In the eighth round, Yun Xiao was the first to enter the fray.2

After his battle, there was still some time left, so Yun Xiao found a quiet corner. Under the icy gazes of the masses, he silently practiced the Primordial Void Technique, enhancing his spiritual and celestial power with the Origin Orbs and Tri Heaven Sariras.2

"Why is it that in the blink of an eye, so many despise you?" Blue Star asked, puzzled by the 1,000,000 furious glares. "Is it because you're so talented and arrogant?"1

"Their hatred isn't for my abilities or my character," Yun Xiao said softly, his eyes closed in meditation.1

"What then?" Red Moon asked, his tongue lolling from his mouth, bored.0

"They hate that I am not one of their own and that I stand with the opposition," Yun Xiao explained.2

It meant that if he switched sides now, rejected the Moon Sword Goddess, and rejoined the Thunder Department, those 1,000,000 angry glares would instantly transform into beams of honor.1

The truth was that simple. But those who truly despised Yun Xiao were the high officials of the Thunder Department and their progeny. The common folk were merely led by the nose by their...0