In the contestants' seats not far from the arena, Gu Qingyao had been watching Chen Shi'an's every move.
The instant she saw the Windbreaker Saber leave its sheath, she could not help giving a soft sound of surprise, her gaze turning grave.
The speed of Chen Shi'an's draw exceeded her expectations.
Of course, her gaze had turned grave not because Chen Shi'an might pose a threat to her, but because she was worried he could defeat his opponent and enter the Top Hundred.
Her minimum goal in attending this Gathering of Heroes was to reach the Top Hundred. At the same time, she had another goal: to stop Blackwater Stronghold and Windrise Stronghold from entering the Top Hundred.
In the arena, Chen Shi'an drove Fan Saihu back with a slash, then immediately darted forward and unleashed the Flowing Flame Saber Technique.
Wrapped in scorching heat, his blade slashed at Fan Saihu again and again.
Having lost the initiative, Fan Saihu went on the defensive, whirling her spiked club so tightly that not even a breath of wind could slip through, doing everything she could to block the Windbreaker Saber.
Although the Flowing Flame Saber Technique had only six moves, they formed a continuous sequence, each move following the last, their power building until it reached its peak with the sixth.
By the fourth move, Fan Saihu was already struggling to hold on. Nearly seventy percent of the bone spikes on her club had been shaved away, and the scorching waves of heat radiating from the Windbreaker Saber left her struggling to breathe.
Meanwhile, the fluctuations of Origin Force Chen Shi'an displayed were only at Second Grade, and he even seemed to have only just reached it.
Yet the depth of his Origin Force alarmed Fan Saihu.
Every slash that