Shadow Hall, Night Falcon's cave abode.
The restrictions were fully activated, isolating the inside from the outside.
Deep within the cave abode, Night Falcon sat cross-legged, his entire body shrouded in an almost absolute darkness. Only his pitch-black eyes glimmered with a profound light.
Two days had passed since Elder Black Nether summoned him and informed him that the Tai Ling Ancient Clan's delegation would soon arrive for an exchange.
During those two days, Night Falcon had handed all the Enforcement Team's affairs and several tasks assigned by Elder Black Nether to his subordinates, spending most of his time in secluded cultivation and preparation.
In terms of cultivation, he had openly stabilized his realm at the Late Lower Earth Sovereign stage, only a thread away from the peak.
But Night Falcon knew that this level of strength would likely still be insufficient to face the true geniuses of the Tai Ling Ancient Clan, as well as the monstrous direct descendants who might emerge from within the Black Heaven Ancient Clan.
He needed stronger surface-level strength to support him in obtaining sufficient attention and authority during the upcoming exchange, and even... to pursue certain deeper opportunities.
"Half-Step Upper Earth Sovereign... It's time." Night Falcon silently repeated the words in his heart.
This was not a true breakthrough, but a further unsealing of the Darkness Ancestral Symbol within his body and the sealed origin power.
After nearly two years of lying low, acclimatization, and deep integration with the Black Heaven Ancient Clan's environment, the foundation of this Clone had been tempered to near perfection. It was fully capable of bearing a higher level of power without revealing any flaws.
His thoughts sank into his dantian as he communicated with the dormant Darkness Ancestral Symbol.
The Darkness Ancestral Symbol trembled slightly, releasing a