With Xuan Tianque present, they no longer dared to casually pressure Li Dixiao. They completely reined in their ugly faces.
No matter how furious the people of the Nine-Colored Blood Sect and Ten Wings Ancient Sect were, they had no way to keep acting out.
Ghost Ash and the others fell silent, no longer applying pressure or clamoring.
At that moment, Xuan Tianque looked at Li Dixiao, his expression clearly somewhat surprised. "Brother Xiao, I truly couldn't tell. I never expected your son-in-law to be so gifted. Among disciples of the outer frontier sects, his strength would count him among the stronger group, wouldn't it?"
Li Dixiao cupped his hands, sweeping away his prior gloom as he said with a smile, "That child's talent is indeed quite good, and he works hard as well. To be honest, this time, he gave even me quite a fright."
"To grow to this point in the outer frontier environment truly isn't easy..." Xuan Tianque fell into thought, then asked in some confusion, "Did he already possess such strength in the first round, or did he break through over these two thousand years?"
At those words, Li Dixiao's heart stirred slightly, though his surface smile remained gentle. "He concealed a little of his ability back then. After returning to the sect, he cultivated in the Ancient Star Palace after receiving his rewards, then made some further breakthroughs before reaching his current level."
Hearing this, Xuan Tianque slightly raised his head to look at Li Tianming's projected image, and there seemed to be a trace of admiration in his eyes.
"To keep his composure during the first trial, then erupt after two thousand years of cultivation—this child truly is good stock. I actually misjudged him back then." Xuan Tianque spoke with some surprise.
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