Tianming was facing an ebon, so that meant he would be going up against many foes at once. He prepared himself to end it quickly. Her name's Shenxii Yao, so she's from the Shenxi Clan as well. She might be Shenxi Shang's little sister. Tianming had a rough impression of the name, though he hadn't paid much attention to her, as Yi Taoyao was far more well known.

Shenxii Yao was also much younger as well; it was her first time participating in the minor reges mundi ranking event. According to the Lin Clan's records, she was estimated to rank within the top twenty, yet she had actually taken fourth place. She used to be third, too, before Tianming was ranked above her. She was a dark horse in the event, much like him.

"The Shenxi Clan of the ebons are a little like the Nineshades Clan...