Yao Xuan felt incredibly grateful towards Skymender. The crown prince had not originally known this secret technique, but after ZENITH’s announcement, Skymender had helped Yao Xuan comprehend this secret technique. Mastering this secret technique had made Yao Xuan even more arrogant because of its power.

However, Skymender’s words still resounded in Yao Xuan’s mind: "During ZENITH, you are guaranteed to encounter an opponent who you will be unable to defeat no matter how hard you fight. Don’t push yourself too hard. Rather, focus on bringing back Lu Yin’s tamed beast if at all possible. This is the most important thing. Also, yes, you will enter the top ten."

Yao Xuan did not dare to forget the mission that Skymender had given him. Unless he was able to fight against Lu Yin, Yao Xuan had no desire to go all out against any other opponent. However, Wu Taibai was too tough of an opponent, and without winning, Yao Xuan would not be able to encounter Lu Yin again.

It was a pity that ZENITH’s rules had changed. Otherwise, Yao Xuan definitely would have stayed focused on Lu Yin throughout the battle royale. Instead, the crown prince had to first overcome Wu Taibai before he could face Lu Yin.

Yao Xuan had assimilated Star Devourer’s physical strength through a secret technique, which meant that his physical strength had risen to a level comparable to Yuhua Mavis’s. If Yao Xuan was fighting against anyone else, then...