The youth wore black robes beneath a crane cloak. Tall and slender, his ink-black hair was bound with a golden thread. His hands were folded together, somewhat shyly hidden within his sleeves.
Yet more striking than any of that were his eyes. They seemed to contain all things between Heaven and earth, deep and unfathomable. Merely meeting his gaze made one feel as though they had glimpsed the Great Dao of Heaven and earth, to the point that Lu Yang did not even dare look at the wisdom light surrounding him.
He had seen the First Generation Monster-Rearing Peak Master before.
However, that had been within the Karmic Net, where his perception had been nowhere near as keen as it was now. Moreover, the First Generation Monster-Rearing Peak Master in the Karmic Scene was completely different from the one in reality.
I underestimated him.
Though it sounded absurd, Lu Yang was one hundred percent certain that the Karmic Net had underestimated the intensity of the First Generation Monster-Rearing Peak Master's wisdom light!
The real him was stronger.
Forbidden Knowledge... this is living, supreme Forbidden Knowledge. Just meeting his eyes, the impact of his wisdom light is enough to bring my thoughts to a standstill.
How long has he been following me?
Could he have been following me ever since I entered the Netherworld, watching everything I did? When I was blowing up fish, was he blowing up my fish too?
In that flash of lightning, Lu Yang thought of many things. The [Hundred Lives Book] panel beside him had long since opened, ready at any moment to hunker down for the next life. Yet the youth before him remained patient, making no move, as though quietly waiting for a bristling pet to calm down.
"...Greetings, Senior."
After a long silence,