Yu Taibai seemed to have anticipated Sword Without Trace's reaction long ago. He merely sighed and said, "Because she wasn't the original candidate. It's just that Yan'er is the only choice now."
Sword Without Trace smiled and looked toward Luo Zheng. "The original candidate should have been him, right?"
"Yes," Yu Taibai nodded.
Only then did Sword Without Trace look Luo Zheng up and down.
At the Ling Ri Gathering, Sword Without Trace had been deeply impressed by Luo Zheng.
He could sense that Dongfang Chun Jun had truly felt regret at seeing such a rare talent back then...
Unfortunately, such a monstrous little fellow was actually Luo Xiao's son.
Sword Without Trace had been shocked at the time as well.
"If we chose him, the odds would probably be higher. But by now, we no longer have any room to choose," Sword Without Trace said, regret showing on his face.
Luo Zheng suddenly spoke. "May I ask a question?"
"Go ahead," Sword Without Trace nodded.
"Why not let a Great Perfection participate in this Dao Strife? Even a Sub-Saint—if a Saint such as yourself personally took action, wouldn't you be able to obtain the inheritance just as well?" Luo Zheng asked.
At Luo Zheng's words, both Sword Without Trace and Yu Taibai showed a trace of bitterness.
Only then did Sword Without Trace explain, "The Dao Strife is merely what those grassroots True Gods in the God Domain call it. Our ultimate goal is still to obtain the inheritance of the skeleton and gain the ability to control the direction of the entire God Domain..."
The Sword race had been the first in the God Domain to learn of the skeleton's secret.
After this race occupied Ruo Wood, it discovered the special nature of this divine tree.
Within the