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I instantly pressed down on the hilt of the Heavenly Son's Wrath, but a tremendous force suddenly surged over. With a bang, the sword tore free of my control and plunged deep into the ground!
"You're quick to react, kid. Once you sensed danger, you immediately drew your sword without asking anything.81" A vigorous, aged voice came from behind me.
"So it was Elder Chen." I suddenly understood. I remembered that voice very clearly. He was Chen Xunhua. When he had made his imposing entrance during the Armament Supervisorate competition, he had certainly left a deep impression. He was also Xu Jianjiao's master.
"You recognized me without even seeing me. Not bad—you have some insight." Chen Xunhua praised me. Then Han Shanshan appeared in front of me. "Hahaha! Sis even bet that you'd be so frightened you'd flee with your head in your hands. Who would've thought you'd actually dare draw your sword against Master!"
"Against an enemy this powerful, running wouldn't get me anywhere, would it?" I let out a bitter laugh, then turned around and bowed to the refined yet powerfully built old man before me. "Xia Yitian greets Elder Chen. Thank you for your guidance, Elder Chen."
"I wasn't giving you guidance. I merely wanted to test whether the Heavenly Son's Wrath had been entrusted to the wrong person. Not bad. Faced with danger, you didn't choose to flee. This sword suits you! It wasn't a mistake to give purple qi to you." Chen Xunhua patted my arm, and the Heavenly Son's Wrath beside him was returned to my waist.
"You were talking with Dao Essence and Dao He earlier. We'd actually been here for a while. Sis started discussing you with Master, and we guessed what interesting thing you might do when faced with danger.