The Sword Pavilion members reacted this way because the number Jiang Liuli had mentioned had shocked them. Their Sword Pavilion had probably obtained more than any other faction, yet even they only had a little over a hundred.
Yet Huang Xiao alone actually had more than their entire faction. How was that possible, even if there were reasons for it?
"Th-that was because another expert gave the lad over forty Formation Marks," he hurriedly added.
Only after he added this did those around him breathe a sigh of relief.
This made it barely tolerable to them that Huang Xiao had the most Formation Marks. After all, someone had helped him. Otherwise, obtaining over a hundred by himself would have been simply unbelievable.
Of course, they were deceiving themselves. Even without those forty-odd marks, Huang Xiao had obtained over eighty by himself. None of them could surpass such ability.
Those present could not help marveling. They all realized that they might have underestimated the lad.
Huang Xiao's performance during the Deathmatch in the Imperial City had been impressive, but in their eyes, his opponent had not amounted to much, so they had never gained a clear understanding of his strength.
Fortunately, the lad died. Otherwise, there would have been another monster. Good riddance! Many of them shared this thought.
Had Huang Xiao survived, they reckoned his strength would probably have been comparable to Sword God Yi and the others. With another expert like him, would they not have had another formidable rival in the fight for the Longevity Pill Manual?
"Miss Jiang also said..."
"Outrageous! If you have something to say, spit it all out!" Sword God Yi said, his expression turning cold.
"Miss said the expert who helped the Huang lad was very powerful and told everyone to be careful,"