Seeing the Black Stick smash toward him, Chen Shi'an shifted slightly aside and nimbly dodged it, his Windbreaker Saber continuing its slash.
Just then, the Thin Man reached into his robe with his right hand. When he pulled it out again, he held a piece of beast hide half a foot long and wide.
"A Demon-Sealing Talisman!"
Chen Shi'an recognized it at a glance. The beast hide in the thin man's hand was actually a Demon-Sealing Talisman.
The spectators around the arena also burst into cries of surprise:
"Another Demon-Sealing Talisman!"
"Two Demon-Sealing Talismans have actually appeared at a single Gathering of Heroes!"
"It seems the Desolate Ruins aren't as feeble as we imagined. They've got a few things up their sleeves."
On the Reviewing Platform, the corners of Gao Tianfang's mouth lifted slightly. "Who would have thought there would still be anything left in those ruins after they'd been plowed through countless times?"
The Yellow-Robed Man chuckled softly. "Commander-in-Chief Gao, you mustn't underestimate the Desolate Ruins. However dilapidated they may be, they were once the most prosperous part of the Great Feng Empire."
At this point, he sighed softly. "Back then, a single command from the Feng Emperor brought both the human and demon realms into submission. What heroic splendor that was.
"Who knows whether our Sacred Martial Dynasty might one day become a second Great Feng Empire?"
Gao Tianfang raised his eyelids slightly. "His Majesty is now in the prime of his life, with grand ambitions and far-reaching plans. He may well have a chance to unite the human and demon realms."
The corners of the Yellow-Robed Man's mouth curled high, and he said nothing more.
In the arena, the thin man took out the Demon-Sealing Talisman but did not activate it immediately. Instead, taking advantage of