Shao Wulong and Chi Lei were horrified.
The dark mist that had filled the sky had tormented them to the brink of death, nearly claiming both their lives, yet a light sweep from Xie Qingshan had scattered it instantly.
It seemed.
This understated, mysterious, and renowned mighty figure of the Demon Race.
Was even more terrifying than the legends claimed.
"The Netherworld Calamity Crab truly is extraordinary!"
Seeing Xie Qingshan arrive, Qiongqi, who currently controlled Xiao Chen's body and held everyone in thrall, abruptly grew solemn, its gaze darkening further.
Long ago, when Lan Youyou and Xiao Chen first met.
It had already discovered.
That Xie Qingshan was extraordinary.
Indeed.
To evade Xie Qingshan's divine sense.
That day.
Qiongqi had gone so far as to seal its own soul power.
And enter a state of feigned death.
That alone showed.
How formidable Xie Qingshan's hidden reserves were.
And how great a threat he posed.
Earlier.
Shao Wulong had joined forces with Chi Lei to exert pressure.
Intending to torment Xiao Chen.
Xie Qingshan could easily have suppressed them with a casual gesture.
The only reason he had held back.
Was that Lan Youyou had already made her decision.
She did not want Xie Qingshan to offend the War Family.
For Xiao Chen's sake.
After all.
In Lan Youyou's eyes.
Xiao Chen had never measured up to Wu Chongtong.
He was an inferior seedling.
Although Xie Qingshan had used the Netherworld Evil Eye to see through illusion and glimpse a sliver of heaven's secrets, sensing that Xiao Chen was extraordinary and might one day transform into a dragon and ascend to the heavens, with boundless opportunities ahead.
He could hardly defy Lan Youyou's wishes.
Thus.
Earlier.
He had pretended to be outmatched.
And withdrawn as though he had no choice.
At