Chapter 1788: The Woman Who Secretly Loves Xiao Li

The bluestone Arena stood high above the starry sky, situated between several stars.

This was the battlefield where Xiao Li and Hun Zhan would engage in combat.

It had been like this the previous few times as well…

Whenever peerless Prodigies engaged in sparring matches, it often drew countless spectators.

And these great factions were also willing to let the world watch such matches.

The reason was simple.

It allowed the world to witness the brilliance of the young Prodigies within their factions!

If the Prodigies of the younger generation were strong.

Then it meant their faction was powerful.

This was a strategic deployment, and it also involved resource allocation and many other issues.

Take the current situation, for example…

On the surface, it was a battle between the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, Xiao Li, and the Heavenly Tyrant Body, Hun Zhan.

But in reality, it already involved the conflict between the Xingluo Pavilion and the Ancient Barbarian Clan.

Which of the two major factions was stronger…

Which faction's Prodigy successor was stronger!

Around the massive Arena… many experts had gathered.

Among them were members of both the Xingluo Pavilion and the Ancient Barbarian Clan.

The reason was simple: they were there to guard the path for the two Prodigies.

Whenever such talented Prodigies went out, if opposing factions found out, they would often send experts to intercept and kill them.

Even factions without any enmity might send experts to intercept and kill them!

Although the Hongtian Star Domain had an unwritten rule that older generation experts were not allowed to attack the younger generation and disrupt the balance.

But such clandestine hunting had never ceased.

Besides the experts standing in the open this time, other experts were hidden within the nearby starry sky.

Apart from them, there were the spectators.

The number of people reached a terrifying level, with members from various races and factions present, and even Prodigy Geniuses from some powerful factions had come to watch.

Xiao Fan looked around, his expression filled with emotion.

"So many people…"

The creatures from the various races nearby totaled at least tens of millions!

This number was too terrifying.

They had all come here just to watch his son fight.

This feeling… was a bit strange.

It would be fine if his son won, but if he got beaten…

Xiao Fan felt that the mood would probably be quite bad.

Xiao Fan also noticed that there were some individuals among the crowd nearby who possessed extremely monstrous talent.

For example…

In the distance, there was a faction of the Yao Race.

The young man leading them had a Human Race face, a cold and stern expression, and his eyes seemed to burn with the flames of war.

The aura he emitted was extremely terrifying.

His bone age looked even younger than Xiao Li's, yet he had reached a higher level.

"Brother, who is that?"

Xiao Fan patted a young man from the Human Race who was watching the show nearby.

The young man was stunned. He had the cultivation of the Zhanming Realm, but only at the second level.

Xiao Fan's strength was higher than his, so he dared not be the least bit negligent…

Following the direction Xiao Fan pointed, he said: "Sir, that is Ao Li… You don't even know who he is? He is the Divine Son of the Dragon Palace Hall, and it is said that he has now reached the seventh level of the Fanxu Realm… He is a renowned Prodigy of the current younger generation, and it is said… that in the future, he might become the number one person of the Yao Race."

"The number one person of the Yao Race?" Xiao Fan was surprised and began to size up Ao Li again.

His aura was robust, his foundation was excellent, and from the current look of things, it was indeed possible.

"And it is said… this person has always disliked Xiao Li and has always wanted to defeat him… It's just that Xiao Li's cultivation is too low right now, so Ao Li hasn't challenged him."

"Why?" Xiao Fan was stunned for a moment.

"It's very simple… Ao Li is at the seventh level of the Fanxu Realm, while Xiao Li is only at the third level of the Fanxu Realm; there is a difference in Realm… Even if he won, it would be called winning unfairly, and if he lost… wouldn't that be even more shameful?" The man laughed.

"That's true." Xiao Fan nodded, feeling that what this person said made a lot of sense.

It was indeed the case.

Prodigy Geniuses like them all cared about face.

Not just their own face, but also the face of their respective factions.

If your Realm is higher than others, winning is considered normal, but losing means losing face.

So, such things.

These Prodigy Geniuses generally wouldn't do.

And if one was defeated despite having a higher Realm.

That would cause damage to one's Dao Heart, and it was even possible to never recover from that.

Xiao Fan knew all about matters during this period.

Back then, in the Tianshen Prefecture.

The high-spirited Red Spirit Dragon, Yun Lou, Ox Ghost King, and others were suppressed by him.

Afterwards, one by one… they all ended up in such a sorry state.

Once that invincible Dao Heart was shattered, it could ruin one's entire life, causing one to waste time and find it difficult to make any progress.

Even if one managed to pick up the pieces of their Dao Heart, who knows how many years would have passed, and they would have long been left behind by the Prodigies of the same generation.

Xiao Fan also noticed some other Prodigies nearby.

He asked the young man beside him about them one by one.

The young man felt helpless… he felt as if Xiao Fan was a country bumpkin.

But there was no help for it; after all, the other person had a higher Realm.

He had no choice but to answer them one by one.

For example, which family's Divine Son or Divine Daughter…

Which faction's successor, direct descendant, etc…

Xiao Fan listened very attentively.

These young people were all very strong; at least in his opinion, their talent was not weaker than Xiao Li and Xiao Qing.

As for him…

Xiao Fan instinctively placed himself on the level of the older generation.

After all, he was Xiao Li and Xiao Qing's father.

It was just a pity…

His current strength didn't allow it.

During this time… Xiao Fan also spotted a beautiful woman with a look of anticipation on her face, her eyes burning as she stared at the Arena.

There were many Human Race experts guarding this woman.

"Who is that?" Xiao Fan asked curiously.

He was most familiar with that woman's gaze.

That was clearly the look of someone waiting for their lover.

Having seen countless women, Xiao Fan naturally saw it at a glance.

"That is Liu Wuyan of the Pixin Sect… I heard that she has always admired Xiao Li."

Xiao Fan: "…"