The old man was terrified when he saw that his attack had not only failed but that the power of my Dao Soul was about to cover him. He hurriedly retreated. In truth, my Dao Soul power had never cared about his offensive. Its slow spread was merely because I was testing his strength. After all, a prodigy was still different from an ordinary disciple. This old man truly was a prodigy as well. Although he had probably entered the Dao only after passing the optimal age for cultivation, his innate talent was formidable, and his use of the fire-element domain was exceptionally skilled.
Yet even a prodigy had to take a detour when facing me. After testing his resistance and finding it below expectations, the barrier of my light shield instantly spread before him and directly disassembled the old man. His Nascent Soul was fast enough to escape, but if he had been even a breath slower, it probably would have been broken down as well.
The old man had been effortlessly crushed by me, and the entire Mount Luli immediately trembled.
"This... this is simply a monster!"
"Even Senior Brother Wangliao wasn't his match. Could that person's Dao Soul truly be this powerful?"
Discussion erupted among the crowd. Over by Fuyu, a young man of about the same age hurriedly asked, "Fuyu, who exactly is this newcomer? Why have I never heard you mention him?"
A group of disciples immediately turned their gazes toward Fuyu. Fuyu chuckled, looking immensely pleased with himself. "That is Dao Lord Xia. The City Lord personally sent me to invite him to Sky City. He even specially approved having every mountain sect send thirty disciples above the Enlightened Dao realm to welcome him!"
"What?! The rumors are actually true?"
"No wonder he's so