It was not only everyone else who was stunned and confused; Qin Jishi felt the same.
The other party was also a Hall Master?
If he was a Hall Master, then shouldn't the four of them be on equal footing?
But now?
Whether it was the Hall Master of Crimson Blood, the Hall Master of Incense Burning, or the Yin Yang Hall Master, all of them regarded this man with reverence.
Moreover, when that man had spoken to the Hall Master of Incense Burning earlier, it had felt like an elder instructing a junior.
Never mind the Hall Master of Incense Burning's status—just his age alone...
What?
Could it be that the other party had lived even longer than the Hall Master of Incense Burning?
With that question in mind, Qin Jishi turned to look at Dugu Qiubai beside him.
"Senior Dugu, this person..."
"Young Pavilion Master!"
Before Qin Jishi could finish, Dugu Qiubai spoke.
"This person is the master of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Hall. Back then, I fought all four masters of the Four Great Divine Halls, and his strength was also the greatest."
"Moreover!"
"He surpassed the other three Hall Masters by a considerable margin."
"..."
The strongest?
Qin Jishi narrowed his eyes, though the confusion in them remained clear.
Even if the Heavenly Dragon Hall Master was the strongest, that alone should not have made the other three Hall Masters respect him so deeply.
They ought to have feared him instead!
Yet the way the three of them acted was clearly the respect shown toward an elder.
The Hall Master of Incense Burning, the eldest among them, was especially conspicuous.
Could the Heavenly Dragon Hall Master possess something extraordinary?
Thinking this, Qin Jishi lowered his voice. "Senior Dugu, if the Heavenly Dragon Hall Master were merely