Before arriving in the Southern Martial Domain, they had already heard that this year's champion of the Hidden Dragon Tournament had not even reached the Essence Qi Realm.
At first, they had been somewhat disappointed.
In their eyes, the Southern Martial Domain was already the weakest among the Four Great Martial Domains. Yet now, even the champion of the Hidden Dragon Tournament had failed to enter the Essence Qi Realm.
This naturally made them suspect that the Southern Martial Domain had declined even further.
However, the moment they personally saw Li Yun, those thoughts disappeared completely.
Although Li Yun's cultivation was only at Half-Step Essence Qi Realm, the aura he emitted was terrifyingly solid and oppressive.
It was not the aura of a powerful cultivation realm.
Instead, it was the pressure produced by an incomparably monstrous foundation.
As geniuses who had grown up within the Eastern Martial Domain, they understood very clearly what such an aura represented.
