This old man came from Eternal Night Forest, one of the Ten Great Demon Kingdoms.
His name was Lin Hai. His true form was an ancient tree that had attained fortune after ten thousand years of cultivation. He had already reached Peak Deity Transformation and was one of the Eternal Night Forest council's elders with real authority, holding an exalted position.
At the Crimson Flame Fox Clan's Fox Talk Gathering that day, he had met Su Bai face-to-face. Back then, he had even assumed the airs of an elder and offered a few remarks about Su Bai, this "rising talent of the Human Race," his words carrying no small measure of faint superiority.
Later, when Skyshroud challenged Su Bai, he had not been the first to voice support for Su Bai like Gold Horn. Instead, he had stood by and watched, happy to enjoy the spectacle.
Now that he saw Su Bai take his seat and recalled the rumors that had been spreading like wildfire these past few days, Elder Lin Hai's gossiping soul immediately blazed to life. He could not resist coming over to pry out some real details.
He believed that, having met Lu Jiu a few times, they shared at least a bit of acquaintance. Surely, if he made a harmless joke, this young man would give him some face.
Su Bai did not get angry upon hearing this. He merely turned his gaze toward him indifferently and spoke slowly. "Want to broaden your horizons? Easy."
"Dig out your eyeballs, and I'll let you have a good look—a much clearer one."
The lecherous smile Lin Hai had forced onto his face instantly froze. His expression changed abruptly, a trace of azure qi flashing over his ruddy cheeks as his voice sank. "Young Friend Su Bai, I merely