Thump! Thump!
Thump! Thump!
The heartbeat grew faster and faster!
Bathed in the endless yellow light of the Dao Stone, the Time Ancestor stood at its center, as though connected to a vast web that linked the Heavenly Star Domain and set it trembling!
His aura began to soar!
In an instant, it surpassed the Half-Step World Lord level!
It had been too long!
For the Time Ancestor, the years had been far too long!
Tears streamed down his aged face. The first thing he felt was not joy at his breakthrough, but the urge to perform a ceremonial salute!
The highest salute of the sect, the one countless disciples had offered Su Ye in the Suiyin Secret Realm!
"This disciple has lived up to the sect's hopes. I have not disgraced it..."
His voice trembled as tears slid down his cheeks!
Long ago, despite his poor aptitude, he had entered the Nine Extremes Sect and acknowledged his master!
It had drawn questions from countless people!
After all, his master was a disciple of the Nine Extremes Saint Venerable!
What had he, Luo Shi, done to deserve a place under that master?
Even as a mere nominal disciple!
There had been endless doubts and misgivings!
But his teacher had shielded him from them all!
Then came the battle!
The Nine Extremes Sect faced a battle without precedent!
Yet with his master's help, he, Luo Shi, had survived!
Alone in the desolate Heavenly Star Domain, he rebuilt the Nine Saints Sect, seeking only to preserve the sect's legacy!
And now...
He looked up at the young man in the sky, barely in his twenties!
Tears streamed down his aged face!
"This disciple has lived up to your hopes, Master. I have broken through to World Lord..."
"This disciple has lived up