After everyone dispersed, Wang Tianye stayed behind at the City Lord's Mansion.
"Chen Shi'an has become a force to be reckoned with." Wang Tianye knitted his brows tightly.
Xiang Chuxiong raised his eyelids slightly. "Are you afraid?"
Wang Tianye snorted softly. "Afraid of him? I didn't go to Desolate Suppression City, so I don't know exactly what happened at the Gathering of Heroes.
"Chen Shi'an is only at the second grade early stage. Could he really kill a martial artist at the third grade middle stage?
"Only prodigies with extraordinary gifts can kill opponents an entire major realm above themselves like that.
"Could a mere Chen Shi'an pull that off?
"As I see it, there's only one possibility: his opponent's cultivation was far too flimsy."
Xiang Chuxiong gave him a sidelong glance. "You clearly take Chen Shi'an extremely seriously, yet you act as though he's beneath your notice. Why put on an act in front of me?"
Wang Tianye's expression froze. Thoroughly embarrassed, he chuckled. "It's a habit. I can't change it overnight."
Xiang Chuxiong chuckled softly. "How much longer will you need to break through your bottleneck and become a fourth grade martial artist?"
Delight appeared on Wang Tianye's face. "Two months at the earliest, half a year at the latest. I should be able to break through by then."
Xiang Chuxiong frowned slightly. "You still need that long?"
Wang Tianye followed up with a question. "Has Tian Wenguang noticed something?"
Xiang Chuxiong shook his head. "Probably not. But who could have predicted that Chen Shi'an would take fourth place at the Gathering of Heroes?
"The material rewards for fourth place at the Gathering of Heroes are exactly the same as those for the top three. There might well be precious medicines and pills among them that replenish vast