After Elis' performance, she stepped down from the platform and headed backstage. For Clark, this was his cue to stand up from his seat and walk toward the backstage area. Prince Claude focused his senses on Clark. With his Middle King Stage cultivation, there was no way Clark or anyone else in the hall could know they were under his probe—except, perhaps, the mysterious couple and Elis if she is truly king stage.
He also sensed that a few unknown individuals following the young master of the Larson family had begun moving in a pattern that seemed to form a formation. He knew they were merely waiting for the right moment to launch their attack on Clark. He continued to monitor Clark until he moved to the second floor, where his senses were suddenly blocked by something.