside and outside the Imperial Capital, with the air of an approaching storm.
That night.
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